On Friday, 14 October 2022, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia welcomed to the central offices of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia, in Sydney, the new High Commissioner of the Republic of Cyprus to Australia, Mr Antonis Sammoutis Mr. Sammoutis, who recently assumed his duties in the fifth continent, was warmly received by the Archbishop,…

On Thursday, October 13, the highschool students of St. John’s Greek Orthodox College, Preston, participated in the Divine Liturgy which was held at the Archdiocesan Church “Axion Esti”, Northcote, Victoria, on the occasion of the end of the current school year. During the Divine Liturgy, which was presided over by His Grace Bishop Evmenios of…

The program of talks organised by the Greek Welfare Centre in Victoria, as part of the “October 2022 – Month of the Elderly” events, are ongoing. His Grace Bishop Evmenios of Kerasounta regularly participates in the program, with speeches addressed to the members of the Associations of the Elderly, regarding the contribution of the first…

His Eminence Metropolitan Andrew of the Forty Churches, who will attend and speak at the first National Clergy Synaxis (18-19 October 2022), representing His All-Holiness our Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, arrived in Sydney, Australia, on Friday, the 14th of October. The Hierarch of the Ecumenical Throne was personally welcomed at the airport by His Eminence Archbishop…

This week marked the 25th anniversary of the translation of the Holy Relics of St. Maximus the Greek to his native Arta, in the country’s northwest. On Oct. 12, 1997 the Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, accompanied by the Vatopedi Elders Timotheos, Athanasios and Andreas, conveyed the Holy Relic of the saint to the city of Arta….

Beloved Brothers in the Holy Spirit, Dear Clergy and Faithful, Beloved Bishop-Elect of Sassima, Your Grace Constantine, My dear brother, today we gather in the Archdiocesan Cathedral, to begin a new chapter in your lifetime of service to our Holy Orthodox Church. You are a precious son of another Cathedral, too – the Annunciation Cathedral…

On Tuesday, October 11, 2022, His Beatitude Patriarch Theodoros of Alexandria visited the St. Sophia Cathedral in Washington DC for a doxology and welcome luncheon attended by a number of civic, diplomatic, and inter-Orthodox, ecumenical and interfaith leaders. “We thank You, Your Beatitude, for bringing the light of the inimitable Pharos of Alexandria to our…

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A 1,600-year-old Roman-era mosaic has been discovered, virtually intact, in the north-central part of the country. The mosaic, measuring 20m x 6m was found under a building in Rastan, near the city of Homs, which was held by Islamist rebels until 2018. Showing mythical scenes including the Trojan and Amazon wars, the mosaic is said…