The Archdiocesan Council of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia met today, 29th September, 2020, in Sydney, under the Presidency of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia and dealt with the…
On September 28th, 2020, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America convened a regularly scheduled Holy Eparchial Synod meeting via a teleconference in order to review the up-to-date matters of the…
Archbishop Elpidophoros of America celebrated the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross at the chapel of the Holy Cross at Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of…
The Holy Archdiocese of Australia, our Shepherd, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios, the God-loving Bishops and all the benevolent clergy, with pain of soul, pray for the divine consolation and strengthening…
In his keynote address, Archbishop Elpidophoros focused on the theme of the 45th Clergy-Laity Congress “… the greatest of these is love” (I Corinthians 13:13). “So we commence, Beloved in…
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew sent virtual greetings to the 45th Clergy-Laity Congress, as it commenced its work for the first time in a virtual setting. Patriarch Bartholomew greeted the over 1,100 delegates. “With…
On Wednesday, September 9th at noon, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros will convene the largest Clergy-Laity Congress in the 98-year history of the Holy Archdiocese of America. Over 1100 delegates from…
After the tragic transgression with Hagia Sophia, now the Monastery of Chora, (the “Place of the One beyond space” — Chora tou Achorētou), this exquisite offering of Byzantine culture to…
Twenty-six years ago, the United Nations General Assembly established the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples to encourage the respect and protection of the rights of indigenous peoples, as…
Your Beatitude, dear Us in Christ brother and co-worker, we received the sad news of the misfortune that took the lives of many innocent people in Beirut, who we recently…
We, the Patriarchs and Heads of Churches of Jerusalem, stand aghast at the sight of the devastating and shockingly perplexing explosion that took place at the Beirut port on August…
The Romanian Patriarchate has expressed its compassion and solidarity with the Lebanese people following a massive explosion that rocked Lebanon’s capital Beirut, which has killed at least 100 people and injured more…
Patriarch John of Antioch received a phone call from Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, who conveyed the condolences and affection from the children of the Church of Constantinople as show solidarity with…
His Beatitude John , Patriarch of Antioch and All the East of the Greek Orthodox Church visited Beirut after the terrible explosion that rocked its port and surroundings on the…
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent condolences to the President of the Lebanese Republic, Mr. Michel Aoun, and to His Beatitude Patriarch John X of the…
His Beatitude, Patriarch John contacted His Eminence Metropolitan Elias to check on him after the devastating explosion that hit the capital Beirut. He was acquainted through His Eminence about the…
At the request of Archbishop Sotirios of Canada, and pursuant to the proposal put forth by His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople, the Holy and Sacred Synod of…
His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia will hold a memorial service on Friday, 31 July at 12:00md for the repose of the souls of the victims of the Coronavirus pandemic…
To His All-Holiness BARTHOLOMEW, Archbishop of Constantinople – New Rome, Ecumenical Patriarch Your All–Holiness! I wish with this letter to attest to you, my beloved brother and concelebrant in the Lord, of…
New York, NY – Today, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros met with President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence at the White House on the concerns of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and…
In light of the increasing number of outbreaks of Covid-19 cases in metropolitan Melbourne and all of Victoria, I urge all Greeks, but also our fellow people more broadly, not…
Sydney’s Greek Orthodox Parish of St Spyridon was the venue for a historic milestone for Orthodoxy in Australia, where His Eminence Archbishop Makarios presided over the first ever English Hierarchical…
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel conveyed to His Holiness Bartholomew, the Ecumenical Patriarch, that the Romanian Patriarchate supports the preservation of the status of museum for St. Sophia Basilica in Constantinople…
It is with utmost seriousness that We express Our concern over recent calls from members of the Turkish government to alter the current status of the Hagia Sophia from a…
I am deeply concerned over the calls of certain Turkish politicians to reconsider the museum status of Hagia Sophia, one of the greatest monuments of Christian culture. Built in the…
