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…

August 11, 2020 His Beatitude John X, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East for the Greek Orthodox Church called for a Solidarity Meeting in the Archdiocese of Beirut, in response to the huge catastrophe that befell Beirut and its inhabitants due to the terrible explosion. The meeting was headed by His Beatitude Patriarch John…

Families camp, Holland With the blessing of the Reverend Metropolitan Isaac Barakat, the Antiochian Orthodox Church in the Netherlands held a meeting for young families, from August 3 to 7 2020, with the title “Rise and do not be afraid” (Matthew 7:17). Many families gathered to reflect on the topic of education and the Christian…

Saturday, August 15, 2020, the feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos The Liturgy on the great Mother of God feast was performed by Metropolitans Stefanos of Kallioupolis and Madytos, Maximos of Selyvria and Ioannis of Zambia, Hierarch of the Patriarchate of Alexandria.

The head of the Belarusian Orthodox Church gave his blessing to offer special prayers for the Belarusian people, who are going through a difficult time now. With the blessing of His Eminence Metropolitan Pavel of Minsk and Zaslawye, Patriarchal Exarch of Belarus, prayers are offered in every church and monastery of the Belarusian Orthodox Church…