Congratulations to the St. Photios National Shrine’s Greek-language First Place Essay Contest winner Emmanuel Lambrakis of New York, NY, with an essay on Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe. He is the winner of the $1,000 prize provided by Mrs. Stella Kokolis, M.Ed. President of the Federation of Hellenic American Educators. The Saint Photios Greek Orthodox National…

Announcement on the falling asleep of His Royal Highness Prince Philip It is with a heavy heart that we learned of the falling asleep of His Royal Highness Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, who passed away peacefully this morning at Windsor Castle. His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas and the entire Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira…

“We are delighted that you are many and you are young. It’s a big deal in a world where there are fewer and fewer children. It is a great thing that you give birth, that you are concerned with doing this order of being God’s helpers and of bringing healthy babies to life. And we,…

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel expressed his sorrow and offered his condolences following the repose of Prince Philip at the age of 99: Bucharest, 9 April 2021 His Royal Highness Charles, The Prince of Wales Your Royal Highness, With deep sadness, we have received the news of the passing away, on the 9 of April 2021,…

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The Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymos, on Friday received Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias at the Archdiocese in Athens, with current affairs discussed, in the wake of the latter’s recent visit to Libya and pending visit to Turkey. Dendias said that before going to Ankara, he will pay a visit to the…

Nearly 32,000 children have benefited from the Romanian Orthodox Church’s Choose School! program, which provides them with necessary school supplies, lessons, activities, and much more. The latest edition, implemented in 6 counties over the past 6 years, helped 2,934 children. The next 3-year edition has already been launched. Project manager Fr. Constantin Năclad gave thanks…

The civil governor of Mount Athos, Athanasios Martinos, met on Friday with Greek deputy interior minister Stavros Kalafatis, who also holds the Macedonia-Thrace portfolio. Talks focused on cooperation between the semi-autonomous monastic community’s with the ministry on issues dealing with the activities and work of the Centre for the Preservation of the Holy Mount (Mount…

The Patriarch of Serbia, His Holiness Porfirije, on Thursday received Petar Petkovic, the director of the Serbian government’s Office for Kosovo and Metohija. The Primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church was briefed on issues of key importance for the survival of the Serbian people and cultural legacy in Kosovo. Patriarch Porfirije expressed satisfaction with the…