NEW YORK – The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America today announced that attorney George A. Tsougarakis has joined the Archdiocese as General Counsel. As the Archdiocese’s chief legal officer reporting directly to His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, Mr. Tsougarakis will work closely with the Holy Eparchial Synod and Executive Committee of the Archdiocesan Council….

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  The Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa’s seminary, the Athanasius the Great School, resumed operation on Monday, with 10 students from the continent enrolled, according to the Patriarch of Alexandria, His Divine Beatitude Theodoros II, who spoke on Sunday from the Monastery of St. Savvas. The students will be offered theology and pastoral courses,…

  The Patriarch of Serbia, His Holiness Irinej, addressed the Orthodox faithful in Montenegro over the weekend, saying in a sermon that he prays that the contentious issue facing the Orthodox Church in the small Adriatic country will be resolved without harming the Church. The Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral, an eparchy of the…

  The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople this month reiterated that 2020 has been declared as a year of spiritual renewal and due concern for youth, with the Ecumenical Patriarch, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, having already given hierarchs of the Ecumenical throne directions on how to better minister and reach out to youth. In a…

  The Archbishop of Mount Sinai, Pharan and Raithu, His Eminence Damianos, received the visiting general secretary of overseas Hellenism, Yannis Chrysoulakis, at his office. During discussions, the Archbishop referred to the global significance of Mount Sinai, which he said can be further exploited with the support of the Greek government.   

  An archieratical Divine Liturgy was held on Sunday at the Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Theotokos in Yaounde, Cameroon, on the occasion of the 15 years of ministry in west Africa by the Metropolitan of Cameroon, His Eminence Grigorios. The Divine Liturgy was con-celebrated by the Metropolitan of Zambia, His Eminence Ioannis and…

  The deputy chairman of the World Russian People’s Council, Konstantin Malolef, this month underlined that the preamble of the Russian Federation’s constitution should include reference to a belief in God, large families, the concept of family as a bond between a man and woman, as well as the state’s responsibility towards increasing Russia’s population.

On January 11, 2020, Anna and Joseph Kokolakis Chaired the Inaugural Blue Jean Ball in Tarpon Springs, Florida, on behalf of the Tampa Bay District Conference. (TBDC). The TBDC was formed by His Eminence Metropolitan Alexios to foster better communication and support among Tampa Bay area Greek Orthodox parishes. The event raised more than $110,000…