Makarios

Oakleigh Grammar students lead fundraiser for homeless children in Victoria

With the support of Archbishop Makarios of Australia, Bishop Kyriakos of Melbourne, Oakleigh Grammar's Year 5 and 6 students, the Philoptochos Society of Melbourne, and Backpack for Kids, a fundraiser was organized to benefit homeless children across Victoria, as reported by The Greek Herald.

50 years since the end of the Monarchy: Karamanlis’ stance, the clashes and the life of the former Royal family

50 years ago, on December 8, 1974, on a sunny Sunday, the Greeks, in seemingly the most democratic way, through a referendum and in a state of full freedom, solved once and for all the question of the form of government. It was a problem nearly inherent in the establishment of the modern Greek state, which had divided the Greek people and had been the cause of many calamities.

Saint Andrew’s Theological College to relocate to new facilities for 40th anniversary

Saint Andrew's Theological College in Sydney will move to its new state-of-the-art facilities next year, coinciding with the College's 40th anniversary, according to a report in The Greek Herald.

The announcement was made by Archbishop Makarios of Australia during the College's Open Day, which was held online via Zoom on Wednesday.

September 1955: When the Greeks of Constantinople paid for the struggle of Cyprus for independence

Today marks 69 years since the day when the Hellenism of Constantinople became the scapegoat for the beginning of the EOKA struggle for the unification of Cyprus with Greece. Two seemingly unconnected events, in two different geographical areas, but with the same “object”. Turkey’s intention to impose itself in the eastern Mediterranean by pushing aside the “obstacle” of the Greeks.

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