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January 18, 2025

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Pastoral visit of the Metropolitan of Austria to Innsbruck

Greece faces disruptions as severe weather brings snow, rain and storms

Greece and UK close to marbles deal

Historic blessing of the waters in Wallaroo, South Australia

Melbourne: The Blessing of the Waters and throwing of the Holy Cross at Port Melbourne

Saint Nino (Nina), Equal of the Apostles, Enlightener of Georgia (14 January)

Metropolitan of Kyiv led Divine Liturgy on the Sunday after Epiphany at St. Michael’s Cathedral

Northern Greece braces for severe weather; school closures, snow chains ordered

Diocese of Perth: 12 Catechumens Baptised into the Orthodox Church

Archbishop Makarios of Australia: “The Cross, the instrument of our redemption and the gateway to eternal life”

News Feed

HNDGS: Humanitarian aid mission to Gaza

Syrian Christians want their identity and freedoms protected in any new constitution, Cypriot envoy says

The Ecumenical Patriarch at the Funeral of Chief Rabbi Isak Haleva

Announcement from the Holy Eparchial Synod of the Archdiocese of Australia

Athanasios the Great and Cyril, Patriarchs of Alexandria (18 January)

New Year’s Day at the Vatopedi Metochion of Galata, Constantinople

Metropolitan of Sweden blesses Vasilopita at the Greek Embassy in Stockholm

Ioannina honours the memory of its Protector and Patron, Saint George the New Martyr

Athens University joins effort to strengthen diaspora ties with Greece

Greece: PM Mitsotakis meets with EU Commissioner Brunner

Metropolitan Iakovos of Ireland visits the Holy Archdiocese of Australia

Metropolitan of San Francisco: A biblical catastrophe in Los Angeles

WCC welcomes news of ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas

Semaphore Greek Festival 2025: “Όλοι Μαζί” (It Takes a Village)

UN Security Council adopts Red Sea resolution drafted by Greece, US

Saint Theodosius the Great, Emperor of the Romans (17 January)

Venerable and God-bearing Father Anthony the Great (17 January)

The ordination of Bishop Damaskinos of Haapsalu in the Church of Estonia

Israel and Hamas reach Gaza ceasefire deal to end 15-month war

Meeting of Committee of Representatives of Orthodox Churches to EU (CROCEU)