The St. Maximus the Greek Institute this week unveiled a new musical compilation of songs first performed by legendary singer and actress Sofia Vembo, whose voice is associated with the Greek Army’s victory against Italian fascist forces in the early stages of WWII on the Albanian front. The 12 songs are performed by a chorus…

The University of Balamand and the Lebanese army on Wednesday signed a memorandum of cooperation and a protocol for academic cooperation between the two sides. The university was established in northern Lebanon in 1988 by the Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East, during the tenure of reposed  Orthodox Patriarch Ignatius IV of Antioch. The university’s…

 The Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymous, on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding, on behalf of the Church, with the country’s infrastructure and transports ministry. The memorandum foresees the study and construction of an metropolitan ecclesiastical museum, the restoration of a historic building in central Athens that once housed the Holy…

The Archbishop of Tirana and All Albania, His Beatitude Anastasios, returned to his office at the Archdiocese on Thursday, following a brief hospital stay and after a successful angioplasty surgery last week.

Turkey’s highest administrative court has essentially handed the decision of whether or not to change the status of the iconic Hagia Sophia to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, with Council of State justices failing to issue a definitive ruling on the sensitive matter. Erdogan, along with several of his top ministers and religious extremists in…

The Church today commemorates the deposition of the Precious Robe of the Theotokos, in Blachernae, near Constantinople, in the late 5th century. Today is also the feast day of Juvenal, Patriarch of Jerusalem

With all the ballots cast over the past week now counted, Russians voted overwhelmingly in favor of a number of constitutional amendments, including the traditional definition of marriage and a reference to faith in God in the preamble to the defining legal document. In the end 77.9% of voters backed the reform package, while 21.3%…

Young people struggle under an incredible amount of pressure: to get the “best” grades, to get into the “right” school, etc. Unfortunately, this pressure persists into adulthood. We are constantly pushed to perform. Sometimes, we even define ourselves (and our worth, as people) by what we do. But the Church offers a different vision. Life…

  New York – The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Department of Education is pleased to announce the launch of StaEllinika, a Greek Language learning platform, available to schools and language programs of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. The Program is developed in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs of Greece…