An environmental conference, in cooperation with the European Center for Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Monuments, was held on Sunday at the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s Theological School of Halki. The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, was represented at the conference, entitled “Nature, the Outdoors and Gardens as places of Production and Artistic Inspiration for…

Archbishop of America, His Eminence Elpidophoros, on Friday sent a strong message for the immediate withdrawal of Turkish troops from the occupied areas of Cyprus, and the immediate end of the illegal occupation of one-third of the island republic, speaking during the annual dinner of the Federation of Cypriot-American Organizations, which was held in the…

The Church today commemorates the Repose of St. John the Evangelist and Theologian. First a fisherman by trade, John became an Apostle and the beloved Disciple of Christ. Only he of all the Disciples followed Him even to the Cross, and was entrusted with the care of the Savior’s Mother. St. John was exiled to…

On Monday, 13/16 September 2022, the Patriarchate celebrated the feast of the consecration of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. On this day the Church as a whole, especially the Church of Jerusalem commemorates that after the construction of the Church of the Resurrection during the decade of AD 326-336, the consecration of the Church…

A rare opportunity presents itself to learn from the world-leading vocalist, Byzantine Music professor and founder of the Worldwide Association of Women in Byzantine Music, Nektaria Karantzi. Nektaria has run masterclasses at some of Europe’s most prestigious educational and music centres including the Liszt Academy of Hungary, the Sorbonne University in France and the University…

On the First Sunday of Luke, September 25, the faithful members of the Greek Orthodox Parish – Community of Mentone and Districts, in the Greek city of Melbourne, welcomed with feelings of joy and deep emotion their Shepherd, His Eminence Archbishop makarios of Australia, in their most beautiful Church, which is dedicated to the Holy…

On Saturday, September 24, along with the commemoration held at the Australian-Hellenic Memorial in Melbourne, for the 100th anniversary of the Asia Minor Catastrophe, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, was declared Patron and Guardian of the Memorial. Specifically, after the end of the Memorial Service for the repose of the victims of the Asia…

On Saturday, September 24, the first day of his pastoral visit to Melbourne, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia visited the Australian-Greek Memorial located in the Domain Gardens and held a Memorial Service for the repose of the victims of the Asia Minor Catastrophe. In the context of the event, which was organised by the…

  Unto the Most Reverend and Right Reverend Hierarchs, Pious Priests and Deacons, the Monks and Nuns, Presidents and Members of Parish Councils, Honorable Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Members of Leadership 100, the Day and Afternoon Schools, Philoptochos Societies, the Youth, Greek Orthodox Organizations, and the entirety of the Christ-named Plenitude of the Holy…