Beloved in the Lord, I wish to share with you this letter which I received from His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America. He is presently at the Ecumenical Patriarchate, but even from afar he has been monitoring the dangerous fires throughout the state of California. We are grateful to Archbishop Elpidophoros for his archpastoral care…

AHEPA has opened its Emergency Relief Fund to provide assistance to the victims of the wildfires that are devastating California and Hurricane Laura, announced Supreme President George G. Horiates. “The California wildfires have caused widespread devastation affecting thousands of people and Hurricane Laura has made landfall,” Supreme President Horiates said. “Our thoughts are prayers are…

“LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS THE WAY YOU LOVE YOURSELF.( THE FIRST MISSIONERY VISIT TO CHIRUNDU BY FR ANTONIOS). “There is no commandment greater than these.” The Church Fathers teach that we find our true self in loving our neighbor.Remember, love is not a feeling but an action. With the blessings of Archbishop Ioanis of Zambia….

New York, NY – While at the Ecumenical Patriarchate, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros participated in a teleconference call regarding the Pension Plan with the Archdiocesan Benefits Committee (ABC), as well as several Senior Clergy to discuss the ABC’s recommendations. This call was a follow-up to his nationwide virtual meeting with hundreds of clergy on August…

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  A meeting of the EU’s Foreign Affairs Council convenes in Berlin today and Friday, in the wake of continuing Turkish provocations and aggression in the eastern Mediterranean, and just days after the Islamist Erdogan government converted another iconic Byzantine-era Orthodox cathedral from a museum into a mosque. The latest insult to Christianity, and especially…

The day before the feast day of the Dormition of the Theotokos, the Ever-Virgin Mary, based on the Julian calendar, is commemorated today by the Patriarchate of Jerusalem. Members of the Holy Brotherhood of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher were led by the Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Most Godly Beatitude Theophilos, in a procession…

  The Church of Cyprus’ Holy Bishopric of Tamasos and Orini, on the island republic, has commenced a humanitarian aid collection campaign for people in need in Beirut. Humanitarian aid is being collected by dozens of volunteers from the bishopric’s 45 parishes.

  Only days remain before a general election in the small Adriatic country of Montenegro on Sunday, amid continuing persecution of the Orthodox Church there by the outgoing government. In a videotaped message, the Metropolitan-Bishop of Montenegro and the Littoral, His Eminence Amphilochios, called on citizens to vote, in order to defend the faith, as…