The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, in partnership with the National Council of Churches, the Graymoor Ecumenical & Interreligious Institute and the Ecclesiological Investigations Network will be hosting a webinar on “Ecumenical Readings of ‘For the Life of the World’ on April 21, 2021 at 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM EST. The webinar will focus…

To honor the bicentennial of Greek Independence, Mayor Ethan Baker of Troy, Michigan, with its name tied to an ancient city with Hellenic roots, presented His Eminence Metropolitan Nicholas of Detroit, Fr. Paul Patitsas, and Fr. Michael Manos of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Troy, Michigan with a declaration in commemoration and acknowledgment of…

Charta Oecumenica – celebration of 20th Anniversary H. E. Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden INTERPETATION OF ST. PAUL’S LETTER TO THE ROMANS 12: 2-12 St. Paul, in the second half of his letter to the Romans, which begins with chapter 12, sends moral instructions and practical exhortations to the faithful so they can lead a Christian…

A portion of the Holy Relics of St. Ephraim of Nea Makri were greeted this week by the faithful of Nicosia, Cyprus, at the historic cathedral of St. Anthony, a glebe of the Holy Monastery of the Apostle Barnabas. The Holy Relics were translated to the cathedral and received by the Bishop of Nitrias, His…

The online Orthodox platform Pemptousia, in cooperation with the Romania-based Bizanticons Arts Store, will host the first synaxis – or assembly – with the Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, the Abbot of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi of Mount Athos, and friends of the specific establishment. The online assembly will take place on Thursday at…

The Bishop of Ploesti, His Grace Varlaam, the First Secretary of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church, this week met with the new deputy foreign minister for Romanians abroad, Oana Ursache, with talks focusing on the promotion of common Church-state initiatives towards the benefit of overseas Romanian communities. The new deputy minister, who…

The inaugural online archontariki with the Elder Archimandrite Gabriel, the Abbot of the Holy Monastery of St. David, in northwestern Evia island, will be hosted by the online Orthodox platform Pemptousia today, at 19.30 Athens times. Archontariki in Greek is a monastery’s guesthouse. To participate please fill out an electronic application on the pages of…

A Moscow Patriarchate official this week underlined that the visit to Greece by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, and especially to the semi-autonomous monastic community of Mount Athos, testifies to the spiritual and historical ties between the two nations, Russia and Greece. In a statement, the deputy chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s synodal department for…

The Holy Archdiocese of Athens this week announced a tender for the digitalizing of its registry of marriage licenses and baptismal statements, among others, with the current registry dating to 1920. The Archdiocese’s current website already allows users to electronically request the issuance of several print documents, with the digitization process to allow the bypassing…