An extraordinary meeting was held at the building of Metropolis of Neapolis and Stavroupolis in Thessaloniki, Greece on Sunday chaired by Citizen Protection Minister Nikos Hardalias and the president of National Public Health Organisation Panagiotis Arkoumaneas after the detection of the South African COVID-19 strain in the area. “The first detection of the mutation was…

On Friday, 16/29 January 2021, the Patriarchate celebrated the feast of the veneration of the Sacred Chain of the glorious chief of the Apostles Peter. On this feast, the Church and especially the Church of Jerusalem commemorates the event of Apostle Peter’s imprisonment, according to the Book of Acts (Acts 12:1-19). The Church recalls that…

There are now more and more allegations – even by Turkish agents – about the destruction of ancient and Byzantine churches in Turkey, either by arbitrary construction or by treasure hunters in the hope of finding gold and other relics. These churches were abandoned after the Greek Genocide and the population exchange between Greece and Turkey….

With journalists, aid workers and U.N. officials largely cut off and local internet and mobile services blocked, much remains unknown about what has been happening in Ethiopia’s Tigray region over the last three months, but accounts emerging from farmers and villagers escaping the fighting between Tigrayan militia and central government forces are not encouraging. U.N….

Read the Encyclical on the Feast of the Three Hierarchs and the Day of Greek Letters by His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America Prot. No. 18/2021 January 30, 2021   So, from the very beginning, we must examine each of their teachings, to harmonize it with our ultimate purpose, according to the Doric proverb, “testing each stone…

Read the Archdiocese’s statement regarding the grant received from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) to enhance education in Greek language, history, culture, and tradition for students in the United States. The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America’s Department of Greek Education is pleased to announce that it has received a two-year grant from the Stavros Niarchos…

Read the Assembly’s statement regarding the issue of supporting women in crisis pregnancies   Today, as the annual March For Life is held digitally due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America reaffirms the sanctity of life based on the firm conviction that life begins at…

St. Michael Church in a Black Sea coastal town in northeastern Turkey will become a museum that welcomes domestic and foreign tourists in 2021, according to officials. The historical building in Akçaabat town of Trabzon province has been restored and will be used in social and cultural activities by Turkey’s Culture and Tourism Ministry. After…

The Church today commemorates the Synaxis of the Three Hierarchs: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, & John Chrysostom. The common feast of the three great teachers was instituted just before the year 1100, during the reign of the Byzantine Emperor Alexis I Comnenos. January 30 is also traditionally celebrated as the day of Greek…