On Saturday, 29 March 2025, as part of the pastoral visit of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia to Victoria, a Priestly Synaxis of the clergy serving in the Holy Dioceses of Melbourne and Chora was held. The Synaxis, which was hosted in the hall of the Archdiocesan Church of St. Eustathios, was presided over…

The Holy Archdiocese of Australia wishes to inform its faithful and the wider public about the reappearance of fraudulent email accounts, as well as fake profiles/pages on the social media platform Facebook, which arbitrarily and unlawfully use the name, title, and even photostaken from the internetof His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia. Regarding social media,…

The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, welcomed His Beatitude John X, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, at Lusail Palace. Also in attendance from the Antiochian delegation were Metropolitan Athanasios Fahd of Latakia and its Dependencies, along with Archimandrite Parthenios Al Laty. Discussions during the meeting centered…

On Thursday, 27 March 2025, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, received the Minister of Education, Religious Affairs, and Sports of Greece, Ms. Sofia Zacharaki, during her first visit to the Ecumenical Patriarchate following her recent appointment. The Ecumenical Patriarch congratulated Ms. Zacharaki on her new responsibilities, entrusted to her by Greek Prime Minister, Mr. Kyriakos…

March 27, 2025, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America welcomed Nikos Androulakis, leader of Greece’s main opposition party PASOK, to the headquarters of the Greek Orthodox Archdioceses of America. Upon his arrival, Mr. Androulakis stated: “It is a great joy and honor for me to meet with you today. I want to congratulate you on…

His Beatitude John X, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, has embarked on an official and ecclesiastical visit to Qatar. Accompanying His Beatitude on this visit is His Eminence, the Most Rev. Metropolitan Athanasios Fahd of Lattakia and its dependencies. Bidding him farewell at Beirut Airport was Minister of National Defense Michel…

On the afternoon of Tuesday, March 13th/26th, 2025, a school event took place at the Patriarchal Seminary School of Holy Sion to celebrate the national commemoration of March 25th, 1821. The event was honoured by the presence of His Beatitude, our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos, Hierarchs of the Holy Sepulchre Brotherhood, priests, monks,…

The Greek community in Bucharest commemorated its forebears on Sunday at the Greek Church, in the context of Greece’s National Day. During the Divine Liturgy, the heroes of the Greek Revolution of 1821 were commemorated—an event marking the Greek people’s independence from the Ottoman Empire. Alongside Her Excellency Lili-Evangelia Grammatika, Ambassador of the Hellenic Republic…

Representatives of the Metropolis of Bessarabia took part in consultations with the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Moldova regarding the reduction of plastic funeral wreaths, which are highly polluting. The meeting took place on Tuesday at the Ministry’s headquarters and was attended by Fr. Maxim Melinti, Cultural Advisor to the Archdiocese of Chișinău,…