The memory of ethnomartyr Polykarpos, the early 19th century Metropolitan of Larissa, was commemorated on Thursday by the Holy Metropolis of Larissa and Tyrnavos, on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of his death in the cause of Greek liberation from dour Ottoman rule. During a ceremony, the Metropolitan of Larissa and Tyrnavos, His Eminence…

The Archbishop of America, His Eminence Elpidophoros, on Thursday convened, via video conference, a regular meeting of the Holy Eparchial Synod. Hierarchs of the Archdiocese were first briefed over a very joyous announcement, by the Mother Church, the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, confirming a visit to America this autumn of the Ecumenical Patriarch, His All-Holiness…

The Church today venerates the memory of Sophia & her three daughters: Faith, Hope, and Love, better known by their Greek names of Pistis, Elpis and Agape – and by extension Vera, Nadezhda, and Lyubov in Russian. These saints were from Italy, and contested for the Faith in the year 126, during the reign of…

Yesterday, September 15, the Tver Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church solemnly celebrated its 750th anniversary with the Divine Liturgy at Holy Transfiguration Cathedral. The diocese is one of the five oldest in the Russian Church, founded in 1271. The original Transfiguration Cathedral was built in 1290 under the holy Prince-Passion-Bearer Michael of Tver, and…

In addition to the assistance it has already offered the local medical community, the Pskov Metropolia of the Russian Orthodox Church plans to build a hospital at the Pskov Caves Monastery. Speaking at a press conference on Sunday, His Eminence Metropolitan Tikhon of Pskov announced that, “In Pechory, we want to open a hospital—a clinical…

Orthodox faithful from across Russia gathered in the Urals city of Alapaevsk to set off yesterday on the traditional 10-day, 110-mile procession in honor of St. Simeon of Verkhoturye. The prayerful journey will end in Verkhoturye on September 24, on the eve of the feast of the transfer of the relics of the great saint…

In honor of the new school year, Orthodox dioceses throughout Romania have been providing children with necessary school supplies. A week before school started, priests of the Archdiocese of the Lower Danube received donated backpacks filled with school supplies, which they then distributed to 4,000 children, reports the Basilica News Agency. On September 16, the…

It is announced that the scheduled visit of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to the United States of America will take place from October 23 to November 3, within the framework of health and safety measures due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. During this visit, the doors of Saint Nicholas National Shrine and Greek Orthodox…

On the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, His Eminence Metropolitan Nicholas of Detroit and area priests gathered at Holy Cross in Farmington Hills, Michigan to celebrate with the faithful. goarch.org