In the capital of the Kingdom of Bahrain, during the Interfaith Meeting, which is organised by the Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain, in collaboration with the Muslim Council of Elders, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew spoke on Thursday, November 3. The Patriarch emphasised in his speech that the deliberate distortion…

On Thursday, 3 November 2022, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia visited the Consulate General of Greece in Sydney, responding to last month’s visit of the new Consul General, Mr. Yannis Mallikourtis, to the headquarters of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia. His Eminence wished Mr. Mallikourtis good strength in the responsible tasks assigned to him,…

For the Orthodox Christians, the feast days of our Churches are always special. This year, however, for the Parish of Saint Demetrios in Salisbury, Adelaide, the feast day’s celebrations had an even more special festive character, as we were honoured with the presence of a group of Evzones, the Presidential Guard of the Hellenic Republic,…

With the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, in the series of events that the Holy Archdiocese of Australia organises for the 100th anniversary of the Asia Minor Catastrophe, an event will be held on Sunday, November 13, 2022, at 6:00 p.m., at the Parish of St Panteleimon, Glenelg North, on the theme…

The Department of Religious Education (DRE) is pleased to announce the release of the 2023 St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival Topic Tips & Resources. Formerly known as ‘Topic Tips’ just for the youth participants, this year, the DRE has expanded it to ‘Topic Tips & Resources’ for participants, parents, mentors, GOYA advisors, and religious educators….

Wilmington, DE — With the blessing of Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, the Metropolis of New Jersey Delaware Valley Youth Commission hosted its annual Religious Education Seminar at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Wilmington, Delaware, on Saturday, October 29, 2022. This year, His Grace Bishop Athenagoras of Nazianzos, Chief Secretary of the Holy Eparchial Synod…

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A con-celebratory archieratical Vesper was held at the St. Efstathios Cathedral in the Nea Ionia district of west Athens on Wednesday, officiated by the newly elected Metropolitan of Aetolia & Akarnania, His Eminence Damaskinos, and in the presence of the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymos. In northern Greece, and specifically in…

Extensive footage was posted this week on the pages of the Orthodoxia news agency of a tour conducted last September by the Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, the Abbot of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, in the Caucasus country of Georgia. The All-Reverend Elder paid a series of visits to schools and universities in the…