Wednesday, May 13, 2020 PDF Version “Feed My Lambs” To the Orthodox Christian Faithful of the United States of America: Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen! In this time of global pandemic, the majority of the Faithful of our Churches have been withheld from receiving Holy Communion and attending Divine Services in order to…

Dear Brother Archons, CHRIST IS RISEN! CHRISTOS ANESTI! Today marks the one year anniversary of the election of Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, wisely selected by His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to whom we are profoundly grateful and unanimously elected by the Holy and Sacred Synod. We offer heartfelt congratulations to His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros for…

The Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle, Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, joins the many minority groups and others in Turkey and beyond who have issued denunciations of the recent hate speech that was published against religious leaders of the Jewish, Armenian and Greek communities in the so-called “special” Centennial Issue of the Turkish publication…

In the coming weeks, the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage (TCCH) will oversee the resumption of works at 10 cultural heritage sites across Cyprus, in accordance with the lifting of applicable restrictions, Technical Committee Co-chairs Ali Tuncay and Takis Hadjidemetriou say in a joint statement, issued on Monday. The TCCH and UNDP, launched the procurement…

  Archimandrite Kosmas Thasitis   As we make our way through the period of the Resurrection, when everything is bathed in the True Light and is fragrant with eternity, here in the depths of Africa, despite all the difficulties, we sense the joy of the Resurrection and feel boundless serenity in our soul. Just as…

  Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Χριστὸς Ἀνέστη! [and in response: Ἀληθῶς Ἀνέστη!] Christ is Risen! [and in response: Truly He is Risen!] We have reached the milestone halfway between the Holy Pascha and the Feast of Pentecost. We are, as today’s Gospel says, τῆς ἑορτῆς μεσούσης, “in the middle of the feast,” at the…

President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun, asserted keenness to preserve rights of all sects, especially the Greek Orthodox community, which gave the Lebanese administration officials who are known for their competence, sincerity and good conduct. The President stances came during his reception the Beirut Metropolitan for the Greek Orthodox, Archbishop Elias Aoudeh, in the…

On the Feast Day of St. Basil of Ostrog, May 12, 2020, at the request of Their Royal Highnesses Princess Barbara, Prince Dushan and Princess Valerie, His Grace Bishop Irinej of Eastern America, following the Divine Liturgy in the Episcopal Residence in New Rochelle, NY, celebrated the fourth annual Memorial Service for HRH Prince (Knez)…

The President of the Republic of Serbia, Mr. Aleksandar Vucic and His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Irinej have had a telephone conversation. The joint statement of the two cabinets has been given below: The President of the Republic of Serbia, Mr. Aleksandar Vucic and His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Irinej have expressed great concern over the detention…