The Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate convened on Thursday, 16 October 2025, in its new composition, effective from 1 September 2025. During the opening of the session, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and His Eminence Elder Metropolitan Emmanuel of Chalcedon, serving as first among the new Synodal members, exchanged greetings and words…

Friday, 4/17 October 2025 14:30 – Arrival of His Grace, the elected Archbishop of Sinai, Pharan, and Raitho, Archimandrite Simeon, and his entourage at Ben Gurion Airport. 16:00 – Arrival at the Gloria Hotel. 18:30 – Private meeting of His Beatitude the Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos III, with His Grace Archimandrite Simeon, the elected Archbishop…

In an atmosphere of deep emotion and spiritual joy, on the evening of 15 October 2025, a solemn ceremony took place in Thessaloniki, in front of the Ministry of Macedonia and Thrace, for the reception of the holy icon of the Panagia Faneromeni “Vathyrryakos”, brought from the Monastery of Panagia Faneromeni Vathyrryakos of the Holy…

On Wednesday evening, 15 October 2025, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presided in Constantinople over the inauguration of the first phase of the renovation of the historic Zografeion Lyceum, in the presence of a large gathering of members of the Greek community and distinguished guests. With respect for its history and architectural identity, the Zografeion…

In just eleven days, you will be able to witness the Great Consecration of the National Cathedral. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Patriarch Daniel will celebrate the service. Beginning on Sunday, 26 October 2025, the faithful will have the opportunity to enter the Cathedral and venerate even in the Holy Altar until the end of the…

On Sunday, 12 October, the Diocese of Perth proudly organised a fundraising luncheon at the Archdiocese Conference Room in the suburb of Dianella, dedicated to supporting the practical needs of the Holy Monastery of St John in Forrestfield. The event was a resounding success, raising a total of $95,000 and filling the conference room to…

14 October, 2025 “[The Almighty] makes wars cease to the ends of the earth; he breaks the bow and shatters the spear, he burns the shields with fire. He says, ‘Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.’” (Psalm 46:9–10) Along…

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew congratulated the new Bishop Paul of the Patriarchate of Antioch of Tarsus, Adana, and Alexandretta, who will have pastoral care of the communities of the Church of Antioch in southern Turkey, and wished him a blessed episcopal ministry in the areas under his responsibility that were recently affected by powerful…

On 15 October 2024, in the vast and multifaceted world of the Internet, a pioneering website made its appearance, one which soon acquired the characteristics of a “living” museum that “narrates” aspects of the modern history of Greece and Australia, with a particular focus and emphasis on the story of Hellenism on the fifth continent….