On Tuesday evening, 21 November 2023, the Greek Orthodox Parish of St Catherine in East Malvern hosted an Open Day for St Andrew’s Greek Orthodox Theological College. The event was well attended by clergy and laity, including current students and alumni, with its purpose being to provide a vision and inspiration for theological education, together…

“The Heart of Giving” is the title of the photographic book by Greek-Australian documentary photographer Effy Alexakis, which is dedicated to the life-long work of Archimandrite Fr. Nektarios Zorbalas. Father Nektarios, a recently retired clergyman of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia, served for more than three decades as Parish Priest at the Church of Saints…

The Holy Archdiocese of Australia expresses its deep sorrow for the sudden death of the music composer, Mr. Stelios Tsiolas, a pious child of the Church, a prominent member of the Greek Omogenia and a multifaceted charismatic person. Mr. Tsiolas, throughout his earthly life, served the art of Music and more generally that of Culture,…

Friday Nov 24, 2023, 7:30-9:00 PM Athens Time Dear brothers and sisters You are invited to participate in the “e-Synaxis with Elder Ephraim, and Youth from Saint Nicholas and Saint John the Apostle Students Church in Cluj-Napoca, Romania “, which will take place Friday Nov 24, 2023, 7:30-9:00 PM Athens Time. Interpretation will be available…

In the beautiful church of Panagia Odigitria on Kimolos, which was consecrated on 15 July 1873 by the late Archbishop Alexandros Lykourgos of Syros, a Hierarchical Divine Liturgy was celebrated on Tuesday morning, 21 November 2023, officiated by the local Shepherd, His Eminence Metropolitan Dorotheos II, with the liturgical participation of the Hierarchical Commissioner of…

Tuesday, 21 November 2023, was recorded as a glorious and historic day for the Greek Orthodox Parish in the Melbourne suburb of North Balwyn. The Parish, which is dedicated to the event of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple of God, during this year’s Holy Feast Day, experienced the special blessing of the…

A report on the threats to non-Muslim religious properties in Turkey was released on Monday by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) titled “Examination of Threats to Religious Sites in Turkey.” The Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate pointed out, in an announcement on Sunday, that the findings are an indication of a…

On Monday, 20 November 2023, a Priestly Synaxis of the Clergy of the Archdiocesan Districts of Melbourne and Northcote was held, under the presidency of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, who is currently visiting the capital city of Victoria, Melbourne. The Synaxis was attended by Their Graces, Bishop Kyriakos of Sozopolis and Bishop Evmenios…

On Monday afternoon, 20 November 2023, at the celebrating Church of the Presentation of Our Lady to the Temple, in the Melbourne suburb of North Balwyn, the Great Vespers took place, officiated by His Grace Bishop Kyriakos of Sozopolis, who was joined by the Parish Priest, Father Nicholas Georgiou, and by other priests of the…