His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, who is visiting Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where he addressed the International Conference on “Meeting for the Promotion of Common Values among Believers in Religions”, met with on Wednesday, 11 May, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia, Mr. Adel al-Jubeir, who expressed his admiration for the initiatives…

On Wednesday the 11th of May the parish of Sts Methodius and Cyril in Preston, Victoria, celebrated it’s Feast Day. On the eve of the Feast His Grace Bishop Evmenios of Kerasounta officiated at the Great Vespers accompanied by the District Clergy. The Vespers service was attended by the Consul-General of Greece in Victoria, Mr…

His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew addressed on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, the “Meeting for the Promotion of Common Values among Religious Followers”, an international conference held in the capital of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh. His All Holiness reminded that the name of the Ecumenical Patriarchate is dedicated to the dialogue and rapprochement of religions, cultures…

On Tuesday, May 10, Archbishop Elpidophoros offered a Memorial Service in the Archdiocesan Chapel of Saint Paul for the repose of the soul of the departed servant of God, Mary Pappajohn. In attendance were family and friends of the deceased, as well as Archdiocesan staff members. Mrs. Pappajohn, who passed away in March 2022, was…

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The Greek Orthodox parish of St Nektarios in Sydney on Tuesday evening hosted a fundraising screening of the award-winning film “Man of God”, which recounts the life, works and trials of 20th century St. Nektarios of Aegina. Some 230 people attended the private screening at a Burwood movie theater, with the event raising 3,880 Australian…

The Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Beatitude Theophilos III, was among the Heads of Churches of Jerusalem who met with the City’s mayor, Moses Leon, at the Catholic Monastery of the Franciscans. In addressing the meeting and the mayor, His Beatitude noted, among others, stressed that “…As you are well aware, this unique identity of Jerusalem…

The Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, His Most Divine Beatitude Theodoros II, this week officiated at enthronement ceremony of the Bishop of Brazzaville and Gabon, His Grace Panteleimon of Naucratis, the Patriarchate’s First Secretary and hierarch member of the Holy and Sacred Synod. The ceremony followed the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal…

The political leadership in the Republic of North Macedonia, which lies due north of the Greek province of Macedonia, welcomed a landmark decision by the Sacred and Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople to recognize, as canonical, the Orthodox Church in the land-locked country. The latter was recognized as the Church of Ohrid,…