His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia visited the Parish of the Dormition of the Theotokos, Mount Gravatt in Brisbane, where he officiated at the Divine Liturgy on Sunday, May 22, in an atmosphere of joy and enthusiasm. This is because last week the members of the Community made a historic decision on its future and…

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After fourteen days of treatment at Sofiamed University Hospital, His Beatitude Patriarch Neophyte of Bulgaria was discharged and returned to the Patriarchal Home at the Sofia Holy Metropolis, where he will continue with rehabilitation procedures until his full recovery. The Patriarch wholeheartedly thanked the management of the hospital in the person of Dr. Mihail Tikov…

The Archbishop of Australia, His Eminence Makarios, this week officiated at the ceremony of newly ordained deacon Panagiotis Simos. In welcoming the new deacon to the priestly family of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia, His Eminence noted that “…you are to convince the people that they should rejoice. In a society of sadness and depression,…

The Archbishop of Durres, Tirana and All Albania, His Beatitude Anastasios, will welcome visiting Greek Foreign Minister and Culture Minister Nikos Dendias and Lina Mendoni, respectively. The Greek delegation arrived in Albania on Monday.  

The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, on Friday officiated at the Vespers for the great feast day of Sts. Constantine and Helen at the church of the Orthodox Community of Stavrodromi. In his address, the Ecumenical Patriarch referred to the Equal-to-the Apostles Constantine and Helen, with whom, as he reminded, the…

The inaugural feast day of recently canonized St. Eumenios Saridakis was celebrated today at Holy Chapel of St. Stephen and St. Nikiforos, at the glebe of Mount Athos Kalyvi of the Dormition of the Theotokos, in Athens. The Orthros and con-celebratory Divine Liturgy was officiated by His Grace Bishop Epiphanios. The services are being live-streamed…

The Church today venerates the memory of Michael the Confessor, Bishop of Synadon. Today is also the feast day of Mary the Myrrhbearer & wife of CleOpas.

STOCKHOLM – On the morning of the Sunday of the Samaritan Woman, May 22, 2022, the Hon. Ambassador of Ukraine to Sweden Mr. Andrii Plakhotniuk visited His Eminence Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden and All Scandinavia at the St. George Cathedral in Stockholm. The visit followed an invitation extended by the Metropolitan to the Ambassador to…