On Saturday, 23rd July 2022, Prof Krastu Banev was ordained to the Holy Diaconate and given the name Nikitas at the Church of Demetrios in Edmonton, London. His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas presided during Matins and concelebrated the Divine Liturgy with His Grace Bishop Raphael of Ilion. Among those concelebrating was the Very Revd Archimandrite Nephon…

The annual Memorial Service for all those who fought for their faith and country and who died nobly during the Turkish invasion of 1974, was held at the Church of the Annunciation in Perth on Sunday the 31st of July. The Memorial Service took place at the end of the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy that was…

With the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia and under the guidance of His Grace Bishop Kyriakos of Sozopolis, the Parish-Community of Saint Panteleimon in Dandenong hosted a fundraiser for the missionary work in Sierra Leonne led by His Grace Bishop Themistocles of Nicopolis which raised $35,000. Bishop Themistocles presided in the hierarchal…

My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, This is the second time in just a matter of days that I am among you. Earlier in the week, I came to preside at the funeral of your dearly departed friend and son of this parish, Paul Melis. May his memory be eternal. Now, I return to…

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On the occasion of today’s anniversary of the birth of late Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis, the Pemptousia platform has posted several features on the life and works of the renowned artist. Theodorakis passed away last September at the age of 96.  

The Metropolitan of Rethymno & Avlopotamos, His Grace Prodromos, on Thursday officiated at services at the celebrating Monastery of St. Irene, the Righteous of Chrysovalantou. His Grace thanked the Archbishop of Crete Evgenios and the Elder Archimandrite Methodios, the Abbot of the Irakleio-area monastery, for the invitation to officiate at the festal services on the…

Recent legislative changes that affect the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece were on the agenda of a government Cabinet meeting on Thursday in Athens, with the relevant education and religious affairs minister briefing other ministers over the resolution of a decades-old request by the Church that vacant clerical positions in the provinces be filled with…

The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, on Thursday spoke by phone with the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, on the occasion of the Day of the Christianization of the Kyivan Rus, and the Day of Ukrainian Statehood. During the conversation, President Zelensky expressed his thanks for the prayers for his country,…