George M. Cantonis, President of Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology has announced plans to reopen the HCHC campus for the Fall 2021 semester. With the increasing availability of vaccinations, resulting in an anticipated decline in COVID-19 transmission and infectivity, the reopening will mark a return to a more typical on-campus experience…

Prot. No. 110/2021 May 16, 2021 Unto the Most Reverend and Right Reverend Hierarchs, Pious Priests and Deacons, the Monks and Nuns, Presidents and Members of Parish Councils, Honorable Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Members of Leadership 100, the Day and Afternoon Schools, Philoptochos Societies, the Youth, Greek Orthodox Organizations, and the entirety of the…

On Sunday, May 9, Father Efstratios Magoulias was ordained to the Holy Priesthood by His Eminence Metropolitan Gerasimos of San Francisco at Annunciation in Modesto. Father Efstratios has been assigned as the Assistant Priest at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Houston, Texas. AXIOS! goarch.org

Philhellenism, Philanthropy, and the Greek Revolution In celebration of the bicentennial of the Greek Revolution, the Classics and Mediterranean Studies Department at the University of Illinois Chicago, under the auspices of the Embassy of Greece in the USA and in collaboration with HALC, the Metropolis of Chicago, and the Consulate General of Greece in Chicago,…

The 40th Commemoration of the Fall of Constantinople – Hagia Sophia 1453 and 2021: From Past Conquest to Current Captivity With the blessings of His Eminence Metropolitan Nathanael of Chicago, the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago, the Metropolis of Chicago Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, and the Hellenic Society of Constantinople are presenting a live…

A Few Spots Still Available Sign up today, registration will close soon! Link: https://ionianvillage.campintouch.com/…/appl…/camper/App Under the guidance of the Holy Archdiocese, Ionian Village’s “IV Next” program will be offered July 25th – August 5th, 2021. The program will be for fully vaccinated young adults. Participants must be either ages 19-24, and/or students from the high…

By a unanimous vote of HCHC’s Board of Trustees on May 10, 2021, Rev. Dr. George Parsenios has been appointed Dean of Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology and Professor of New Testament with tenure. In announcing the appointment, HCHC President George M. Cantonis said, “We are extraordinarily fortunate that a scholar of such…

The Romanian Patriarchate’s tour and pilgrimage office, Basilica, has already begun planning trips to Greece for the coming summer season. Pilgrims headed to Greece must have proof of a negative PCR-type test taken within 72 hours of their entry into the country,  or a certificate of vaccination for the Covid-19 virus.

Pleas continued in the Holy Land to end recently intensified violence. In his latest intervention, the Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Most Godly Beatitude Theophilos III, condemned the violence against civilians in east Jerusalem, noting that “… religions co-exist based on the messages of the prophets, justice and mutual respect and fraternal love.” On his part,…