On the Sunday of the Prodigal Son, 3 March 2024, His Eminence Elder Metropolitan Emmanuel of Chalcedon officiated at the Matins and Divine Liturgy at the historical Holy Metropolitan Church of Saint Euphemia, which is located in the district of the bustling and famous market of Chalcedon. The sacrament of the Holy Eucharist which conducted…

In March 1924, our Holy Archdiocese was founded by the ever-remembered Patriarch Gregory VII of Constantinople and the Holy and Sacred Synod of our Ecumenical Patriarchate, which has now fulfilled one hundred years of life and contribution, struggle and witness, in the Fifth Continent. For this reason, with the blessing and care of His Eminence…

On Monday, 4 March 2024, the Consul of Greece in Perth, Mrs. Georgia Karasiotou, accompanied by her husband and their two children, visited the headquarters of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia, in Sydney. They were warmly welcomed by His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, while the subsequent discussion between His Eminence and the Greek diplomat…

His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, welcomed with joy and cordiality the Greek musicians from Constantinople, Mr. Niko Papageorgiou and Ms. Asineth Fotini Kokkala, who make up the duo “NikoTeini”, at the headquarters of the Holy Archdiocese, in Sydney. The two artists, masters of the lute (lavta) and the Kanun, were accompanied by Mr. Dimitrios…

The Ecumenical Patriarch warmly welcomed His Eminence Metropolitan Theodore of Seleucia, who serves as a Professor at the Higher Patriarchal Ecclesiastical Academy of Crete. Metropolitan Theodore presented the Ecumenical Patriarch with a “Dedicated Tomos for the 50th Anniversary of the Hierarchy of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I” on behalf of the President and members of the…

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel was ordained to the episcopate at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Timisoara 34 years ago. On July 22, 1951, in Dobreşti village, Bara commune, Timiş County, patriarch Daniel, the sixth head of the Romanian Orthodox Church, was born as the third child of educator Alexie and his wife Stela Ciobotea. He pursued…

The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church met for a working session at Patriarch Teoctist Aula of the Patriarchal Palace on Thursday, February 29, 2024. The meeting was chaired by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel. The Holy Synod resolved the following: To declare 2025 as a Solemn Year of the Centennial of the Romanian Patriarchate…

On Friday, March 1, His Eminence Metropolitan Methodios welcomed a group of 20 GOYAns and their parish priest, Fr. Sotirios Malamis, from the Holy Ascension of Our Lord, Greek Orthodox Church in Lincolnshire, IL. The Chicago youth group is visiting the Metropolis of Boston and Hellenic College Holy Cross for four days. His Eminence Metropolitan…

In some ways, the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral is Detroit’s version of a mini Sagrada Familia, though instead of 140 years, the church was built over about 33 years—and even then, its original vision has not yet been realized. The State of Michigan issued a charter for the Evangelismos Theotokou Greek Orthodox Church on March…