Tomorrow, Feb. 19, marks the one-year anniversary of the enthronement of then Metropolitan of Zagreb-Ljubljana, Porfirije, as the new Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church. The solemn enthronement ceremony was conducted at the Cathedral of the Archangel Michael, in the presence of Serbia’s top political leadership. 

The Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, His Most Divine Beatitude Theodoros II, on Thursday celebrated his name day with splendor and amid a festive atmosphere with clergy and faithful at the Patriarchal See in Alexandria. On the morning of Thursday, the bells of the Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary…

Members of the Holy Eparchial Synod of the Church of Crete today elected the Bishop Prodromos of Knossos, the First Secretary of the Holy Eparchial Synod, as the new Metropolitan of Rethymno and Avlopotamos. The session was the first since the election, by the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s Sacred and Holy Synod, of new Archbishop of Crete,…

The Church today venerates the memory of Leo the Great, Pope of Rome. Today is also the feast day of the Martyrs Dorotheos and Theodoulos, the Venerable Cosmas, and St. Nicholas, Patriarch of Georgia.

2021 was a major disappointment for the pro-life movement in South Australia. In spite of a 5,000-strong crowd turning out for last year’s event in pouring rain and with COVID restrictions in place, less than two weeks later the South Australian lower house of parliament thumbed their collective noses at the participants – passing liberalised…

The wish of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia to the students of St Andrew’s Theological College in Sydney, on the occasion of the beginning of the new academic year, was that the transforming experience of Theology becomes a personal experience for everyone. On Thursday morning, 17 February, the College students, including 20 first-year students…

To read the entire newsletter click here My Beloved Sisters and Brothers in Christ, At the beginning of this month of February, we remembered in the Church the person and ministry of Saint Photios the Great, Patriarch of Constantinople (d. February 6, 891 AD). This brilliant Ecumenical Patriarch is famous for a multitude of reasons,…

Dear Presvytera Christine, Beloved Sons of Father George: Peter, Dean, Michael, John, and Paul – and your dear families and children, Your Grace, Reverend Fathers and Beloved Flock of this Archangels Church, We come together on this day, in order to honor and indeed to celebrate a legendary priest, father, grandfather, friend, and visionary of…

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