Government decisions in Greece on how cathedrals and chapels will hold Holy services during Easter week and Holy Pascha – Easter Sunday – which falls on May 2, are expected in the coming period. The faithful in the predominately Christian Orthodox country want to avoid, at all costs, scenes from last Easter, when places of…

The Church today venerates the memory of Eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople. Born in western Asia Minor, Eutychius was the son of illustrious parents, from whom he received a pious upbringing. He studied in Constantinople, and became a monk in a monastery of Amasia. In 552 he was chosen as Patriarch of New Rome, but was…

His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch received His Excellency Nikos Christodoulidis, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus, at the Serbian Patriarchate in Belgrade, on April 5, 2021, The Patriarch expressed satisfaction that he had the opportunity to greet a high official of friendly and monotheistic Cyprus, with whose people the Serbian people share…

His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch received His Excellency Nikos Dendias, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Greece, at the Serbian Patriarchate in in Belgrade, on April 5, 2021. During the first meeting with a member of the Greek government since taking office, Patriarch Porfirijespoke about the centuries-old close ties between the two monotheistic…

  The Office of Greek Education is pleased to announce the return of the Archdiocesan District Children’s Choir. His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros, expressed his desire to re-establish the youth choir program. With his spiritual guidance, his deep love for children and the Greek language, the Archdiocesan Youth Choir will return this Fall 2021. This program…

Join us for the 2021 Mission to America After-Pascha Book Study from May 11 – June 15. This annual online book study provides an opportunity for nurturing conversation and community surrounding books that help participants to understand our Faith and share it. This program is sponsored by the Missions and Evangelism Ministry of the Greek…

Grateful to the brilliant scientists and health care workers who, through hard work and by the Grace of God, produce and deliver life-saving vaccines. We have a moral obligation to make vaccines available to everyone in the world,” said His Eminence. goarch.org  

On April 1, 2021, from the Parthenon in Nashville, Tennessee, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros received a Proclamation from Mayor John Cooper celebrating the 200th Anniversary of the Greek Revolution of 1821. Joining Archbishop Elpidophoros and Mayor Cooper were His Eminence Metropolitan Nicholas of Detroit, Ambassador Alexandra Papadopoulou of the Hellenic Republic, and George Horiates, the…

The Patriarchate of Jerusalem, a day earlier, the Third Sunday of the Holy and Great Lent, celebrated the Feast of the Veneration of the Precious Cross of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. The Feast was first celebrated at the Patriarchate with a Great Vespers service on Saturday afternoon, according to the status quo order…