The Metropolitan of Sweden and All Scandinavia, His Eminence Cleopas, spoke to the Orthodoxia news agency on Wednesday, following his pastoral visit to Denmark this month, where he officiated at church services held at the St. George the New Martyr of Ioannina Cathedral. His Eminence met with members of the ethnic Greek community in Denmark,…

Greece’s culture ministry has allocated 1.5 million euros for restoration works on monuments damaged during a pair of strong quakes that struck the Archalochori region on Crete in late September this year. The relevant culture minister, Lina Mendoni, this week was accompanied by the Metropolitan of Archalochori, Kastelli and Viammos, His Eminence Andreas, during an…

The Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II, accompanied by other Georgian Church hierarchs, this week received Amb. Annika Söder, the special representative of the OSCE chairperson-in-office for the south Caucasus, along with other delegation members. An announcement by the Patriarchate of Georgia noted that a reference was made to the existing…

The Church today venerates the memory of Plato the Great Martyr of Ancyra in the 3rd century. Today is also the feast day of the Holy Martyr Romanus.

A wonderful Church treasure that was confiscated by the godless Soviets a century ago was returned to the Church this weekend. Following the Liturgy at the Holy Dormition Cathedral in the city of Vladimir, a Gospel from the early 17th century was donated to the cathedral by the benefactor Alexander Yusifov and his family, reports…

The 150th anniversary of the founding of Sts. Cyril and Methodius Theological Seminary in Prizren, Kosovo, was solemnly celebrated Monday night. The event was held at the Matica Srpska, the oldest Serbian-language cultural-academic institution, in Novi Sad, Serbia, featuring presentations from seminary professors on the history the oldest educational institution in Kosovo and Metohija, reports…

Western Australia recently saw another successful celebration in Geraldton, 415km North of Perth, for the Feast Day of the Church of the Archangels Michael and Gabriel. Many parishioners made their way from Perth to Geraldton by car and bus, a handful by plane, to celebrate the occasion. His Grace Bishop Elpidios of Kyanea officiated the…

The federal leader of the Opposition, the Hon. Anthony Albanese, visited the central offices of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia in Sydney, on Wednesday, 17th November. Mr Albanese was greeted with great joy by His Eminence Archbishop Makarios, the God-loving Bishops and the clergy working in the offices of the Holy Archdiocese. Indeed, His Eminence…

On Saturday, November 13, 2021, Ms Ismini Hadjiyianni-Gkika, Co-ordinator of the Central Educational Council of our Archdiocese visited the Greek School “Bishop Christoforos” in Camberwell, S. London. thyateira.org.uk