Greek Orthodoxy

Good Friday: The Epitaphios Procession Commemorating Christ's Burial

Good Friday: The Epitaphios Procession Commemorating Christ's Burial

In the Greek Orthodox church, the Epitaphios procession on Great and Holy Friday serves as a powerful reminder of Christ's…

3 weeks ago

All Saints Grammar Commemorates Greek Independence Day with Respect and Dignity

All Saints Grammar proudly commemorated Greek Independence Day with dignity on Sunday, 24 March. The event, organised by the Greek…

2 months ago

Sunday of Orthodoxy, Great Lent

Today is Sunday of Orthodoxy, which is the first Sunday of Great Lent Today is Sunday of Orthodoxy, which is…

2 months ago

Nafplion: 27 students baptised an Albanian classmate but wanted to become Christian (PHOTOS)

A 20-year-old Albanian man was baptised in Nafplion in the presence of 27 godparents. A special day was experienced by…

4 months ago

Jordan delivers aid to St. Porphyrius Greek Orthodox Church in Gaza

The Jordanian army carried out its seventh airdrop to help those trapped inside the St. Porphyrius Greek Orthodox Church in…

5 months ago

The Feast of the Entrance into the Temple of Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos

The Feast of the Entrance into the Temple of Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary is celebrated…

6 months ago

US report highlights Turkey's "systemic discrimination" against the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople

The record of systemic discrimination experienced by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in Turkey is included in the new report…

6 months ago

Patriarchate of Antioch restores communion with the Patriarchate of Jerusalem

The Fathers of the Holy Synod of Antioch raise fervent prayers to the King of Peace and Lord of Mercies,…

7 months ago

Greek Orthodox Patriarch John X of Antioch Addresses Crisis in Gaza: "We Ask The Lord To Protect Us"

On Tuesday, October 10, 2023, at 11:00 a.m., His Beatitude John X, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, arrived…

7 months ago

Greek and Cypriot diplomats meet with John X Patriarch of Antioch in Damascus

Patriarch John X, primate of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All The East, received the Chargé d'Affaires of…

7 months ago

The Dormition of the Virgin Mary celebrated in Greece

Greeks worldwide celebrated the Dormition of the Virgin Mary on August 15 with great splendour and devotion, with liturgies and…

9 months ago

Greek Orthodox priest accused of using gay dating app Grindr in Melbourne

A Greek Orthodox priest in Melbourne has been temporarily sent on leave after allegations that he used the gay dating…

11 months ago

Mitsotakis meets with Archbishop Makarios of Australia

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis had a meeting with Archbishop Makarios of Australia at the Maximos Palace in the Greek capital…

1 year ago

St. Bartholomew Parish in Iceland Recognised by Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden

The Holy Metropolis of Sweden and All Scandinavia announced that the Parish of St. Bartholomew the Apostle in the Reykjavik…

1 year ago

Archbishop Ieronymos II of Athens receives an honourable welcome in Damascus, Syria (VIDEO)

Archbishop Ieronymos II of Athens and All Greece received an honourable welcome in the Syrian capital after being greeted at…

1 year ago

Archbishop Ieronymos II of Athens will visit Syria, Lebanon

Archbishop Ieronymos II of Athens and All Greece will visit the Patriarchate of Antioch and meet with the Patriarch John…

1 year ago

Sunday of Orthodoxy, Great Lent

Today is Sunday of Orthodoxy, which is the first Sunday of Great Lent. The dominant theme of this Sunday since…

1 year ago

Epiphany and cutting of vasilopita in... Iceland!

With temperatures hovering around negative 15 degrees Celsius, His Eminence Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden and All Scandinavia made his seventh…

1 year ago

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew performed Trisagion for former King Constantine in Fanari

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew held a memorial service in for former King Constantine II, with whom he had a long personal…

1 year ago