On June 8, 2021, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America received His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph of the Antiochian Archdiocese to the headquarters of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Orthodox Observer

On Friday, 11th June, on the occasion of the commemoration of the glorious Saint Bartholomew the Apostle, a day on which His All-Holiness our Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew celebrates his nameday, a multi-Hierarchical Divine Liturgy (starting at 7:00am) will be celebrated at the Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Theotokos in Sydney, presided over by His…

The Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, the Abbot of the Holy & Great Monastery of Vatopedi, remained intubated at an Athens hospital’s ICU unit for a sixth consecutive day on Wednesday. The Elder Ephraim’s condition was described as stable, without any deterioration discerned, according to attending physicians. The beloved Elder was admitted to the Evangelismos Hospital on…

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The Archbishop Iakovos Leadership 100 Fund has announced that it is becoming a Founding Member of the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Foundation: For the Sacred See of Saint Andrew. In 1984, under the guidance of His Eminence Archbishop Iakovos, Leadership 100 was created as an endowment fund of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese to provide an opportunity…

On Saturday October 30, 2021, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will present the Athenagoras Human Rights Award to three scientists: Dr. Albert Bourla, DVM, Ph.D., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Pfizer; Dr. Ugur Sahin, M.D., Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of BioNTech; and Dr. George D. Yancopoulos, MD, Ph.D., Founding Scientist, President and Chief…

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The Metropolitan of Petra and Heronissos, His Eminence Gerasimos, on Monday officiated at the Vespers service at the Cathedral of St. Kalliope, in the city of Aghios Nikolaos, on the eve of the saint’s feast day. A holy relic of the miracle-working saint and martyr was venerated by the faithful throughout the service.    

The Bulgarian Patriarchate’s Bishop of Belogradchik, His Grace Polycarp, this week received in Sofia the visiting Greek Deputy Minister of foreign affairs, Costas Vlasis, who holds the expatriate Greeks’ portfolio. His Grace is an auxiliary Bishop to the Patriarch of Bulgaria, His Holiness Neofyt. Discussions revolved around issues affecting the Orthodox Church and relations between…