The Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymos, on Thursday evening attended a commemorative event in central Athens on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Greece’s entry into the then European Economic Community, today’s European Union. The event was also attended by the country’s president, Katerina Sakellaropoulos, and addressed by Prime Minister…

The Church today commemorates the memory of Andrew, the Fool for Christ. This saint lived in Constantinople in the 5th century, and hailed from the ancient land of Scythia.

His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch, received Mr. Zdravko Krivokapic, President of the Government of the Republic of Montenegro at the Serbian Patriarchate today, on 27 May 2021. The meeting was attended by members of the Holy Synod of Bishops: Metropolitan Hrizostom of Dabar-Bosnia, Bishop Jovan of Sumadija, as well as Bishop Joanikije of Budva-Niksic. In…

Article by His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain within this month’s Newsletter of the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s delegation to the World Council of Churches. Interspersed among the top local and global news stories on television and in the pages of magazines and newspapers, stories and exposés about small and large-scale human trafficking operations…

Meeting at Christ the Savior Cathedral under the chairmanship of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill, the Inter-Council Presence of the Russian Orthodox Church adopted a document on canonical prohibitions yesterday in which it delineates three types of ecclesiastical offenses. The document, “Provision on Canonical Prohibitions and the Disciplinary Punishments of Clergymen,” was adopted, including a number…

The Pastoral School of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia’s Diocese of Chicago and Mid-America is offering several courses during its summer semester that are open to the general public. The summer session runs from June 21 to August 7. The classes offered this summer are: Liturgics Intermediate/Advanced Church Slavonic Parish Management and Operations…

The presidents and representatives of Greek associations and Greek orthodox parishes as well as representatives of the Greek Consulate General attended the Battle of Crete commemoration service recently at the Greek Orthodox church of St George in Brisbane. The service was held by the Cretan Association of Queensland in conjunction with he Greek Orthodox Archdiocese…

NEW YORK- IV Next, this summer’s Ionian Village program offered by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, has been met with overwhelming enthusiasm and interest. IV Next is excited to announce Dean and Victoria Tiggas as this year’s Trip Leaders and travel ambassadors. IV Next is the only travel-based program for young adults that combines…

The Office of Greek Education is pleased to announce that the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Education Department in collaboration with the Brienza’s Academic Advantage is hosting a 4-part Webinar Series starting Saturday, May 29th at 3pm. No registration is needed! These brand-new dynamic webinar series have been designed exclusively for the Greek parochial school teachers &…