The Archbishop of Australia, His Eminence Makarios, this week sent a message of support to those affected by extreme weather conditions and floods that have been raging in the Sydney area and across New South Wales in recent days. The Archbishop made special reference to first responders and work crews.

A draft bill was tabled in Parliament this week, with provisions envisioning the appointment of Church of Greece and Church of Crete clerics to numerous vacant positions, the first such legislation to be sent for ratification in 77 years. The tabling of the draft law was met with satisfaction by the Church’s hierarchs as well…

The Church today venerates the memory of Sisoes the Great. Today is also the feast day of the Holy Apostles Archippus, Philemon and Onesimus.

My dear children, I am greatly alarmed to see tens of thousands of people facing a new ordeal because of an extreme weather event that has affected large swathes of New South Wales. An ordeal, which unfortunately is additional to other similar natural disasters that seem to be occurring with increasing frequency in our state…

With the Blessings of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, His Grace Bishop Bartholomew of Charioupolis, the Archiepiscopal Vicar of Canberra celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the church of St Nicholas in Canberra last Sunday 3rd July, assisted by Reverend Father Petros Kipouros, the Parish Priest. At the conclusion of the service, His Grace conducted…

Most Honorable Delegation of the Mother Church of Constantinople: Your Eminence Elder-Metropolitan Emmanuel of Chalcedon, Your Eminence Metropolitan Prodromos of Rethymnon and Avlopotamos, and Very Reverend Grand Ecclesiarch Aetios, Your Eminences and Graces, My dear brothers in Christ, I am very delighted by the attendance here this morning, and so glad to have had the…

Our Clergy look forward to the Clergy Breakfast held each Clergy-Laity Congress, which gives all our priests an opportunity to be together with our Archbishop, the Hierarchs, and all of the clergy from around the country in a relaxed and social atmosphere. For some this was the first opportunity to meet the Archbishop as he…

New York, NY – The rebuilt Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, now a National Shrine, was consecrated in a historic and emotional ancient ceremony that drew over 1,300 participants to the World Trade Center; including representatives of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the leadership of the Friends of Saint Nicholas, officials of the Port Authority of New…

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