My beloved students Of the Greek-American Day Schools, Greek Afternoon/ Saturday Schools and Sunday Schools, Today, with the Agiasmos (Blessings) a new school year begins, a new journey, a journey not to unknown destinations, but to the knowledge, exploration and learning of the Greek language, Greek culture, and our Orthodox faith and traditions. In this…

September 10-12, His Eminence Metropolitan Alexios was joined by Bishop Sevastianos and 75 clergy of the Metropolis of Atlanta. The three-day gathering at the Diakonia Retreat Center offered continuing education and important resources for Metropolis Clergy. It concluded with a Divine Liturgy in Panagia Chapel and remarks by His Eminence Metropolitan Alexios in support of…

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The Russian Orthodox Church and the Ministry of Emergency Situations this week signed a memorandum of cooperation in the northwest Russian city of Khimki. The MoC aims to coordinate efforts by the two sides regarding humanitarian assistance. The Moscow Patriarchate was represented by the the Metropolitan of Krutitsy and Kolomna, His Eminence Juvenal.  

The Orthodoxia News Agency’s webpages today host a feature on the Holy Annunciation Monastery on the Dodecanese island of Patmos, the largest nunnery on the isle where St. John the Theologian wrote the Book of Revelation. In 1937, the Elder Amphilochios Makris, himself a native of Patmos, turned the hermitage into a monastery, by adding…

Five Greek culture ministry conservators arrived at the village of Menetes, in the southeast Aegean island of Karpathos, in order to begin restoration works of rare ceiling and dome frescoes at the historic Cathedral of the Dormition of the Theotokos. The Cathedral was built in 1845, adjacent to the Churches of St. George and St….

The Romanian Orthodox Archbishop of the Lower Danube, His Eminence Casian, led a prayer service this week in the riverside city of Galatsi commemorating the return to service of a famous three-mast barque vessel, which will be used for training the country’s naval cadets. The 82-meter sail-and-diesel powered vessel, the Mircea, was built in 1938…

The Archbishop of America, His Eminence Elpidophoros, on Wednesday received hierarchs from the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States. In a statement, the Archbishop said «…We re-dedicated ourselves to you, the faithful, to pursue the call for canonical normalcy and pastoral unity on contemporary issues.»  

The Archbishop of Australia, His Eminence Makarios, continued his visit to the Holy Land on Thursday. Makarios concelebrated a Divine Liturgy at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, along with the Metropolitan of Capitolias, His Most Reverend Isychios; the Metropolitan of Arta, His Eminence Kallinikos and the Bishop of Apollonia, His Grace Seraphim….