The Archbishop of Australia, His Eminence Makarios, this week issued a message on the occasion of the 81st anniversary of the historic Battle of Crete, where he noted, among others, that “…The events of the historic Battle of Crete have been etched in golden letters, not only in the annals of history but also in…

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The Patriarch of Serbia, His Holiness Porfirije, on Thursday afternoon attended a memorial and remembrance service in Belgrade on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Novi Sad massacre, in the southern Bačka region. Between 3,000 and 4,000 civilians were killed by the armed forces of Axis partner Hungary during the pogrom. His Holiness…

The 12th General Assembly of the Council of Churches of the Middle East was concluded this week in Cairo, the first time the assembly has taken place in Egypt since its establishment in 1968. The president of Egypt, Abdel al-Sisi, on Tuesday warmly welcomed the Prelates of the Middle East’s Christian Churches at the presidential…

Today is the 4th Friday after Pascha, Holy and Great Easter. The Church today venerates the memory of Lydia of Philippi, Equal to the Apostles. Today is also the feast day of Thalleleus the Martyr and his Companions.

he tragic situation in which the monument symbol of Hellenism has fallen, Hagia Sophia, was recorded in an article in the newspaper Cumhuriyet. “Hagia Sophia will not make it to 2050” was the newspaper’s ominous prediction for the World Heritage Site, which sent its journalists there, who watched the situation, saw dozens of visitors flock…

  Pemptousia will live-stream liturgical services from the Sacred Cathedral of the Holy Unmercenaries in the Plaka district of central Athens, beginning on Friday evening, on the occasion of Saturday’s great feast day of Constantine & Helen, Equals-to-the-Apostles. The live-streaming will begin at 20.00 Athens time, or 18.00 GMT, with a wake at the cathedral,…

The online platform Pemptousia, in cooperation with the parish of the Elevation of the Venerable and Life-Giving Cross, in Tbilisi, Georgia, will host the latest online Archontariki with the Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, the Abbot of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, today, at 20.00 Athens time, or 18.00 GMT. The Elder Ephraim will address…

The Archbishop of Australia, His Eminence Makarios, this week received a large delegation of local government office-holders from his native island of Crete. In receiving the group at the Archdiocese’s see in Sydney, the Archbishop briefed his fellow Cretans over the programs and activities of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia, while replying to questions regarding…