Mayor Cooper, Madam Ambassador Papadopoulou, Fellow Greek-Americans and Philhellenes, Mr. Mayor, On behalf of the Greek-American Community of the United States America, and all those who love Greece, I want to thank you, and the Citizens of Nashville, for this special commemoration of the Bicentennial of the Greek Revolution. Furthermore, given the events of recent…

Soon, a supply of board games about the 1821 Greek War of Independence will be in the hands of Greek diaspora children all over the world. The Athens War Museum donated over 400 board games to the Foreign Ministry’s General Secretariat for Public Diplomacy & Greeks Abroad to be sent to young Greeks and children…

The online Orthodox platform Pemptousia, in cooperation with the Romania-based Bizanticons Arts Store, hosted the first synaxis – or assembly – with the Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, the Abbot of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi of Mount Athos, and friends of the specific establishment, on Thursday April 1, 2021. A simultaneous translation in English…

The Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church, His Holiness Porfirije, met this week with the country’s minister of education, sciences and technological development, Branko Ružić, with the Primate referring to the good cooperation between the Church and the specific ministry. Among others, His Holiness called on the minister to upgrade the lesson of religious studies…

The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, on Thursday received the ambassadors of Spain and Peru to Turkey, respectively, at the Patriarchate’s Fanar-district seat. On Wednesday, His All Holiness officiated at the Divine Liturgy of the Pre-Sanctified Gifts, celebrated at the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George.    

The miracle of St. Demetrius, occurring at dawn on April 1, 1821, is commemorated today at the central Athens cathedral dedicated to the saint. St. Demetrius appeared in a dream to a leading Christian clan leader, Hatzi-Meletis, hours after the latter had persuaded the local “Voivoda”, or warlord, to supply his men with more rifles,…

Father Antonios Mutyaba is not your usual Greek priest. He is responsible for the education of hundreds of children in Uganda, through the four primary schools and one secondary school he has built. “Africa is suffering from illiteracy. Education can take Africa out of its misery,” the priest tells Greek Reporter in fluent Greek. Father…

The Church today venerates the memory of Mary of Egypt. This saint lived a depraved life in Alexandria until roughly the age of 30. Moved by curiosity, she accompanied pilgrims to Jerusalem, where she might witness the Exaltation of the venerable Cross. Even in the Holy City she gave herself over to every kind of…

We kindly invite you to our upcoming online talk, on Monday 5th April 2021 at 18:30 p.m. The speaker will be the Consul General of Cyprus to the United Kingdom Mr Theodoros D. Gkotsis speaking to us on the subject of “The participation and contribution of Cyprus in the Greek Revolution and War of Independence…