This year’s graduates of the Greek Orthodox Colleges of Saint Spyridon College and All Saints Grammar in Sydney, received the well wishes and blessing of their Shepherd and spiritual father, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, His Eminence honoured the graduation ceremonies with his presence, which were organised by the two educational institutions, on Monday…

Under the pastoral oversight of our Archbishop and Father, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, the Greek Welfare Centre of South Australia – St Philothei is the philanthropic arm of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia for the District of Adelaide. The Centre has been blessed to be serving the community for over 40 years…

Your Eminences, Your Graces, Beloved Brothers and Sisters of this Sacred Community of Hellenic College and Holy Cross, This evening, we commence our solemn observances of the Glorious Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy, Precious, and Life-giving Cross. As your Archbishop, I stand here in the presence of the Hierarchy, Clergy, Faculty, and Administration…

he Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate will present a staged performance based on the destruction of Smyrna in 1922, one of the most tragic religious genocides in history. A Short History of Anger: A Hybrid Work of Poetry and Theatre will be presented on Thursday, September 21, 2023 at 7:15PM EDT at the Saint Nicholas…

His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III , Patriarch of Jerusalem and all Palestine, spoke today, Tuesday September 12, at the opening ceremony of “Bethlehem Reborn Palestine – The Wonders of the Nativity” exhibition held at the Ecumenical Center of the World Council of Churches (WCC) in Geneva, Switzerland. “The exhibition shows the renovation of the church…

On Monday, August 29/September 11, 2023, the commemoration of the beheading of the Holy Forerunner and Baptist John was held by the Patriarchate. On this day, the Church, drawing from the Gospels, remembers that John the Forerunner was “the greatest among those born of women”, in accordance with the word of the Lord (Luke 7:28),…

On Sunday, August 28 / September 10, 2023, on the commemoration of Saint Moses the Ethiopian, an Episcopal Divine Liturgy was held in the Church dedicated to the Saint in Rafeidia of Samaria, presided over by the Most Reverend Archbishop Aristovoulos of Madaba with the co-celebration of the Hegoumen of Rafeidia Archimandrite Leontios, the Hegoumen…

His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia held a private meeting with His Grace Bishop Themistocles of Nicopolis, of the Patriarchate of Alexandria, during his recent visit to Melbourne. The Archbishop had the opportunity to be thoroughly informed about the missionary work that the Orthodox Church is carrying out on the African continent through the Patriarchate…

On Tuesday, 12 September 2023, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew began his eight-day official visit to Estonia. Immediately after his arrival in Tallinn, on Tuesday afternoon, His All-Holiness held a meeting with the President of the Republic of Estonia, Mr. Alar Karis, at the Presidential Mansion. Afterwards, the Ecumenical Patriarch met with the Prime Minister…