The Archbishop of America, His Eminence Elpidophoros, on Tuesday convened a virtual Archdiocese Council meeting. In his opening remarks, His Eminence highlighted the recent accomplishments of the Archdiocese, and detailed what he called the historic upcoming events in the course of the Archdiocese of America –including: • An upcoming visit of His All-Holiness, Ecumenical Patriarch…

The Church today commemorates the 4th Wednesday after Pascha, Holy and Great Easter – also known as the Mid-Pentecost. Today is also the feast day of Carpos and Alphaeus, Apostles of the 70. First vote on long-awaited bill to allow Greek citizens to vote from abroad fails to reach necessary support. A draft bill expanding…

Patriarch John X received a Russian parliamentary delegation, at the Patriarchate’s headquarters in Damascus. The delegation was headed by a member of the State Duma and the coordinator of the bilateral Russian-Syrian Parliamentary Relations Committee, Mr. Dmitry Sablin. He was accompanied by the Russian Ambassador in Syria, His Excellency Mr. Alexander Yefimov and a number…

It’s not too early to book your hotel reservations for the National Philoptochos Board Meeting and 18th Biennial Children’s Medical Fund Luncheon 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana hosted by the Metropolis of Detroit Philoptochos. The Philoptochos rate at the Conrad Hilton is now SOLD OUT, however, rooms are still available at the standard rate. To accommodate…

NEW YORK – The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America received with much joy and gratitude the news from the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, that at the recommendation of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the Holy and Sacred Synod elected on May 19th, 2021 the Archimandrite of the Ecumenical Throne Athenagoras Ziliaskopoulos,…

The subject of homily and discussion: “The healing of the souls’ diseases” Thursday, May 27, 2021, 07:30 PM Athens time Dear brothers and sisters, You are invited to participate in the ” 2nd e-Synaxis with Bishop Hierotheos of Nafpaktos and the faithful of St Nicholas & St John the Apostle Students Church in Cluj-Napoca, Romania”,…

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In yet another ominous development from the strife-plagued Kosovo and Metohija province, Kosovo Albanian leaders this week sent a letter to UNESCO, demanding that four historic Serbian Orthodox Church monasteries located in the province be removed from the organization’s List of World Heritage Sites in Danger. The Kosovo Albanians also demanded that UNESCO no longer…