Members of the Executive Committee of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States issued a statement regarding the ongoing violence that erupted in many cities around America, and in the wake of the shocking death of African-American George Floyd last week in Minneapolis. The Bishops expressed their dire concern and deep…

The president of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic visited the church of the Holy 40 Martyrs of Sebaste, in the historic north-central Bulgarian city of Veliko Tarnovo, the place of repose of St. Sava the Enlightener, the first Archbishop of the autocephalous Serbian Orthodox Church. He was accompanied by Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov. In a statement,…

  The Orthodox faithful will return to cathedrals and chapels of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople’s Metropolises in Turkey for service attendance, beginning on the upcoming Saturday of Souls, according to an announcement issued by the patriarchate.

  The Archdiocese of Athens and the relevant infrastructure and transports ministry will proceed with a memorandum of understanding for the study and construction of a metropolitan ecclesiastical museum, as well as the restoration of the historic building in central Athens that once housed the Holy Synod of the Church of Greece, along with the…

  Members of the Holy Synod of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece met in Athens on Tuesday, for the first time since places of worship in the east Mediterranean country were reopened for services with the presence of worship – and after two months of enduring a coronvirus-related lockdown. Church hierarchs were briefed and…

According to a new statement from the Patriarchate of Constantinople, churches in Turkey will reopen to parishioners this coming Saturday, June 6, on the eve of the feast of Pentecost. Churches have been closed by decision of the Holy Synod since mid-March. Parishioners are expected to comply with the prescribed sanitary instructions, including maintaining a…

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WASINGTON. His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America is on his way to Washington for a meeting with President Trump today at 11 AM. The Archbishop, along with other Religious Leaders was invited by President Trump   thenationalherald.com

Saturday of Souls June 6, 2020   The Very Reverend and Reverend Clergy Esteemed Members of the Metropolitan Council, Esteemed Members of the Parish Councils, Philoptochos Sisterhood, Faculty and Students of the Catechetical and Greek Afternoon Schools, Directors and Participants of all Youth Organizations, and all devout Orthodox Christians of the Communities of the Greek…