In an atmosphere of religious devotion and spiritual joy, the 38th Carols of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia in the State of Victoria took place, an event which was hosted this year at the Archdiocesan District of Northcote with the exhortation and blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia. In particular, the event entitled…

On Sunday the 18th of December, the Sunday before the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ, with the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, His Grace Bishop Elpidios of Kyanea Officiated at the Matins and presided over the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy at the Church of Sts Constantine and Helene in…

Your Graces, Reverend Fathers and Mothers, Without question, monasticism forms part of an ancient tradition within the Church. The monastic tradition embodies a well-defined and constant orientation and purpose. Regardless of whatever organizational features it assumed throughout history, monasticism remains in its essence unchanged. Inextricably linked to the historical evolution of the Church of Christ,…

The splendid ecclesiastical calendar of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi for 2023 is now available. The 2023 Vatopedi calendar focuses on the ecclesiastical frescoes found at the venerable Mount Athos monastery. The 2023 edition has been warmly greeted by the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All-Holiness Bartholomew I.

The Patriarch of All Romania, His Beatitude Daniel, on Sunday commemorated his name day, officiating at the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest. His Beatitude was the recipient of best wishes and flowers by congregants who attended the services. Among others, the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, His Holiness Kirill, conveyed his…

The feast day of St. Savvas the Sanctified was celebrated on Sunday at the dedicated Holy Monastery, as based on the Julian calendar. The Holy Monastery was founded by St. Savvas on the right bank of the Brook of the Cedars, which descends towards the direction of the Dead Sea. On the occasion of the…

On the occasion of the upcoming great feast day of Christmas, the Holy Eparchial Synod of the Church of Crete has issued an encyclical, which was read out on Sunday in all parishes on the large island during the Divine Liturgy. The encyclical condemns all phenomena of hate, evil and sin, while also citing instances…

A majority of votes cast on Sunday by eligible voters in the election process to pick a trio of Church of Cyprus hierarchs, who will then stand for the vacant Archbishop’s throne, went to the Metropolitan of Limassol, His Grace Athanasios, who reached 35.68 percent. The Metropolitan of Paphos, His Grace Georgios, was second with…

  The Church today venerates the memory of Aglaia, the Righteous of Rome. Today is also the feast day of Boniface, the Merciful of Tarsus.