On Wednesday morning, January 9/22, 2020, Her Excellency the President of Georgia Mrs. Salome Zourabishvili and her companions, the Ambassador Mr. Lasha and others from Georgia, along with their Ambassador in Israel visited the Patriarchate. Her Excellency the President was warmly received by H.H.B. our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos with Hagiotaphite Fathers, Archbishops…

HONOLULU, Hawaii – His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, accompanied by Metropolitan Gerasimos of San Francisco made a visit to Hawaii and on January 19, 2020, he presided over the Archieratical Divine Liturgy at Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church in Honolulu. goarch.org

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The current primate of the Albanian Orthodox Church celebrates Wednesday, 22 January 2020, his name day. Monkmartyr Anastasius the Persian is the spiritual protector of His Beatitude Arch. Anastasios. His Beatitude Arch. Anastasios of Tirana, Durres and All Albania, was born on November 4, 1929, in Piraeus, Greece. Archbishop Anastasios (Yannoulatos) Professor of History of…

The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, on Tuesday called on the world’s leaders to take immediate measures to protect the global environment, as well as to avoid placing their countries’ economic interests above the interests of humanity, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Participating in a round-table discussion…

  The Russian Orthodox Church announced that it is planning to open a rehabilitation and support center this year in war-ravaged Syria, for children who have been injured or who have lost their parents in the conflict. The initiative was announced this week by the Metropolitan of Volokolamsk, His Eminence Hilarion, the head of the…

  The Archbishop of America, His Eminence Elpidophoros, on Wednesday will inaugurate a conference in Houston on issues of marriage and family. A relevant announcement notes that the conference is open for clergy, seminarians, pastoral care workers, mental health professionals, ministry leaders, and all others who minister to Orthodox Christian couples.

  The Metropolitan of Didimotycho, Orestiada and Soufli, His Eminence Damaskinos, this week visited the police headquarters in the northeast Greek border city of Orestiada, along with several border observation posts in the region. Orestiada lies just west of the land border with Turkey in the northeast Thrace province. His Eminence blessed a New Year’s…

  The local Orthodox Metropolis in the central Russian city of Yekaterinburg has opened a shelter and re-integration center for homeless people. In the initial stage, the center will host up to 10 people for up to six months, offering psychological support, help in finding employment and facilitating their return to society.