The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia is committed to working together to uphold the dignity and sacredness of every human person, especially those people whose basic human rights have been denied if not totally rejected; including those of our own Indigenous people who have suffered tremendous upheavals and alienation since white settlement. Having been subjected…

The 12th Clergy-Laity Congress of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia was crowned with absolute success – a historic event, as it was the first Clergy-Laity Congress convened since 2013 and it was the last one before the completion of a 100 years since the establishment of the Orthodox Church in the fifth continent. The theme…

On Sunday, 10th September 2023, His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain presided over the Divine Liturgy at the Orthodox Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God in Bristol. The Very Rev. Archimandrite Kyril Jenner, Priest in Charge of the community, concelebrated the Divine Liturgy with His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas. The…

The Ecumenical Patriarch’s visit to Hungary continues. On Tuesday, 26 September 2023, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew attended a luncheon hosted in his honour on behalf of the Hungarian Government by Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Scemjén. vema.com.au

The excellent addresses of the four Metropolitans, who arrived in Sydney from Greece, and were invited by His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, were received with great success and acceptance. Their Eminences’ addressed the first part (Theology and Ecclesiology) of the 12th Clergy-Laity Congress of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia, whose general theme is “Walk…

On Tuesday, September 13/26, 2023, His Beatitude our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos honoured with the distinction of the Cross-bearer of the Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre Mr Nasri Moussa – Abou Samir, who worked for many years in the Greek Orthodox Arabic-speaking Community of Beit Jala as a Steward and…

The Huffington Ecumenical Institute at HCHC presents “Ecumenism Shaping a Better Future for our Planet: A Discussion Between Jane Goodall & John Chryssavgis.” The talk inaugurates HEI’s Ecumenical Conversations Series and will take place tomorrow, Wednesday, September 27 at 11:30 a.m. at the Maliotis Cultural Center (50 Goddard Avenue, Brookline, MA 02445). Dr. Jane Goodall—renowned…

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America offered an Agiasmos for the beginning of the school year for students of the Greek American Institute at the Zoodohos Peghe Greek Orthodox Church located in the Bronx, NY. Approximately 200 students are enrolled in the Greek American Institute (GAI). Among those in attendance at the Agiasmos were Rev….

On Sunday, September 24th, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America celebrated the Divine Liturgy at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Charlotte, NC to conclude the community’s Centennial Gala Weekend. Concelebrating with the Archbishop were His Eminence, Metropolitan Alexios of Atlanta, His Eminence Metropolitan Dimitrios of Xanthos, and His Eminence Metropolitan Gregory of Nyssa. Other…