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30.10.2019 | 16:36
Unique hagiography at Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Munich
The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the All Saints, in Munich, Germany, was decorated with a subject of hagiography that reportedly has not before been depicted in an Orthodox church, namely, a meeting between the Resurrected Christ with His Disciples, on the first evening of the Resurrection, and their receiving of the Holy Spirit —…
30.10.2019 | 16:34
Archbishop Thyateira and Great Britain at N. London Orthodox parish’s events for Oct. 28 nat’l holiday
The Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain, His Eminence Nikitas, this week officiated at a blessing ceremony at the Greek Orthodox parish of St. John the Baptist, in north London, on the occasion of the annual Oct. 28th Greek national holiday. His Eminence spoke to the pupils participating at commemoration events regarding the value…
30.10.2019 | 16:32
Metropolitan of Piraeus reiterates Greek Church’s opposition to cremation
The Metropolitan of Piraeus, His Eminence Seraphim, this week echoed other hierarchs in Greece and called on Orthodox clerics not to officiate at funeral or memorial services in cases where the deceased has selected cremation instead of burial. Seraphim, in fact, issued an encyclical to clerics in his diocese, on the occasion of the…
30.10.2019 | 16:31
Church today venerates the memory of martyrs Zenobius and Zenobia
The Church today venerates the memory of the Holy Martyrs Zenobius and His Sister Zenobia. The siblings hailed from the province of Cilicia, in southeast Asia Minor. Zenobius was a physician and healer. Due to his virtue he was consecrated a Bishop of his native city. With his sister he was arrested, tortured and beheaded…
30.10.2019 | 11:57
Greek national Ohi Day lives on in the hearts of Greek Australians
Events commemorating the Greek 28 October public holiday, Ohi day, were celebrated around Australia. In Melbourne, events took place at the Axion Esti monastery at Northcote on Sunday, 27 October. Wreath-laying and other festivities followed at the church’s courtyard. On Monday, the Hellenic RSL organised a ceremony at the Hellenic Memorial near the Shrine…
30.10.2019 | 11:44
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese in Australia stands beside Greek youth struggling with drug addiction
Archbishop Makarios is making good on his promise of casting the church’s focus on youth. A rehabilitation centre for drug abuse will open in Melbourne with the support of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, Archbishop of Australia Makarios announced during his recent visit to Victoria. The reason behind this decision is that 38 per cent of Melbourne’s…
30.10.2019 | 11:31
Doxology at the Cathedral of the Divine Wisdom
On Sunday, 27 October 2019, His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas con-celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of the Divine Wisdom in Bayswater with The Right Revd Bishop Maximos of Melitine (Assistant Bishop of the Metropolis of France) followed by Te Deum (Doxology) for 28th October 1940. Bishop Maximos presided at the Matins. thyateira.org.uk
30.10.2019 | 11:25
Divine Liturgy in Greek celebrated at Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker & Martyr Alexandra the Empress in St. Petersburg
On October 27, 2019, 19th Sunday after Pentecost, commemoration day of the Holy Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council, the Divine Liturgy in the ancient Greek language was celebrated at the Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker and Martyr Alexandra the Empress in St. Petersburg on the eve of the Greek national holiday ‘Oxi Day.’…
30.10.2019 | 10:59
Investiture of New Metropolis of Chicago Archons at the Annual Archon Weekend
The Annual Archon Weekend of the Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle was held last weekend, October 18-20, in New York City. The weekend focused on the Order’s efforts to secure religious freedom for the Mother Church of Constantinople and welcomed the 2019 Class of Archons. The Metropolis of Chicago was honored to receive three…
