The 2020 edition of the International Meeting of Orthodox Youth (ITO), which was programmed to be held this September in Timișoara, has been rescheduled for next year. The decision was taken considering the need to limit the Covid-19 pandemic. The latest edition of the event was held in the southern-Romania city of Craiova between September…

The VR Pilgrim application offers a virtual tour of places of worship from Lebanon, among which the “St. Nicholas” Cathedral in Beirut, one of the most affected buildings by the blast on August 4. In June, VR360 Treasures company launched the application VR Pilgrim, which allows users to take virtual tours of Christian churches across…

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Friday, August 14, Great Vespers at the Cathedral of the Dormition of the Theotokos in Wood Green, N. London, presided over by His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas in concelebration with The Right Revd Bishops Athanasios of Tropaeou and Kyrillos of Avydos. Saturday, August 15, Matins and Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of the Dormition of the…

Supreme President George G. Horiates led a contingent of Ahepans who participated at a protest of Turkey held at the Embassy of Turkey in Washington, DC, August 14, 2020. The Hellenic Cultural Center organized the protest. The peaceful protest took an ugly turn when counter-protestors exhibited Turkish propaganda and physically blocked access to the public…

NEW YORK – His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America has been tapped by the Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC) to deliver the Wednesday benediction during the course of the Democratic National Convention this week. The convention, which will take place over four days starting August 17 and finishing on August 20, is the signature event…

His Holiness Patriarch Irinej officiated on the occasion of the monastery church dedication day, the feast of the Translation of the relics of the Holy Archdeacon Stefan, the Holy Liturgy in the monastery dedicated to that First martyr in Slanci near Belgrade, on August 15, 2020. During the Liturgy His Holiness the Patriarch ordained monk…

New York, NY – His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros departed for Istanbul following the celebration of the Dormition of the Theotokos at the eponymous Church in Southampton. This will be His Eminence’s first visit of 2020, the last time he was there was for the Feast of the First-Called Apostle Andrew in November of 2019. The…

DONATE to aid the victims Watch video of the Brooklyn event Read coverage from the New York Daily News His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph remembered making “75 phone calls” the day of the blast in Beirut, “just to make sure the people I know are still alive.” The explosion on August 4 – captured on video…