“Religious fundamentalism is born of fear, insecurity and the inability to creatively face the challenges of the contemporary era and has no relation to the authentic experience of faith,” emphasised, among other things, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in the address he delivered at the opening of the International Conference on the theme: “RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM…

On Thursday, 12 June 2025, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, held a meeting with the Minister of Health of Greece, Mr. Adonis Georgiadis. Mr. Georgiadis warmly welcomed His Eminence to his Office, at the Ministry of Health, where they discussed issues of common interest, focusing particularly on the life of the Greek Community and…

On Sunday, 15 June 2025, a magnificent concelebration was held at the Phanar under the leadership of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. The liturgy included the concelebration of His Beatitude Archbishop Ioannis of Albania and numerous hierarchs from their respective Churches, honouring the feast of the Sunday of All Saints. It is noted that Archbishop Ioannis of…

On Wednesday, 11 June, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, visited the Minister of Tourism of Greece, Ms. Olga Kefalogianni, with whom he had a cordial and constructive discussion. The focus of the discussion was on the ties of the Greek Diaspora in Australia with the Motherland and the possibilities of strengthening them, particularly with…

His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III presided today, Monday June 9th, the liturgy of the Feast of the Holy Spirit, a major holiday which is usually celebrated the Monday after Sunday of Pentecost. The liturgy, per tradition, took place at the Church of the Holy Trinity of the Russian MISSIA in Jerusalem, where many believers attended,…

With the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, His Grace Bishop Kyriakos of Melbourne led a spiritually enriching pilgrimage to Tasmania from June 6–9, 2025, for the celebration of the great feast of Holy Pentecost. Accompanied by Fr Andrew Joannou of Holy Trinity Parish in Hobart and Fr Dimitrios Katsis of the Church…

On Monday, 9 June 2025, the Feast of the Holy Spirit, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew expressed his heartfelt hope that the completion of renovation works at the Halki Theological School would coincide with the long-awaited reopening of the seminary and the return of students to its renewed facilities. Speaking in the ceremonial hall of…

The great feast day of Pentecost, the day on which our Holy Church gloriously celebrates its Birthday, was celebrated magnificently, with due ecclesiastical splendour, at the Holy Patriarchal and Stavropegic Monastery of the Holy Trinity of Tzagarolon. The solemn Hierarchical Divine Liturgy and the Vespers service, during which the prayers of kneeling are recited, were…

On the Sunday of Pentecost, 8 June 2025, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presided over the Divine Liturgy which took place at the Patriarchal Church of Saint George, and was joined in concelebration by Their Eminences, Metropolitan Meliton of Philadelphia, Metropolitan Irinaios of Myriophytos and Peristasis, Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Myra, Metropolitan Nicholas of Philippoupolis, Hierarch…