The Saint Photios Greek Orthodox National Shrine Essay Program committee members reviewed the judges’ results for the 2020 essay competition. Committee members Katherine Bacalis; Renee Gahagan; and, Dr. Tony Tsitos congratulate Monty Singer of Manchester, Vermont, whose essay on Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe achieved the highest ranking. He is the winner of the $1,000…

  By Kristen Bruskas, Director of Development and Communications, Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco The Women’s Wellness and Awareness Ministry of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco Philoptochos recently held a one-day Zoom seminar focusing on “Stroke in Women: Across the Lifespan.” Presenter Dr. Christina Mijalski Sells, MD MPH, was the featured presenter,…

By Presvytera Dimitra Dogias (President of Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco Sisterhood of Presvyteres) The Sisterhood of Presvyteres from the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco gathered virtually over Zoom for their annual retreat on January 22 – 23, 2021. The theme of the retreat was “Real Time Resilience – Cultivating Self-Awareness to Understand…

Your Eminence, On behalf of the historic Cathedral of Saints Constantine and Helen, I would like to welcome you today as you lead us in prayer. Even though we are few today due to the pandemic, and even fewer due to the snow, we are a community full of love for you, our Spiritual Father…

Today when we commemorate our national poet Dionysios Solomos, all Hellenism proudly celebrates, for the fourth year, International Greek Language Day. And no one is excluded from this celebration. On the contrary, everyone participates – and there are many – who regardless of their origin, recognise the fundamental role that Greek language has played in…

The online platform Pemptousia, in cooperation with the Friends of Mount Athos society, on Tuesday will host the inaugural online assembly from Mount Athos with the Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, the Abbot of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, with members of the society. The online assembly, of synaxis, will begin at 19.30 Athens time….

A procedure to return assets confiscated after WWII to churches and religious communities in Serbia is almost complete. More than 28K hectares of rural lands have already been returned to institutions of the Serbian Orthodox Church, such as the Patriarchate, the Archdiocese of Belgrade, Metropolises, monasteries and individual parishes

A Korean organization this month released a report presenting horrifying accounts of Christian persecution in North Korea, a communist dictatorship that ranks as one of the most repressive regimes in the world. Korea Future Initiative (KFI) conducted the investigation to document the religious freedom violations perpetrated against North Korean citizens, and to inform decision-makers in…

The Patriarch of All Romania, His Beatitude Daniel, on Sunday, the 16th Sunday of Matthew, recounted the Parable of the Talents, during his sermon. His Beatitude underlined that this parable includes very important lessons for the Faithful’s daily and spiritual life.