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A day after seizing their first major Ukrainian city, Russian forces on Thursday continued to lay siege to urban areas across the country, in a grinding offensive that has pummeled even civilian neighborhoods. The assault has also deepened a humanitarian crisis that has pushed some one million people to flee the country. The fall of…

The Church commemorates Cheesefare Thursday. Today is also the feast day of the martyrs Eutropios, Kleonikos, Vasiliskos, Zenos and Zoilis.

Shocking warfare continued for a seventh straight day on Wednesday in various parts of Ukraine, a week after a full-scale Russian invasion of the eastern European country. According to the latest reports, the Black Sea port city of Kherson has been seized by Russian forces, while the major cities of Kharkov and Mariupol are also…

On Tuesday 1 March, 2022, His Grace Bishop Kyriakos of Sozopolis conducted a blessing of the waters (Αγιασμός) at the Church of Sts Anargyri, Oakleigh, Victoria. This was followed by the first talk in the series, “Journey to Pascha 2022”. His Grace thanked our first speaker the Very Rev Fr Anastasios Bozikis lecturer at Saint…

On Wednesday, 2 March at the Archdiocese Church of St Eustathios, with the blessing of Archbishop Makarios of Australia, a Synaxis was held for the priests of the Archdiocesan District of Melbourne. The Synaxis began with a prayer service presided over by His Grace Bishop Kyriakos and the cutting of the Vasilopita by His Grace…

On Wednesday evening, March 2, 2022, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros was conferred an honorary doctorate of the Department of Greek Philology by the Democritus University of Thrace at a ceremony held on campus in Komotini. In his speech, entitled “The Ecumenical Patriarchate as a Body of Peace and Mutual Understanding Between People and Cultures,” the…

During the recent visit of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros to the Metropolis of San Francisco, a dinner was held to welcome the Archbishop and also honor the Centennial of the Archdiocese. His Grace Bishop Spyridon of Amastris and Archon Kyriacos “Gig” Kyriacou, who are representing the Metropolis of San Francisco on the Archdiocese Centennial Committee,…

After a two-year hiatus, Philadelphia will be the place to celebrate Greek Independence Day. The Presidential Guard of Greece will be in attendance during the weekend of the Greek Independence Day Parade in Philadelphia. The Parade will step off at 2:00pm and will be at the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia. On the evening of…