On Monday night, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios could not contain his emotions at events held to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Crete at the Holy Monastery of Axion Esti, Northcote. Speaking about the role of the church during the Battle of Crete, Archbishop Makarios told the tale of Erhardt Kestner, a German,…

His Eminence Metropolitan Nathanael began experiencing acute, persistent pain that was unusual in nature and unrelated to COVID-19. Out of an abundance of caution, His Eminence was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital where he was admitted and treated. His Eminence now is recuperating and is expected to resume his day-to-day responsibilities in the near future….

On Saturday, April 17, the Maliotis Cultural Center at Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology presented the virtual conference “1821-2021: The Orthodox Church and the Greek Revolution” in observance of the bicentennial of the beginning of Greece’s War of Independence. The conference examined the vital role of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and Greek…

On this week’s episode of “Live with the Louhs,” a radio ministry of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, hosts Fr. Nicholas and his wife, Dr. Roxanne, a Clinical Psychologist, discuss Earth Day. They discuss the tremendous efforts that His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, often referred to as “The Green Patriarch,” has done during…

LOMBARD, IL, April 16, 2021 – The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago has announced the dates and registration information for its annual Junior Olympics, which will take place in person after last year’s cancellation caused by COVID-19. The Metropolis Junior Olympics, the proverbial marker of summer for our ministries, will celebrate its 40th year Memorial…

The Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymos, spoke with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday evening on the sidelines of a commemorative event in Parliament, amid the standing demand by the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece that cathedrals and chapels be open to worshippers during the coming Holy Easter Week. In…

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On the Fifth Sunday of the Great Lent, the Metropolitan of Belgium, His Eminence Athinagoras, presided over the Divine Liturgy at the Monastery of the Nativity in Asten in the Netherlands. During the Divine Liturgy, the Metropolitan ordained Quinten Koning as a deacon. The newly ordained deacon, who bears the name of St. Quinten, a…

The Archbishop of Tirana and All Albania, His Beatitude Anastasios, gave a sermon on the fifth Sunday of Lent from the metropolitan cathedral of the Resurrection, in Tirana.