The Holy Eparchial Synod of the Church of Crete on Tuesday announced specific relief measures and assistance to quake-stricken residents of the large island. A 5.8 on the Richter scale earthquake shook Crete on Monday morning, resulting in one death, several injuries and damages to dozens of buildings in the Arkalochori region of central Crete….

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday met in Paris with UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay, during his working visit to the French capital. The issue of the shocking reconversion of the Hagia Sophia and Chora Cathedral in Constantinople into a mosque was discussed, while the Greek premier also called for the international organization to continue…

The Church today venerates the memory of Chariton the Confessor.

His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch officiated the Holy Hierarchical Liturgy in the Monastery of the Presentation of the Most Holy Mother of God in Belgrade, on September 27, 2021, on the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. His Grace Bishop Jerotej of Toplica, the elected Bishop of Marca, Archimandrite Sava, with the clergy…

(New York; NY: September 29, 2021) Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry (OCPM), the national prison ministry of the Orthodox Church, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Theodore Saclarides to its Board of Trustees. Dr. Saclarides is a cancer surgeon and a deacon at Sts. Peter & Paul Greek Orthodox Church in Glenview, IL. It…

Parishes across the Archdiocese will be observing National Church Music Sunday on Sunday, October 3rd this year. This day is an annual Archdiocese-wide commemoration occurring on the first Sunday in October following the Feast of St. Romanos the Melodist, the patron saint of church musicians. On National Church Music Sunday, we honor the contributions that…

In the monastery of St. George Al-Humeyra Patriarchal Monastery. The third Olympic day culminated with the participation in the Divine Liturgy, which was presided over by His Grace Bishop Ephraim Maalouli, the Patriarchal Vicar. During the homily in the Divine Liturgy, His Grace conveyed the blessing and love of His Beatitude to all worshipers, especially…

The movie industry website “screen daily” this week mentions the box office records being posted in Greece and Cyprus by the film “Man of God”, which is based on the life, works and trials of 20th century St. Nektarios of Aegina. A news item reminds that the film, by director Yelena Popovic, has dominated the…

The Church of Crete’s Metropolis of Petra and Heronissou over the weekend organized a series of events focusing on the first governor of the modern Greek state, Ioannis Kapodistrias, on the occasion of this year’s bicentennial of the beginning of the Greek War of Independence. A con-celebratory Divine Liturgy was held on Saturday at the…