The first meeting of the Preconciliar Commission, tasked with organizing the 20th All-American Council [AAC] in Baltimore, MD July 26-30, 2021, was held at the Hilton Baltimore, the site of the council, on Monday, September 23, 2019. His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon, chaired the meeting.  Participants included Archpriest Alexander Rentel, OCA Chancellor; Archpriest Theodore Boback, Local…

The Metropolis and Holy Trinity released a joint statement on September 27, 2019 regarding the future of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Chicago. The Metropolis asks the faithful to continue its prayers for and support of the Holy Trinity community throughout the transition. The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago and Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox…

His Eminence Archbishop Elphidophoros welcomed on September 27, 2019, the President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades to the headquarters of the Archdiocese. The President and his wife Andri, first venerated the icons at the Archdiocesan chapel and then were received in the second floor salon, where formal greetings were exchanged. In his welcoming…

The baptismal site of Bethany Beyond the Jordan; Elijah’s Hill, the place where the Old Testament Prophet ascended to Heaven; Mt. Nebo, where Moses ascended to view the Land of Canaan from afar, and, of course, world-renowned Petra, are just a few of the well-known pilgrimage sites found in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Peaceful…

Events ahead of Saturday’s rededication ceremony of the Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral, in Cairo, Egypt, commenced this evening — first with a celebratory Divine Liturgy and followed with a concert by well-known Greek composer Evanthia Rebutsika in the cathedral’s courtyard. The emblematic Christian cathedral in the Egyptian capital, a landmark for the…

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In conjunction with the visit of Lebanese Foreign Minister to the United Nations General Assembly, the Lebanese community in New York awarded His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph during its annual Lebanese Heritage Day celebration in the Brooklyn Borough Hall on Monday. Sponsors included Brooklyn Borough President, Mr. Eric Adams, and the Lebanese Consulate in New York…

More than 30 Gypsy children were baptized in a mass celebration in the Mukachevo Diocese of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church on Sunday, September 22. The service was held at the initiative of the head of the diocesan youth department, Archimandrite Agapit (Shpinyak) and the rector of the Holy Trinity Church in Mukachevo, Archpriest Yaroslav Popovich,…

In Russia, a Divine Liturgy will be celebrated in sign language on the occasion of the International Day of Sign Languages, with representatives of various organizations of the deaf in attendance as worshippers.