Israel’s Nature and Parks Authority on Monday said it was backing down from a contentious plan to encompass Christian holy sites on Jerusalem’s Mount of Olives in a national park following vociferous outcry from major churches. The Mount of Olives in east Jerusalem rises above Jerusalem’s Old City and its sites are holy to three…

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The Archbishop of Australia, His Eminence Makarios, on Saturday welcomed Greece’s ambassador to the island continent, Georgios Papakostas, to offices of the Holy Archdiocese in Sydney. The Archbishop himself accompanied the top diplomat on a tour of the Church of the Annunciation of the Theotokos and briefed him over the progress of restoration works at…

The Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, His Beatitude John X, was present at a conference organized by the Orthodox Youth Movement at the Holy Monastery of St. George Al Humaira, which focused on the ongoing global public health crisis, continuous instability in Syria as well as the problems and challenges faced by Orthodoxy…

The Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, His Most Divine Beatitude Theodoros II, on the Sunday of the Prodigal Son, officiated at the ordination of the new Bishop of Bukoba and Western Tanzania, His Grace Chrysostomos, during a solemn service conducted at the Patriarchal Monastery of St. Savva the Sanctified, in Alexandria.

The Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Most Godly Beatitude Theophilos III, celebrated 70th birthday this week, with best wishes conveyed from, among others, by the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, His Holiness Kirill. The Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church referred to the tireless ministry of the Jerusalem Patriarch, who he said has devoted his…

The award-winning film and box office success “Man of God”, which recounts the life, works and tribulations of St. Nektarios of Aegina, was shown at the 11th festival of New Balkan Films in Stockholm, Sweden over the weekend. Among the many faithful in attendance was the Archbishop of Sweden and All Scandinavia, His Eminence Kleopas,…

In statements heading into a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels, Greece’s envoy, minister of foreign affairs Nikos Dendias, referred to the tenuous situation in eastern Ukraine, while making a particularly reference to the importance that Athens attaches to the safety and security of the large ethnic Greek community in the Mariupol region, a…

The Ambassador of Greece to Australia, Mr George Papakostas came from Canberra for the very purpose of paying an official visit to the central offices of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia in Sydney on Saturday, 19 February. Mr Papakostas was welcomed by His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, who guided him around the Cathedral of…