Five Loaves Initiative continues to grow as young volunteers from across Melbourne make sandwiches to feed people experiencing food insecurity. With the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia the Five Loaves initiative continues with volunteers making 500 sandwiches to help feed those in need. His Grace Bishop Kyriakos attended the event at Saints…

With the Blessings of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, His Grace Bishop Bartholomew of Charioupolis celebrated Matins and the Divine Liturgy at the church of St Euphemia Bankstown for the feast day in remembrance of the miracle that took place with St Euphemia. His Grace conveyed the love, blessings and respect of our Spiritual…

On Sunday, 10 July 2022 with the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios and under the guidance of His Grace Bishop Kyriakos of Sozopolis, the Holy Church of ‘The Three Hierarchs’ Clayton Parish Priest Father Haralambos, Parish President Dimitri Tsitsikas, the Ladies of the Philoptochos hosted a reconnection and fundraising night at Oakleigh Grammar School…

On Monday, July 11, the opening ceremony of the Holy Church of Saint Paisios the Athonite was held in Ioannina, by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, in the presence of the Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and all Greece, Hierarchs of the Ecumenical Throne and the Church of Greece, the President of the Parliament of the Hellenes, Mr….

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew was welcomed by Mayor Moses Elisaf at the City Hall. The Ecumenical Patriarch was accompanied by Metropolitan Maximos of Ioannina and the Patriarchal Entourage. The reception was attended by deputy mayors and municipal counselors. “It was a great honour and pleasure to welcome the Ecumenical Patriarch, who is on an official visit…

The Metropolitan of Petra and Heronissos, His Eminence Gerasimos, following an invitation by the Archbishop of Crete, His Eminence Evgenios, on Saturday participated in an Archieratical service for the consecration of the Church of the All-Holy Theotokos, the “Axion Esti”, at the Kokkini Hani site. A con-celebratory Divine Liturgy followed, officiated by the Archbishop of…

The Patriarch of All Romania, His Beatitude Daniel, over the weekend met with members of the Association of Christian Orthodox University Students who study in Bucharest. The association’s students are very active in briefing the faithful and seeking contributions for the completion of the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Salvation of the Nation, in central Bucharest.

The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, returned to Greece on Sunday afternoon, arriving at the northwest lake-side city of Ioannina for a pastoral visit to the resident Metropolis of Ioannina. An official welcoming ceremony for the Primate of the Mother Church took place in a splendorous manner on Monday morning at…

Today is also the feast day of newly canonized Sophrony the Athonite, Abbot of the Patriarchal and Stavropegic Monastery of St John the Baptist, in Essex Great Britain. Elder Sophrony was canonized as a saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church in 2019 with a decision by the Sacred and Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate…