Twenty-four years ago, a grand march across the Harbour Bridge in the city of Sydney established the tradition of National Reconciliation Week. Tens of thousands of people from various cultural backgrounds joined their steps and voices to proclaim the need for a more profound reconciliation of the Australian Nation, particularly between the broader Australian society…

Your Beatitude, Archbishop Ieronymos II, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, Honorable John Chrysoolakis, Secretary General for Greeks abroad and public dipolmacy, representative of the Greek government Your Eminences and Your Graces, Honorable Haris Doukas, Mayor of Immortal Athens, Esteemed Archons of the Ecumenical Mother Church of Constantinople, Beloved Sisters and Brothers in the Risen…

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the historic Annunciation Metropolitan Cathedral in Athens, Greece. The service opens the 4th Archon International Conference on Religious Freedom that is being held this year in Athens. The Conference, entitled, “Protecting Religious Freedom, Democracy & Human Rights” features meetings, seminars and the 1st Summit…

His Beatitude Anastasios, archbishop of Tirana, Durrës and All Albania, shares a message for the World Council of Churches (WCC) global fellowship, between the Orthodox Easter and Pentecost. In today’s world, the message notes: “The invoking of Christ’s name has no place in plans of political expediency and oppression of individuals and peoples.” Anastasios, an…

Your Beatitude, Archbishop Hieronymus of Athens and All Greece, Your Excellency, representative of the Hellenic Government, Excellencies, Most Reverend brother Hierarchs, Esteemed Archons, Presidents of the Order of St. Andrew, the Brotherhood of Panagia Pammakaristos, and the Brotherhood of St. Paul the Apostle, Honorable government representatives, Esteemed Archons, Distinguished guests, Beloved children in the Lord,…

During the three days of May 17-19, His Eminence Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden and All Scandinavia, accompanied by Archimandrite Sosipatros Stephanoudis, visited the flock of the Mother Church of Constantinople in the Swedish cities of Anderstorp and Jönköping. In the afternoon of May 17, the two clergymen visited the premises of the Anderstorp Hellenic Association…

The Synod of the Metropolis of Muntenia and Dobrudja met on Monday at the Patriarchal Residence in Bucharest. On this occasion, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel announced that the founders of the Athonite Prodromou Skete, Venerable Nifon and Nectarie, have been proposed to be canonized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate. The most important item on the agenda…

Holy Transfiguration holds the distinction of being the northernmost parish of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, and of being the only Greek Orthodox parish in the State of Alaska. Holy Transfiguration is Pan-Orthodox in character, with a very diverse congregation. Services are primarily in English with some Greek. During the Divine Liturgy, the Lord’s…

On Tuesday, 21 May 2024, on the Feast Day of Saints Constantine and Helen in the presence of many pilgrims from Greece and Ukraine, the Matins and Divine Liturgy were celebrated in the chapel of the Theological School of Halki, presided over by His Grace Bishop Kassianos of Aravissos. At the end of the Divine…