His All-Holines Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew welcomed on Tuesday, 3 January 2023, the Patriarch of the Armenians in Turkey, Sahak Masalyan, and his honourable entourage. The Ecumenical Patriarch expressed his wishes to the Patriarch for the festive period of Christmas and the New Year. More photos: Nikos Papachristou / Ecumenical Patriarchate vema.com.au

The 3rd of January marks the occasion of the discovery of the Holy Relics of St. Ephraim of Nea Makri, in 1950. This 15th century saint achieved the crown of martyrdom after refusing to renounce his faith at the hands of invading Muslim raiders, in an area east of modern Athens. Thousands of pilgrims from…

‘May 2023 bring health, peace, unity, and progress, and let us all live closer to Christ’; with this prayer, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, blessed and cut the New Year Vasilopites of the Archdiocesan Districts of Melbourne and Northcote, in the state of Victoria, where His Eminence is currently conducting a four-day pastoral visit,…

On Saturday, 7 January 2023, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia will visit, for the first time, Jervis Bay in New South Wales and will liturgise at the Greek Orthodox Church of Saint John the Forerunner and Baptist. The following is the announcement of the Archdiocesan District of Canberra, regarding the visit of His Eminence…

On Tuesday, 3 January 2023, with the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, His Grace Bishop Elpidios of Kyanea conducted the annual official blessing and cutting of the Vasilopita in the Conference Room at the Archdiocesan District of Perth offices in Dianella. Over two hundred people attended the event, including approximately fifty representatives…

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The Holy Metropolis of Didymoteicho, Orestiada and Soufli, in extreme northeast Greece, this week announced the awarding of 40 scholarships to college students attending Greek universities. The resident Metropolitan, His Eminence Damaskinos, presented the scholarships to distinguished students on Tuesday, during a festal event at the Diocese of Orestiada’s ceremonial hall.

The number of visitors at the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine at Ground Zero, in Manhattan, continues to grow. More than 1,150 visitors alone toured the iconic Orthodox Church on Monday, the first weekday of the new year.

Nearly 400 incidents against the Orthodox places of worship and ecclesiastical sites in the country were recorded in 2021, according to an annual report released by the relevant ministry of education and religious affairs. The number of incidents, 378, is slightly down from 404 reported in 2020. Incidents includes all types of vandalism, break-ins, thefts,…