The Archbishop of America, His Emience Elpidophoros, toured two Greek-American Parochial Schools on Friday morning, in order to visit the pupils and educators and to personally verify the health and safety measures that have been mandated. The Archbishop was welcomed by staff and pupils at the William Spyropoulos Greek-American Day School, operated by the St….

  The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, on Saturday welcomed to the Patriarchate US Amb. Philip T. Reeker, who holds the European and Eurasian Affairs portfolio at the State Department. A lengthy discussion followed on various issues of common interest. Amb. Reeker was accompanied by the US ambassador in Ankara, David…

The Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymos on Monday officiated at the customary blessing ceremony in Greece’s Parliament, on the occasion of the beginning of the new legislative period. The ceremony was held with all public health precautions, to prevent exposure to the coronavirus pandemic, with 60 MPs in attendance during a…

  The Church today venerates the memory of Charitina the Martyr. St. Charitina contested for Christ during the reign of Emperor Diocletian, in the year 290.

  His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Irinej visited the Diocese of Nis on the occasion of the consecration of great shrines in Kursumlija and Prolom Banja on October 3 and 4, 2020. His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Irinej was greeted by His Grace Bishop Arsenije of Nis together with His Grace Bishop Ilarion of Timok, clergy and…

His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia is currently in Fanari, Greece, ahead of the meeting of the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate on October 6 – 8. As part of his visit, Archbishop Makarios, who is accompanied by the Hierologos Archdeacon Athenagoras Karakonstantakis, met with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. During the meeting, Archbishop Makarios conveyed…

Greek philosopher Aristotle said that ‘those who educate children well are more to be honoured than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those the art of living well.’ This quote finds a context after our conversation with Mrs Efrosini Stefanou-Haag. A mentor to students and teachers alike, a dedicated educator and…

On Tuesday, September 29, the “Kirilometodikon” Cyril and Methodius Research Center was opened at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in Sofia. The newly-constructed premises were presented by the Center’s deputy director, Dr. Slavia Burlieva, and the Center’s educational coordinator, Dr. Elka Zlateva, who spoke about the plans for the Center, reports the Bulgarian Academy of…

Ieronymos II, the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, has expressed heartfelt support to Armenia amid the ongoing hostilities. The Archbishop has sent a letter to His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, which reads: “Your Holiness, It was with deep sorrow and distress that, in its session of September 29…