May 28, 2020 Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Saint John the Theologian Tenafly, New Jersey Beloved Evangelia, Steve, Dino, Kathy and Family, Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Χριστὸς Ἀνέστη! Christ is Risen! We have come together on this final day of the Paschal Season to bid farewell to a remarkable human being, a beloved husband,…

  New York – On Tuesday, May 26, 2020, Archbishop Elpidophoros held a wide-ranging virtual conversation with more than 175 the members of the National Sisterhood of Presvyteres (the wives of clergy) addressing questions regarding their husbands, families, and parishes during the COVID-19 pandemic. President of the Sisterhood of Presvyteres Nicole Keares moderated the nearly…

Memorial services will be held Thursday, May 28, 2020, in all cathedrals, churches, monasteries, cemeteries and at all heroes’ monuments across Romania and abroad to mark the feast of the Ascension of the Lord and National Heroes’ Day. The services will be officiated after the Divine Liturgy in compliance with current regulations in the national…

The Church today venerates the memory of John, the Russian of Evia. The Holy New Confessor John, a native of Russia, was captured during warfare against the Turks in 1711, and was thereafter sold into slavery in Asia Minor. In this condition he struggled to serve God in piety, even while he served his earthly masters. He…

Today’s Apodosis of Pascha, Holy and Great Easter, was commemorated by the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece on Tuesday evening through the first hour of Wednesday in order to celebrate the Holy Easter Saturday Resurrection service with worshipers. Last month’s reverent Resurrection service was celebrated without worshipers, as they were barred from Church-going – even during Easter…

The situation for Serbians and Orthodoxy in Montenegro and Kosovo continues to deteriorate, threatening ethnic Serbs with displacement from the lands they’ve lived on for many centuries. In Belgrade, in fact, the government referred to an organized plan to remove ethnic Serb populations. In Montenegro, the government announced that it was easing coronavirus-related border restrictions for citizens…

An online synaxis, or assembly, with the Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, the Abbot of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, and health professionals from around the world, was posted today on the pages of the Orthodoxia news agency. The online assembly was held last Saturday. In a related development, Saturday, May 30, is the date…

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In a rare positive development related to the Greek Orthodox legacy in Turkey, the historic church of the Archangel Michael, in the Trabzon region, has been fully restored. The church, built in 1332 during the reign of Emperor Andronikos III, stands in the Pontian city of Platana, today known as Akçaabat, in Turkish. The restoration is part…