On Wednesday evening, 20 November 2024, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew officiated at the Venerable Patriarchal Church of Saint George the Great Martyr at the Phanar, during the Service of the Great Vespers for the Feast of the Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple. The Video of the Great Vespers Service: vema.con.au

The Australian Academy of the Humanities has announced the election of 41 new Fellows. These are distinguished individuals who “who have left an indelible mark on their field, and a groundbreaking contribution to our understanding of societies and cultures” as the Academy notes. Among these distinguished individuals is Mr. Vrasidas Karalis, Professor at the University…

On Saturday, November 9, 2024, after the Holy Services of Matins and the Divine Liturgy in memory of St. Nektarios of Aegina at the Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Seoul, the students of the Department of Greek Studies of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) paid an educational visit. First, the students were offered lunch…

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America welcomed Dr. George Patoulis, President of the Athens Medical Association, along with a delegation of medical professionals, to the headquarters of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese in New York on November 19, 2024. Dr. Patoulis briefed the Archbishop on an initiative aimed at promoting access to high-quality medical services in…

On November 18, 2024, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America welcomed the Mayor of Pafos, Phedon Phedonos, to the Archdiocese Headquarters in New York City. Phedonos was accompanied by Order of AHEPA Supreme President Savas Tsivicos. His Eminence was truly impressed by the Mayor’s visionary strategy to enhance higher education infrastructure in his city, forging…

The Pedagogical Department of Public Education, within the framework of the Memorandum of Collaboration it has signed with the Greek schools of Imbros, welcomed 15 High School students, their teachers and His Eminence Metropolitan Kyrillos of Imbros and Tenedos, to the University of Crete. As of last May, during the hosting of members of the…

With sacred devotion, the Holy Clergy and a multitude of pious people welcomed on Sunday afternoon, near the Holy Church of the Apostle Andrew of Patras, the holy Icon of the Virgin Mary of Vimatarissa, which was accompanied from Mount Athos by the Abbot of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, Elder Ephraim, along…

The Holy Eparchial Synod of the Church of Crete met on Monday, 18 November 2024, in a Regular Session at its Headquarters in Heraklion and, among other things, discussed in detail the executions, horrific destruction, acts of violence and looting, even of places of Sacred Worship, committed by the Nazi Germans throughout Crete. Among the…

On Sunday, 17 November 2024, His Grace Bishop Kyriakos of Melbourne liturgised at the Church of the Dormition of Our Lady in the suburb of Altona North, Melbourne, and was assisted by the Parish Priest, Father Dimitrios Catrinei and Father Kyriakos Tsapas. During the Divine Liturgy, His Grace Bishop Kyriakos of Melbourne preached the Holy…