The Church today venerates the memory of Constantine and Helen, Equal-to-the Apostles. The great and renowned sovereign was the son of Constantius Chlorus – the ruler of the western-most parts of the Roman empire, and of the blessed Helen. In 312, upon learning that Maxentius and Maximinus had joined forces against him, he marched into…

In the morning of the 5th Sunday after the Resurrection of Christ, the Sunday of the Samaritan Woman, the first hierarch of the Orthodox Church of Moldova, His Eminence Metropolitan Vladimir, celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the square of the Nativity of the Lord Cathedral in Chisinau. The arch-pastor was assisted at the Liturgy by…

On May 21 of every year, the Orthodox Church honors the Holy Emperor Constantine and his mother Helen, who are called “equal to the Apostles” because of their witness and the ministry they accomplished in the Church of the Savior. We all know the story of the conversion of the Emperor Constantine after seeing a…

His Eminence Archbishop Aristovoulos of Madaba, who comes from Paslah town of the Archdiocese of Kologne, continuing his long-term tradition, asked and received the blessing by H.H.B. our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos and after midnight on Monday, 5th/18th to Tuesday 6th/19th May, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Holy Sepulchre, with a memorial…

On Tuesday, May 20, 2020, the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago made the following statement: Following its May 11 statement, the Metropolis of Chicago has issued guidance that would permit a greater number of parishioners to attend liturgical services provided that the conditions and protocols set forth in the guidance are strictly followed. All faithful…

Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology is launching a new one-year program in the 2020-2021 academic year: the Certificate in Youth and Young Adult Ministry and Leadership. The program is designed for those who have completed their bachelor’s degrees and wish to deepen their theological knowledge while developing skills and understanding necessary for effective…

On Easter Sunday, after the Vespers of Love, which was celebrated, with «the doors clesed», just like the rest of the Holy Services of Holy Week, our Clergy along with members of the Church Council of the Cathedral of St. Nicholas Seoul, organized in mall groups visited the houses of our Orthodox faithful and the…

The following guest piece comes from Norwalk, Connecticut native Mirofora Kalogeridis. She is a first-generation American and third-generation survivor of the Greek Genocide which left hundreds of thousands of Pontians and other Greeks of Turkey dead or displaced between 1913 and 1922. Mirofora currently serves as the president of the Pontian Youth Association of the…

It is now the second week now since a food collection point was set up at the Cypriot Community House at 495 Lygon Street in Melbourne and the donations have been pouring in to help those affected by the COVID-19 crisis. The collections have been held in cooperation with the Orthodox Church of Australia to…