Those who have not yet obtained true prayer of the heart, can find help in violence in bodily prayer—I mean stretching out the hands, beating the breast, sincere raising of the eyes to heaven, deep sighing, and frequent prostrations. But often they cannot do this owing to the presence of other people, and so the…

On February 12, 2020, the Department of Inter-Orthodox, Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, in partnership with the Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Society, held their first public event at the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity. The event titled, “Love Thy Neighbor,” focused on homelessness and featured a panel of…

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Canada joyously presents and transmits the official announcement of the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate regarding the election of assistant (auxiliary) bishops. ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE PRESS RELEASE   Under the presidency of His All-Holiness, the Ecumenical Patriarch, the Holy and Sacred Synod convened for its regular session, today,…

His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch received His Excellency Sam Fabrici, Ambassador and Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Republic of Serbia at the Serbian Patriarchate in Belgrade on 13 February 2020.   — Source: spc.rs

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Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Costas Vlassis begins an official visit today to Egypt on Thursday. Vlassis, who holds the expatriate Greeks’ portfolio, was received by the Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, His Divine Beatitude Theodoros II, at the Patriarchal Vicarage of Cairo, before touring the Holy Monastery of St. George in Cairo’s…

The Archbishop of America, His Eminence Elpidophoros, this week received the Bishop of Diokleia, His Grace Metodije at the Archdiocese’s headquarters in New York City, with talks touching on the current religious and tense political situation in Montenegro. The Bishop expressed his deep gratitude for the support provided by His All-Holiness, the Ecumenical Patriarch of…

The Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymos, on Thursday received board members of the Economic Chamber. The chamber is a long-standing supporter of the Church of Greece’s General Philoptohos, or charity, Fund. The Church and the Chamber have agreed to renew cooperation, with the signing of a memorandum of cooperation.   Photos:…

The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, visited the Holy Metropolis of Vryoula this week, in coastal western Asia Minor, where he blessed the Vicarage and the Metropolis’ chapel. While there, the Ecumenical Patriarch venerated the miracle-working Holy Icon of the Panaghia Vourliotissa and the refectory, expressing a wish to return soon…