His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros Opening Prayer and Remarks Meeting of the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Foundation October 17, 2024 New York Hilton New York, New York Esteemed Archons and Founders of the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Foundation, Invocation: Let us commence with prayer: O Lord Jesus Christ our God, You called Andrew to be your First-Called Disciple,…

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros Remarks, Invocation & Benediction for ‘An Evening with Maria Callas’ Teatro Grattacielo Opera Company October 17, 2024 The University Club New York, New York Invocation: Let us pray to the Lord: O Heavenly King – You are our Ζωῆς Χορηγός – the leader of our Choir and the provider of every…

Reverend Beatitudes, Eminences, Excellencies, Brethren, We are here because the homeland is wounded, in pain, and bleeding. Our hearts are bleeding, for around us are victims, martyrs, killing, violence, displacement, and all afflictions that beset us. We are here by the mercy of the Lord in hope and expectation that our meeting and gathering will…

“Remain until your last breath within the Holy Ark of the Orthodox Faith and in what you have received from our fathers.” With this paternal exhortation, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew concluded the important speech he delivered during the official dinner held in his honour in Melbourne, organised by the Holy Archdiocese of Australia. The…

A sculpture that will evoke memories of the Apostolic visit of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew—the simple, approachable, and friendly Patriarch—will henceforth stand proudly in the “heart” of the Holy Diocese of Chora, in the premises of the Holy Monastery of Our Lady “Axion Esti” in Northcote, Melbourne. The concept behind the creation of this…

On the morning of Tuesday, 15th October, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew visited the Greek Orthodox St John’s College in the suburb of Preston, Melbourne. This marked his second visit after 28 years, during which His All-Holiness had the opportunity to witness with heartfelt joy the significant progress of the educational institution of the Holy…

LOS ANGELES, Sept 16, 2024 – On the heels of the success of “Man of God,” writer-director-producer Yelena Popovic and producer Alexandros Potter recently launched Simeon Faith, a fund that will finance and produce talent-driven, highly marketable films with strong elements of faith for a global audience. Simeon Faith is backed by a network of…

October 16, 2024, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America welcomed Rev. Economos Eleftherios Constantine and parishioners from St. Nicholas Cathedral of Pittsburgh to the Archdiocese headquarters. During their visit to New York, the parishioners also visited St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine at the World Trade Center. Photo: GOARCH goarch.org

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America met today, October 16, 2024, with Dr. Michael G. Bassous from the Bible Society based in Lebanon, at the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Also in the meeting were members of the board of the American Bible Society, Treasurer of the Archdiocese Mrs. Elaine Allen and CIO of the…