On Tuesday, 25 March, after the Feast Day Divine Liturgy which took place at the Cathedral of the Annunciation of Our Lady in Sydney, His Eminence Arcbishop Makarios of Australia welcomed to the Office of the Archbishop the Members of Parliament from Greece, Messrs. Stavros Keletsis, Athanasios Papathanasis, Stephanos Parastatidis and Miltiadis Zamparas, who represented…

On Monday, 24 March 2025, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew officiated during the Great Vespers on the eve of the Feast of the Annunciation of the Theotokos, at the celebrating Church of Panagia Evangelistria in the Tataoula District, Constantinople. The holy sermon was preached by Hieromonk Fr Ieronymos Sotirelis. At the end of the Vespers…

On Tuesday, 25 March 2025, the beautiful Cathedral of the Annunciation of Our Lady, in Sydney, celebrated with due ecclesiastical splendour. On the great feast of the Annunciation, a Poly-Hierarchical Divine Liturgy was celebrated and was presided over by His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, who was joined in concelebration by His Eminence Metropolitan Seraphim…

During the three-day period of the third week of Great Lent, from Friday to Sunday, March 21-23, 2025, His Eminence, Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden and All Scandinavia, made his 32nd pastoral visit to Oslo, Norway, following this schedule. On Friday, March 21st, he presided over the service of the 3rd Stanza of the Salutations to…

On Saturday, March 22, 2025, the Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate hosted a religious freedom symposium at the University of South Carolina, under the theme “God Created Us To Live In Harmony.” Featured speakers included His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, His Eminence Cardinal Christophe Pierre, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, Holy See and…

On the third Sunday of Lent, the Sunday of the Veneration of the Cross, 10th/23rd March 2025, the Patriarchate celebrated the feast of the veneration of the Precious Cross, so that through its power, we may continue our struggle in the fast in preparation for the reception of the Holy Pascha. This feast, being located…

The Pastoral Health Care Network Australia (PHCNA), which is an arm of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, started its new calendar year with the Sacrament of Holy Unction in the Diocese of Perth. The service was held at the Church of St Nektarios on Saturday, 22 March 2025 and was presided over by His…

The Sunday of the Veneration of the Cross, the day on which the Church presents to us the Precious and Life-giving Cross of our Lord to strengthen our spiritual struggle during the Holy and Great Lent, was celebrated with due ecclesiastical splendour at the Cathedral of the Annunciation of Our Lady, in Sydney, and was…

“When Greeks are united, they achieve the impossible. Unity is our strength and division is our downfall,” conveyed His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia from the Sydney Opera House, before thousands of Greeks. In the area in front of the iconic building of the city of Sydney, the anniversary events for the Greek national revival,…