A meeting of clergymen serving in Greek Orthodox parishes of New South Wales took place on Thursday at the parish of St Catherine in Mascot, Sydney, and chaired by Archbishop Makarios. During the meeting, or synaxis, a productive discussion and dialogue was held on issues of a mainly spiritual nature, focusing on the Orthodox ecclesiastical…

Tragic warfare continued throughout parts of Ukraine on Friday, the second day of a full-fledged invasion by Russian military forces against the country along three or four fronts. As of Friday afternoon, Russian special forces were reportedly within kilometers of Ukraine’s capital. While the United States, via US President Joe Biden himself, promised crushing sanctions…

The Church today venerates the memory of Tarasius, Patriarch of Constantinople. Today is also the feast day of Reginos, Bishop of Skopelos.

Shocked by the invasion of the armed forces of the Russian Federation in the territory of Ukraine this morning, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew telephoned His Beatitude Metropolitan Epiphanios, Primate of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, expressing his deep sorrow at this blatant violation of any notion of international law and legality, as well as…

A Clergy Meeting (Synaxis) of the serving clergy in the Greek Orthodox parishes of New South Wales, took place on Thursday, 24 February, under the direction of His Eminence Achbishop Makarios of Australia, at the Parish of St Catherine’s, Mascot, Sydney. At the beginning of the Synaxis, which was also attended by the Their Graces,…

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The newly elected Bishop of Gulu and Northern Uganda, His Grace Nektarios, this week met with local office-holders and authorities in his new bishopric, days before his enthronement on March 6 at the Cathedral of St. Lavrentios.

The Church of Crete’s Metropolitan of Petra & Heronissos, His Eminence Gerasimos, on Wednesday evening officiated at the Vespers and the subsequent memorial service for Elder Ephraim Hatzi-Patera, on the occasion of the 113th anniversary of the beloved Hieromonk’s repose in the Lord.              

The third part of a highly anticipated Greek-language mini-series on the life and works of 20th century St. Paisios, entitled “From Farasa to the Heavens”, will be aired by the Athens-based television broadcast Mega TV this evening. The first two episodes were the most watched programs of all Greek television channels on the evening they…