The Archdiocese of Athens and the relevant infrastructure and transports ministry will proceed with a memorandum of understanding for the study and construction of a metropolitan ecclesiastical museum, as well as the restoration of the historic building in central Athens that once housed the Holy Synod of the Church of Greece, along with the…

  Members of the Holy Synod of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece met in Athens on Tuesday, for the first time since places of worship in the east Mediterranean country were reopened for services with the presence of worship – and after two months of enduring a coronvirus-related lockdown. Church hierarchs were briefed and…

According to a new statement from the Patriarchate of Constantinople, churches in Turkey will reopen to parishioners this coming Saturday, June 6, on the eve of the feast of Pentecost. Churches have been closed by decision of the Holy Synod since mid-March. Parishioners are expected to comply with the prescribed sanitary instructions, including maintaining a…

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WASINGTON. His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America is on his way to Washington for a meeting with President Trump today at 11 AM. The Archbishop, along with other Religious Leaders was invited by President Trump   thenationalherald.com

Saturday of Souls June 6, 2020   The Very Reverend and Reverend Clergy Esteemed Members of the Metropolitan Council, Esteemed Members of the Parish Councils, Philoptochos Sisterhood, Faculty and Students of the Catechetical and Greek Afternoon Schools, Directors and Participants of all Youth Organizations, and all devout Orthodox Christians of the Communities of the Greek…

We, the members of the Executive Committee of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the U.S.A., express our strong concern and deep sorrow for the recent unrest throughout our beloved country. We stand in unequivocal solidarity and peaceful protest with all those who condemn racism and inequality, which betray the spirit of democracy in…

  “Again we pray for all those that have fallen sick and are in extremity, and for the doctors and nurses and all those in the areas of health, who serve and minister to the sick, offering care and comfort; that the Lord our God will furthermore strengthen them, work through them and guide them…

Metropolitan of Pisidia Sotirios With the Ascension of Jesus Christ into Heaven, we may think that His Disciples were sad to be separated from Him. Up until that moment, the Lord was with them. He spoke to them, and they heard His voice. Now He’s gone, and they won’t see Him again! That is how…