The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, arrived in Greece today, and specifically at the Alexander the Great Airport near the northeastern coastal city of Kavala, to begin a multi-day pastoral visit in the north of the country. Beginning on Friday, His All-Holiness will commence a two-day pilgrimage to the semi-autonomous monastic…

The Church today commemorates the Third Finding of the Precious Head of St. John the Baptist.

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For the first time in Bulgaria, the holy relics of the Equal-to-the-Apostles and Enlighteners of the Slavs Sts. Cyril and Methodius were joyously greeted by clergy and faithful in the center of Sofia yesterday. They were then carried in procession to the Metropolitan Sveta Nedelya Cathedral, reports the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. The great event coincided…

June 3 – 5, 2022 Dear Members of the Apostle Bartholomew Parish in Reykjavik and Friends of the Holy Metropolis of Sweden in Iceland, In the context of the interest and pastoral care of H.E. Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden and All Scandinavia, for the flock of the Mother Church of Constantinople in the Nordic Lands,…

On Tuesday, 24 May 2022 with the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios, His Grace Bishop Kyriakos of Sozopolis hosted a foundational meeting for the ‘Five Loaves’ outreach program. The team of professionals, whom His Grace invited, brings a diverse range of experience in law, human resources, hospitality, marketing, administration, communications, logistics, public service, health,…

On Sunday, May 22, the official Doxology took place at the Cathedral of Saint Efstathios in the suburb of South Melbourne, officiated by His Grace Bishop Kyriakos of Sozopolis for the 81st Anniversary of the Battle of Crete. His Grace Bishop Kyriakos cordially welcomed the National Armed Forces and in particular its Deputy Chief of…

During the pastoral visit of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia in Queensland, in an atmosphere of spiritual joy and excitement, the elevation of the Proistamenos of the Holy Church of Saint George, Brisbane, Very Rev. Father Dimitri Tsakas, to Protopresbyter of the Ecumenical Throne, was performed. The elevation was officiated by His Eminence Archbishop…

The Greek students of our community have put their stamp in this year’s events for the commemoration of the 100 years since the Asia Minor Catastrophe, with a talk organised by the Hellenic Society of the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). UTS Hellenic’s event took place last Monday evening in a university lecture theatre on…