The Greek judicial system dealt accordingly with the matter regarding the continuous slander campaign in which Mrs Vasso Morali engaged for a long time, obliging her to restore the offence she caused with her repeated false and slanderous publications through the posts she uploaded on the Facebook social media platform. More specifically, the multi-member Kavala…

His Eminence Metropolitan Gerasimos of San Francisco underwent successful mitral valve replacement surgery today. He will remain in the hospital for the next week and is expected to make a full recovery. We are grateful to God for keeping Metropolitan Gerasimos under His watchful care and for the medical team that is providing His Eminence…

THE DIVINE LITURGY ILLUSTRATED IS BACK IN STOCK The Divine Liturgy Illustrated (ages 5-10) is a publication from the Department of Religious Education (DRE) of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. It contains the Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom in Greek and English, according to the current 2015 translation developed by the Greek Orthodox…

With the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia and with the guidance of His Grace Bishop Kyriakos of Sozopolis, Saint Haralambos Parish in Templestowe, participated in their second round of hot meals and sandwich making for the ‘Five Loaves Initiative’ last week. The Saint Haralambos Parish volunteers cooked close to 200 meals for…

With the Blessings of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, His Grace Bishop Bartholomew of Charioupolis visited Canberra for the patronal feast of St Nicholas the Wonderworker. Monday evening His Grace Bishop Bartholomew celebrated Vespers and yesterday Matins and the Divine Liturgy. Assisting His Grace was Parish Priest Very Reverend Petros Kipouros, Very Reverend Iakovos…

A small stone monastic hut believed to be the first monastic habitation of St. Paisius (Velichkovsky) during his time on the Holy Mountain was recently discovered by a group of monks who were cutting back the thickets of the monastery forest. The monks then invited Sergei Shumilo, Director of the International Institute of the Athonite…

Two of the most significant Romanian elders of the 20th century were honoured on Friday with the laying of the foundation stone of a future monastery to be dedicated in their honour. The blessing of the foundation stone was officiated by Archbishop Calinic of Suceava and Rădăuți and by Auxiliary Bishop Damaschin of Dorna. His…

Byzantine Chant Concert by the Music Foundation of the Holy Archdiocese of Athens at the Athens Cathedral (Metropolis) / Monday, December 19 at 6:00 p.m. Christmas hymns performed by the Byzantine Choir of the Music Foundation, directed by Mr. Constantinos Angelidis, Protopsaltes and Master of the Psaltic Art. Presented by Archimandrite f. Eirenaios Nakos, General…

The prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, met with the Albanian archbishop Anastasios in Tirana. “You are a bridge of reconciliation between the two countries,” said, among other things, Mr. Mitsotakis to the head of the Greek Orthodox Church of Albania. During the meeting between the two men, Kyriakos Mitsotakis congratulated the Archbishop of Albania Anastasios for…