The Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, His Beatitude John X, on Sunday inaugurated and re-dedicated the rebuilt Church of St. George, located in the previously war-ravaged Syrian town of Arbin, in the countryside of Damascus, the Mideast country’s capital. His Beatitude was joined by the visiting Metropolitan of Volokolamsk, His Eminence Anthony, who…

The Church today venerates the memory of Hieromartyr Clement, Bishop of Ancyra. Today is also the feast day of Agathangelos the Martyr.

On the occasion of the feast of St. Abba Makarios of Egypt, a Vespers Service was held in an atmosphere of devotion, mysticism and austerity, in the presence of believers, at the “Kathisma” of the Saint, in a cave north of the Orthodox Academy of Crete. The Great Vespers were celebrated by Archimandrite of the…

The Holy Theological School of Halki was visited on Friday, 20 January 2023, by a multi-member Delegation of the Regional Union of Municipalities of Central Macedonia, under the leadership of the President of the Union, Mr. Ignatios Kaitezidos, Mayor of Pylaia-Hortiatos. The representatives were welcomed, along with the brotherhood, by the Abbot of the Holy…

While a pastoral visit to the Archdiocesan District of Northcote in Victoria is being made by His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, on Sunday morning, 22 January 2023, His Eminence officiated at the Archdiocesan Church of “Axion Estin” and conducted the ordination of subdeacon Dimitrios Katopodis as a Deacon. Joined by Their Graces, Bishop Evmenios…

The Archdiocesan Council of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia met on Friday, 20 January of this year, under the Chairmanship of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, in Sydney and, after careful and thorough study of the agenda, The President His Eminence and the members unanimously decided and announce the following: 1. A National Committee…

His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, looking towards the future, where the first critical milestone is the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia (1924-2024) celebrated his Patronal Feast Day. The celebrations culminated on the evening of Thursday, 19 January 2023, with a celebratory dinner held at Le Montage function hall…

Invocation by His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America At The Investiture of Michael Amiridis President of the University of South Carolina University of South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina Let us pray with and for one another: O Lord of the ages and Creator of the Universe, We give thanks to You today for Your servant…

For the first time since before the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Jersey, with the blessings of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, held its annual Hellenic Folk Dance Festival (FDF) on January 14 – 15, 2023, which took place at SS. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church in Annapolis, Maryland, and…