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Two Greek Orthodox priests talk about the life-changing choices they made in deciding to enter the priesthood.

What’s new? Turkey and Greece have returned to talks after their mid-2020 dispute over sovereignty in the eastern Mediterranean Sea devolved into the longest-lasting military face-off since the 1970s. The discussions could help the parties de-escalate tensions and move from brinkmanship to dialogue. Why did it happen? Tensions flared in 2019-2020 when Ankara – seeking a say in energy projects – sent seismic research ships to waters contested with Greece and the Republic of Cyprus, int...

The parish priest of the St Nicholas Orthodox Church of Bunbury in South Australia, Fr John Sullivan, is a man who came to the Church by a long and varied route. An out and out Aussie, Fr John has a CV that reflects a rich, restless life, switching careers from commercial fisherman, to merchant sailor, miner, policeman and state and the commonwealth civil servant. “I have been around the block and done a lot of things and I can see with hindsight that it has helped me as a priest to understan...

Saint Constantine and Helen. Photo: Pixabay/Dimitris Vetsikas 21 May 2021 8:34am Today is the Feast Day of Saints Constantine and Helen. It is also the name day of those named Constantine, Constantinos, Con, Connor, Tino, Dino, Dean, Constantina, Konstandina, Tina, Constance, Helen, Helena, Helene, Eleni, Elena. Saint Constantine was the son of Constantius Chlorus (the ruler of the western-most parts of the Roman empire), and of the blessed Helen. He was born in 272, in Naissus of ...

Greeks Worldwide Celebrate Saints Constantine and Helen ” width=”700″> For many Greeks May 21 is a festive day as the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates Saint Constantine, the founder of Constantinople, and his mother Helen. Constantine and Helen are among the most popular names in the Greek world. It is hard to find a family that does not have or know someone christened by these names. There also dozens of different or shortened versions, such as, Elena, Elene, Ellen, Eleni, Lena, Eleano...

An Adelaide man drowned in the early hours of Greek Orthodox Good Friday after his rowboat capsized on the Yarra River in Melbourne’s inner-east. George Voutsinas, 47, was standing on the boat with his girlfriend at Studley Park in Kew during a romantic rowboat date, when the boat capsized, causing them both to plunge into the river at about 12.15am. The woman managed to swim back to the pier after Mr Voutsinas instructed her on how to untangle herself, but the man went missing underwater aft...

Heidi Klum has revealed that she was pregnant with her eldest daughter Leni when she appeared at the 2003 Victorias Secret Show.

The statues dedicated to Ioannis Theophilopoulos in his home village of Lagadia and in Ilioupoli in Athens flank a mid-19th Century photograph of the man in the centre. The picture, taken by Petros Moraitis, is housed in the National Museum in Athens. Photos: Supplied. 29 April 2021 1:40pm When she drove past the statue in Ilioupoli when she was on honeymoon in Athens, Mandy Nickas noted that the name it bore was of Ioannis “Tsakalos” Theophilopoulos, her maiden name. In 2014, ...

Celebrating 190 years of Sydney dining Jill Dupleix and Terry Durack Apr 19 2021 at 5:05 PM Photo: Christopher Pearce Photo: James Brickwood Photo: Christopher Pearce Photo: Ross Anthony Willis Photo: Joe Wigdahl Photo: David Porter Photo: Fairfax Media Photo: Marco Del Grande Chef Clayton Donovan at the Jaaning Tree, Nambucca Heads.  Photo: SMH Chef David Thompson (left) and assistant Tanongsak Yordwai with fresh produce at Darley Street Thai in Newtown.  Photo: Elizabeth Dobbie Phot...

Jack Flemming Los Angeles Times "Sup, queens," Macy Eleni calls to her quarter-million TikTok followers in a recent video. "Welcome to another ultra-fabulous, packed-to-the-brim Los Angeles estate sale." Since the start of the pandemic, Eleni has racked up a rabid following as she shops her way through estate sales, thrift shops and antique stores, dropping tips for newbies to the pre-owned world she has haunted since she was a child. The twist: Eleni is 28 and her followers skew e...