The Honorable Head of St. Kyriaki, which is preserved at Holy Monastery of the Pammegisti Taxiarches, near the southern city of Egio, was conveyed for veneration to a dedicated Church in the town of Koutsopodi, in nearby Argolida prefecture. The Sacred Relic was welcomed by a procession of clerics and faithful at the entrance of…

The Metropolitan of Beirut, His Eminence Elias, this week received the Prime Minister of Lebanon, Najib Azmi Mikati, who briefed the hierarch over serious political and social developments in the Mideast country. Church and state in Lebanon have had direct cooperation over the recent period in order to jointly help the people of the country,…

Greek Orthodox clergy from across the United States attended a prayer breakfast this week, held on the sidelines of the ongoing biennial Clergy-Laity Congress, which allowed priests of the Archdiocese of America the opportunity to hear and speak with the Archbishop of America, His Eminence Elpidophoros, in a relaxed atmosphere. For some clerics this was…

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…