An inaugural youth conference was organized in Melbourne by the Archdiocese of Australia. The keynote speaker was the Archbishop of Australia, His Eminence Makarios, who spoke on the issue of “The Cross Stands Firm, while the world revolves”, before more than 300 young people and teens who attended the conference. His Eminence also heard…

  The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America on Tuesday announced that attorney George Tsougarakis has joined the Archdiocese as its general counsel. As the Archdiocese’s chief legal officer, reporting directly to His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, Tsougarakis will work closely with the Holy Eparchial Synod and the executive committee of the Archdiocese’s Council. In…

  Some 50,000 people ignored the inclement weather and participated in a mass prayer service in the Montenegro capital of Podgorica on Monday evening, in defense of the Serbian Orthodox Church’s rights and stature in the small Adriatic country. Tens of thousands of faithful in the predominately Orthodox country continue to rally against a recently…

  BY DEAN KALIMNIOS “Be shining lights,” His Eminence, Archbishop of Australia Makarios, encouraged the attendees of the recent Archdiocesan Youth Conference, in English. “It is very hard to change the world. But that is exactly what I am asking you to do. I am asking you to change the world.” It was the end…

SAN FRANCISCO – His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America continuing his archpastoral visit to the Metropolis of San Francisco and after having visited Arizona and Hawaii, on Jan, 26, 2020, received a warm welcome and celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation. goarch.org

  For the 33rd year in a row, Orthodox Christians actively participated in the March for Life in Washington, D.C. as a group. In 1987, Metropolitan Herman of the OCA (then Bishop of Philadelphia) and Archpriest John Kowalcyzk marched for the first time, and the Orthodox representation has steadily grown since then. The March is…

A moleben prayer service for deliverance from the coronavirus epidemic was recently held at the Church of St. Nicholas in Moscow, which serves as the Patriarchal representation of the Chinese Autonomous Orthodox Church. “Archpriest Igor Zuev, the rector of the dependency served a moleben for deliverance from the coronavirus pneumonia epidemic that has engulfed Russia’s…

Many believe that the Philokalia is a book written by Saint Nicodemus the Athonite. In fact, this book—as that understand of the book—does not actually exist. In reality, the Philokalia is an anthology, a collection of texts by saints belonging to the Hesychast tradition, which, in its original edition, included thirty-six authors who lived between…

DALY CITY, Calif. – His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America made an archpastoral visit to St. George Cathedral of the Vicariate for Palestinian/Jordanian Orthodox Communities in America, on Jan. 25, 2020 and presided over the Divine Liturgy. Read the Archbishop’s Homily goarch.org