His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch, opened a two-day professional convention in Zagreb for educators, teachers and professional associates of the Serbian national minority in preschool institutions, primary and secondary schools, on 27 August 2021. The convention is being held at the Serbian Orthodox Secondary School Katarina Kantakuzina Brankovic. The Patriarch wished all participants in the…

The Feast day of the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God was solemnly celebrated in the Diocese of Raska and Prizren, which is also the church slava of many monasteries and churches in Kosovo and Metohija. In the courtyard of the Gracanica Monastery the feast day of the Dormition of the Most Holy…

A new chapel serving the Orthodox faithful of southern Portugal was consecrated on Saturday on its patronal feast day. His Eminence Archbishop Nestor of Madrid and Lisbon visited the Orthodox community in Quarteira and celebrated the Divine Liturgy for the feast of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos. Before the start of the Liturgy,…

The faithful of Perth commemorated the Beheading of St John the Baptist at the Holy Monastery of St John on Sunday the 29th of August. The commemoration commenced with the Hierarchical Vespers Service presided by His Grace Bishop Elpidios of Kyanea on the Saturday night in which all the clergy and faithful of Perth gathered…

The Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM) successfully launched a pop-up vaccination hub at the hall of its Greek Orthodox Church of St George in Thornbury over the weekend. The pop-up hub, which was supported by the Victorian Department of Health, administered both the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines to the youth and elderly. Today is the…

Four New Assistant Bishops were elected by the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate on 30 August for the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia. The bishops were elected following a proposal by Archbishop Makarios of Australia. The new appointments concern: Bishop-elect Prochoros of Charioupolis Bishop-elect Eumenios of Kerasounta Bishop-elect Christodoulos of Magnesia Bishop-elect Kyriakos of…

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A revised and re-printed volume entitled “Miracles of the Holy Cincture” has been unveiled by the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi Publications. Details can be found on the webpage vatopedi.gr

The relevant Greek culture minister, Lina Mendoni, this month toured restoration works at the Monastery of Sts. Fanenton of Sami, on the Ionian island of Cephallonia. The works will begin at the monastery’s catholicos, of main cathedral, which dates to the 13th century, along with the chapel of St. Nicholas, dated to the 17th century….