On Tuesday, the Mother of God is the Protectress of all mothers, parents, and children, emphasized His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania. Especially on the Feast of the Annunciation, “we deeply value God’s blessing upon all families, and especially upon those who give birth to children or foster or adopt them,” said the Patriarch of…

For the first time in history, a Hellenic Police Delegation visited Melbourne, as guests of the Victoria Hellenic Police Association (VHPA) and supported by Victoria Police. The VHPA invited the Hellenic Police to participate in their uniforms, alongside Victoria Police and AFP officers in the 2025 Greek National Day Ceremony. This visit was underpinned by…

From Sunday, the 23rd to Tuesday, the 25th of March, the City of Melbourne was beautifully adorned in the vibrant national colours of Greece – blue and white – in celebration of Greek National Day. With the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, His Grace Bishop Kyriakos of Melbourne formally represented His Eminence…

His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, will be proclaimed an Honorary Doctor of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), following a relevant proposal by the two Departments of the Theological School and a unanimous decision of the Academic Senate of the University Foundation. The proclamation ceremony will take place on Wednesday, 7 May…

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America presided at the Annunciation Service at Annunciation Church in New York City on March 25, 2025. Fr. Soterios Michalatos and members of the community welcomed the Archbishop for a beautiful service which commemorating the announcement by the Archangel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary that our Lord and Savior Jesus…

At 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, 12th/25th March 2025, a Doxology was held at the Catholicon of the Holy Sepulchre as a thanksgiving to God for the liberation of our nation from the Ottoman yoke in 1821 and as a prayer for the repose of the souls of our fathers who fell in this struggle. The…

On Monday, March 24, 2025, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America was welcomed by President Donald Trump to the White House for a celebration recognizing the 204th Anniversary of March 25 Greek Independence Day. This annual esteemed celebration at the White House began in 1987 and has become a tradition for every president. Addressing the…

Orthodoxy and Hellenism, like two wings of the same body, journey together, united and inseparable, through the skies of our Nation’s history. This unbreakable and continuous bond is emphatically reminded to us on this day, in which, as our great poet Kostis Palamas wrote, “two freedoms unite.” Indeed, today we celebrate both the freedom of…

On Monday, 24 March 2025, The Consulate-General of Greece in Sydney organised an anniversary event dedicated to the Greek regeneration, which was hosted in the New South Wales Parliament House. The event was honoured with the presence, following the kind invitation of the Consul General Mr. Ioannis Mallikourtis, of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia….