With distinguished guests and the broad participation of the faithful of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia, the official Dinner celebrating the Name Day of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia was held on Monday, 19 January, in Sydney. The festive event, hosted at the Le Montage Reception Centre, was honoured by the presence of the…

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew sent a warm Patriarchal Letter of Condolence to His Royal Highness Prince Pavlos, expressing the heartfelt condolences of the Mother Church of Constantinople and of himself personally on the repose of the late Princess Irene. At the Funeral Service, which was held at the Holy Metropolitan Cathedral of the Annunciation…

The proceedings of the Holy Eparchial Synod of the Archdiocese of Australia commenced yesterday, Tuesday, 20 January 2026, as it convened in an extraordinary Session under the presidency of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia. Following the opening prayer, the Minutes of the previous Session were ratified and, thereafter, the Holy Synod proceeded to the…

With ecclesiastical splendour and grandeur, the Great Hierarchical Vespers in honour of the sacred memory of Saint Makarios the Great were celebrated on the evening of Sunday, 18 January, at the Holy Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Theotokos in Sydney. The service was presided over by His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, who was…

The Feast of Theophany was celebrated at the Patriarchate on Monday, 6th/19th January 2026. On this day, the Church recalls with gratitude and thanksgiving that our Lord Jesus Christ, though sinless, accepted Baptism in the River Jordan, so that through His Baptism He might deliver all humanity from ancestral sin, renew it from corruption, and…

The Forefeast of Theophany was celebrated by the Patriarchate on Sunday, 5th/18th January 2026, as follows: First, in the Holy Monastic Church of Saints Constantine and Helen of the Holy Sepulchre Brotherhood, the Resurrection Service was chanted, since the day coincided with the Sunday before the Lights and, at the same time, the Forefeast of…

January 17, 2026 The Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in the Holy Land affirm before the faithful and before the world that the flock of Christ in this land is entrusted to the Apostolic Churches, which have borne their sacred ministry across centuries with steadfast devotion. Recent activities undertaken by local individuals who advance damaging…

On the afternoon of Thursday, January 15th, 2026, the 7th consecutive meeting with Catechumens and newly illumined faithful took place at the premises of the Saint George Cathedral of Stockholm (Birger Jarlsgatan 92, 11420). Following the exchange of New Year’s greetings and the presentation of the newly elected Bishop of Elaia, His Grace Bartholomew, until…

On Wednesday, 7 January 2026, His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain presided at Matins and celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Church of St John the Baptist, Haringey, on the occasion of the Parish Feast and the Synaxis of St John the Baptist. His Grace Bishop Iakovos of Claudiopolis concelebrated with His…