Greece’s president of the republic, Katerinia Sakellaropoulou, today began a four-day visit to the Evros prefecture in extreme northeast Greece, on the occasion of the 101st anniversary of the region’s liberation and inclusion into the modern Greek state. As part of her official contacts, the Greek president will meet with the Metropolitan of Alexandroupolis, Trajanopolis…

This year’s report by the US State Department on religious freedoms around the world is again scathing over official Turkey’s treatment of religious minorities in that predominately Muslim country. According to the report, the Turkish government continues to restrict the rights of non-Muslim religious minorities, especially those not recognized by the 1923 Lausanne Treaty. Nevertheless,…

The Patron Saint-day of the monastery of St. Basil of Ostrog in Bijeljina was marked on May 12, 2021 with the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy, which was served by Their Graces Bishops Fotije of Zvornik-Tuzla and Heruvim of Osijek-Polje and Baranja. They were concelebrated by abbot of the Ozren Monastery Archimandrite Gavrilo (Stevanovic), abbot of the…

His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia has been vaccinated with Covid-19 vaccine, giving the motivation to all orthodox faithful of Australia to respect scientists directions.  

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…