My Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, The Feast of Saint Nicholas is just behind us, Christmas is right before us, and our Saint Nicholas National Shrine is moving quickly along on its journey to completion. The Friends of St. Nicholas have shown exceptional skill in their leadership of the project, and their cooperation with…

Keynote Address to the Archdiocesan Council, New York City December 15, 2020 Your Eminences, Your Graces, Mr. John Catsimatidis, Vice-Chair of this Archdiocesan Council, Esteemed members of the Executive Committee and the Archdiocesan Council, Distinguished Senators for Orthodoxy and Hellenism, Beloved brothers and sisters in Christ, I express to each and every one of you…

President of the Republic of Serbia Mr. Aleksandar Vucic and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Mr. Sergez Lavrov visited the Saint Sava Cathedral in Belgrade and layed flowers on the grave of Serbian Patriarch Irinej of blessed repose on 15 December 2020. On this occasion Minister Lavrov read the letter of the…

  Following a commitment made by the Greek Community of Melbourne to provide both additional funding and assistance in increasing student enrolments, La Trobe University has agreed to continue the teaching of its Greek language program for three years. The situation will be reviewed after semester 1 census in 2023 and the future of the…

The Holy Archdiocese of Australia this week stated that it was following with great interest the developments regarding the preservation of the modern Greek Program at Melbourne’s Latrobe University. The Archdiocese has actively and tirelessly participated in a rescue committee of the Program, which aims to ensure a Greek-speaking future for the next generations of…

  A Mental Health Task Force established by the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States this week published a comprehensive and unified directory of Orthodox Christian Mental Health Professionals in America. The directory includes Eastern or Oriental Orthodox Christians who are verified to be in good sacramental standing by their parish priest…

  The Holy Synod of the Church of Cyprus also convened on Tuesday to scrutinize a recent, and very disappointing, decision by the island republic’s government concerning places of worship and Church-going. In his communication with the president of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades, the Archbishop of Cyprus, His Beatitude Chrysostomos, expressed the Church’s concerns and the…

Members of the Holy Synod of the Autocephalous Church of Greece concluded the first day of a two-day session on Tuesday, convening via teleconference, with the main topic on the agenda being none other than the issue of Church-going for the Holy Twelve-day period between Christmas and the Epiphany, on Jan. 6. Shortly afterwards, the…

The Church today venerates the memory of Eleutherios the Hieromartyr, Bishop of Illyricum, and his mother AnTHI-a. This saint hailed from Rome and was orphaned of his father from childhood. He was instructed in the Gospels by the Bishop of Rome Anacletus. Though still very young, he was made Bishop of Illyricum by reason of…