Before I went to this place tonight, I opened the New Testament and found myself at the beginning of the seventh chapter of the Gospel of Matthew where it says: Do not judge, or you too will be judged. I came here with the feeling that we had gathered not to judge but to remember…

His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch received Mrs. Maja Gojkovic, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia and the Minister of Culture and Information, in the Serbian Patriarchate in Belgrade, on March 24, 2021. Serbian Patriarch Porfirije thanked Minister Gojkovic for her greeting and presence at his enthronement to the throne of the primates of…

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese commemorated the Bicentennial of the Greek Revolution of 1821 on Thursday, with a live streamed event. Greek and US politicians, Greek-American leaders and the CEO of Pfizer, Albert Bourla, participated in the event. Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades, the Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the leader of main opposition Alexis Tsipras…

Each year, the Hellenic RSL pays tribute to the anniversary of the Greek War of Independence in its own way with a church service at St Eustathios, a wreath-laying ceremony at the Hellenic War Memorial, followed by a service at Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance. The event, unlike last Sunday’s more exclusive 25 March event of…

God-loving Brethren, beloved fathers and my beloved children, Today, our Church celebrates the momentous event of the Annunciation of the Theotokos, that is, the announcement to the Virgin Mary by Archangel Gabriel of the joyful message of the Incarnation of our Lord. We refer to a joyful message precisely because we know that the Incarnation…

The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, His Holiness Kirill, conveyed his and the Russian Church’s congratulations to Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou on the occasion of the commemoration of the beginning of the Greek War of Independence in 1821. Among others, His Holiness noted that: “The Russian Orthodox Church especially appreciates the interest of modern…

The Feast of the Annunciation was solemnly celebrated on Thursday at the celebrating Holy Cathedral of the Annunciation in Redfern, Sydney. The Metropolitan of Sebastia, His Eminence Seraphim, officiated at the Divine Liturgy which was con-celebrated by the Bishops Iakovos of Militopolis and Emilianos of Meloa. Afterwards, the Hierarchical Head of the cathedral, Archimandrite Fr….

A Great Vespers service was held at the Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Theotokos in Alexandria on Thursday, on the feast day of the Annunciation and the anniversary of the beginning of the Greek Revolution on March 25 1821. The service was attended by the Patriarchal Vicar of Alexandria, Metropolitan of Naucratis, His Eminence…

Thursday marked the bicentennial of the date traditionally commemorated as the beginning of the milestone Greek Revolution, a monumental struggle against the Ottoman empire, which eventually led to the creation of the modern state of Greece. Greek revolutionaries, philhellenes, men, women, children and the elderly threw off four centuries of dour Ottoman yoke, igniting a…