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Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, Theodore II, rededicated the renovated Greek Orthodox church of the Assumption of Mary (Koimisis tis Theotokou) in Alexandria, Egypt. After chanting the Greek national anthem, Patriarch Theodore stated that "the African Church, instead of...

Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria and all Africa visited Tunisia and met with the country's president Moncef Marzouki as well as governmental, religious and diplomatic authorities. Patriarch Theodore was welcomed by Metropolitan Alexios of Carthage, the Ambassador of Greece in Tunis, Anna Korka,...

The name Vlahakis is widespread in Zambia, thanks to a brave Greek man from the island of Crete called Nikolaos Vlahakis who arrived in southern Africa at the end of the 19th century. His descendants, who are members of the...

The Moscow Patriarchate has decided to establish a Patriarchal Exarchate in Africa, a move perceived as deepening the schism in the Orthodox Church

The major restoration of the historic Greek Orthodox monastery of Saint George in Old Cairo is at its final stage. The monastery is a unique Rotunda in the Middle Eastern, which was a project carried out with the blessing...

After two years of constant efforts and humanitarian work, the relatively newly founded Greek Orthodox Diocese of Botswana will have its first Greek Orthodox Church Bishop enthroned June 2. Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria is expected to arrive at the...

On Friday, May 6th, an international conference on “Ancient Egyptian Science and Metaphysics: The Essence of Religious Allegories and The Roots of Scientific Thought” will be held at the Patriarchal Library of Alexandria, under the auspices of the Patriarch...

The Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dimitris Droutsas is visiting Cairo today to meet with Egyptian political leaders. Mr. Droutsas will be received by the Egyptian Prime Minister, Essam Sharaf and Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa, among others. Minister...

The release of a new book on the Communal Church of Saint Constantine and Helen, published by the author and President of the Ambetios School Alumni Association, Ms. Villy Politou, was an important event for the Greek Community in...

From now onwards, the stay of senior citizens from Alexandria will be free at the Greek Kaniskerion Old People’s Home, in the Egyptian Mediterranean city. The decision, which was received with enthusiasm by the residents of the Old People’s...

The Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa, Theodore II, last week visited the Orthodox Christian educational institute “Saint Athanasios” in a Johannesburg suburb, which takes care of 200 orphan children from poor African countries. The school children welcomed the...

On Sunday the 21st of March 2010, the celebration of the National Greek Independence Day of March 25th took place in Johannesburg, South Africa, with feelings of patriotism and national pride. The Federation of Greek Communities of South Africa...

On Monday morning, the Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa, Theodore II, met with the President of Ethiopia, Ato Girma Woldegiorgis. The meeting took place at the presidential mansion - formerly the emperor’s palace – in the presence of...

Members of the Pan-Cretan Union of America, who are holding their annual general meeting on a cruise from Crete, were welcomed to the Alexandria Patriarchate by the Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa, Theodore II, who expressed his joy...

Society prizes both intelligence and happiness. Yet scientists have shown that, for some reason, the two simply cannot coincide. As Ernest Hemingway, the highly prolific, intelligent American journalist and novelist himself said, “Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest...