It was with great sadness that I was informed about the falling asleep in the Lord of His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. By all accounts, the late Prince Philip served the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth for decades with great dedication, was a steadfast support for the members of the royal family,…
On 9 April 2021, Her Majesty Queen Elisabeth II announced with deep sorrow the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who passed away peacefully on that morning at Windsor Castle. Prince Philip was born on 10 June 1921 on the Greek island of Corfu and was the…
The late Nikos Manginas, official photographer of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, passed away on 10 April 2021, in the morning, in his room at the Phanar. His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, informed of the sudden death of his close collaborator, performed a memorial service for the rest of his soul immediately after the Divine Liturgy, which…
Archbishop Hieronymos of Athens and All Greece said older citizens and people in vulnerable groups must “hastily” be vaccinated against the coronavirus, in statements to national broadcaster ERT on Saturday. “The notion of Christian Love means just that: protecting our fellow human beings by protecting ourselves,” he added. “We, all of us, the elderly, must…
Saint George Greek Orthodox Church Clifton, New Jersey April 9, 2021 Dear and beloved faithful of Saint George, How far we have come over this past year! From the grim days that we all faced twelve months ago, when the pandemic was spreading out of control. To this Spring, when the hope of the vaccines…
Congratulations to the St. Photios National Shrine’s Greek-language First Place Essay Contest winner Emmanuel Lambrakis of New York, NY, with an essay on Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe. He is the winner of the $1,000 prize provided by Mrs. Stella Kokolis, M.Ed. President of the Federation of Hellenic American Educators. The Saint Photios Greek Orthodox National…
Announcement on the falling asleep of His Royal Highness Prince Philip It is with a heavy heart that we learned of the falling asleep of His Royal Highness Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, who passed away peacefully this morning at Windsor Castle. His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas and the entire Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira…
“We are delighted that you are many and you are young. It’s a big deal in a world where there are fewer and fewer children. It is a great thing that you give birth, that you are concerned with doing this order of being God’s helpers and of bringing healthy babies to life. And we,…
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel expressed his sorrow and offered his condolences following the repose of Prince Philip at the age of 99: Bucharest, 9 April 2021 His Royal Highness Charles, The Prince of Wales Your Royal Highness, With deep sadness, we have received the news of the passing away, on the 9 of April 2021,…