His Beatitude Patriarch John X held a thanksgiving prayer on the occasion of the glorification of the two hieromartyrs, Fathers Nicholas and Habib Khasha at the Church of the Holy Cross in Al-Qassaa with the participation of their Graces the bishops, the parish priests of Damascus and a crowd of the faithful. First, the procession…

On Sunday, October 23/November 5, 2023, the Patriarchate celebrated the feast of the Holy Glorious Apostle and Martyr James, the Brother of God and first Hierarch of Jerusalem. On this feast, the whole Church, especially the Church of Jerusalem, remembers that Saint James was the son of a woman who was previously married to Joseph,…

On Sunday, 5 November 2023, in the suburb of Hurlstone Park, Sydney, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia presided over the 40th anniversary celebrations of the foundation of the Greek Orthodox Parish of Saint Stephanos the First Martyr. On this joyous and historic day, both for the Parish of Saint Stephanos, and for the Orthodox…

On Thursday, 2 November 2023, the Greek Welfare Centre of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia, as part of the Community Awareness Month “October 2023”, organised a dinner in Sydney in honour of its volunteers, which was also honoured with the presence of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia. His Eminence awarded some of the Organisation’s…

The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Sunday that an airplane will depart Monday morning with humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip. “Following the arrangements made by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in cooperation with the Egyptian authorities, a C-130 aircraft with a cargo of humanitarian aid destined for the civilians of the Gaza Strip…

On Friday, 3 November 2023, at midday, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew left from the patriarchal headquarters in Constantinople for Abu Dhabi, UAE, responding to relevant invitations to participate and speak at two international conferences, namely at the 16th World Policy Conference, on “The International System between Globalisation and Disintegration: Which Forces will Prevail?”, as…

On Sunday, 5 November 2023, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew delivered an important speech, in French, during the 16th “World Policy Conference”, on “The International System between Globalisation and Disintegration: Which Forces will Prevail?”. Video from the Conference:  vema.com.au

His Eminence Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden officiated at the baptism of Mr. Alexandros Odysseus which was conducted at the Cathedral of St. George in Stockholm. Since the beginning of the year, the local Church in Scandinavia welcomed 15 young people through Baptism and 8 young people through Chrismation. The young people have created a group…

On 2 November 2023, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, as a sign of affection and appreciation for Protopresbyter Thomas Chrysikos, a cleric of the Holy Archdiocese of Athens, conferred upon him the title of Protopresbyter of the Ecumenical Throne. vema.com.au