Every year on the feast of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos, thousands of faithful Orthodox Christians go on pilgrimage to Panagia Antifonitria Church on the slopes of Mt. Kryoneritis in the village of Myriokefala in Crete. Many of the pilgrims walk many miles on foot to venerate the wonderworking icon of the Theotokos…

This September 11th, Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine will join the Nation and the world to observe the Twentieth Anniversary of the tragic day we call 9/11. On September 10, as the sun sets, the rebuilt Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine will be illuminated from within for the very…

Orthodox Marketplace of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America launched a new store on Wednesday September 7, 2021. The new platform (still at www.orthodoxmarketplace.com ) has many updated features from the previous platform, improving the user interface and enhancing the marketing capabilities of the store. There is a seamless path that will turn shoppers into…

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The award-winning film “Man of God” was shown during a private screening for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prince Charles. Afterwards, both men wholeheartedly recommended to their associates that they also enjoy the film, which is based on the life and works of St. Nektarios of Aegina. The international production by director Yelena Popovic has…

The Patriarch of All Romania, His Beatitude Daniel, issued a message on the occasion of the new academic year in the country. In the message, His Beatitude referred to the paramount position held by the family and the Church in the education of children and young people, as well as the new realities in the…

The Archbishop of Tirana, Durres and All Albania, His Beatitude Anastasios, was the latest Orthodox hierarch this month to convey his congratulations to newly enthroned Metropolitan-Bishop of Montenegro and the Littoral, His Eminence Joanikije. His Beatitude also gifted the Metropolitan an Icon of the Resurrection of the Lord, which was crafted in Albania with the…

Iconic Greek composer and distinguished personality Mikis Theodorakis was laid to rest on Thursday in a small village cemetery in western Crete. The body of the great artist was transported by vessel from the mainland to the large island of Crete earlier in the day. An exodios funeral service was held at the St. Nicholas…

The first session of the Holy Synod of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece since the beginning of the new ecclesiastical year on Sept. 1, and with its new composition of hierarchs, took place today in Athens. The session marks the commencement of the Church of Greece’s 165th synodical period.