On the edge of the Earth, you are ready to expect anything… but even this church, surrounded by penguins, looks a bit surprising! The Trinity Church, built in 2004, is the southernmost Russian Orthodox church in the world. It’s located on Antarctica’s island of Waterloo, on the territory of the Russian polar station Bellingshausen (named…

NEW YORK – The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America will celebrate the Feast of the Holy Three Hierarchs, Saint Basil the Great, Saint Gregory the Theologian, and Saint John Chrysostom; the day of Greek Letters and Arts with the events detailed below. The celebration is organized by the Office of Education. Thursday, January 30, 2020 9:00…

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day attended on Jan. 27, 2020, a commemoration event at the Oshman Family Jewish Community Center in Palo Alto. The event was co-sponsored by the Oshman Family JCC, the AJC San Francisco, the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco, and the Consulates General…

His Eminence Archbishop Sotirios of Canada has released his Encyclical for Greek Letters Day. Read the full text below:   JANUARY 2020 Reverend Fathers, Honourable Presidents and Esteemed Members of the Boards of Directors, Members of the Philoptochos Societies, Teachers, Students, Youth of the Communities and to the Entire Plenitude of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese…

From the last words of Metropolitan Paul (Yazigi) of Aleppo on the Holy Mountain: Love is not measured among virtues. Love does not count together with fasting, prayer, etc. Love is the purpose and the driving force of all virtues. The virtues build a new person, radiating love to the world. So, as Saint John…

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  Today marks the somber anniversary of the repose of Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Christodolos, who passed away on this day in 2008. The esteemed Archbishop’s last words echo as timelier than ever today, “… resurrection and revival … so we may find what we have lost; to defend whatever is threatened.” One…

  An archieratical Divine Liturgy before the Holy Icon of the Panaghia Paramythia was held today at the main cathedral of the historic Monastery of Rousanou, one of the impressive monasteries built on the Meteora rock formations in the country’s Thessaly province. The Divine Liturgy was officiated by the Metropolitan of StagON and Meteora, His…

  Deputy Foreign Minister Costas Vlasis on Monday met with the US ambassador to the country, Geoffrey Pyatt, with talks revolving around issues of Orthodoxy and faith. In a tweet on his social media account, the US envoy noted that he congratulated the deputy minister on his new role, including work with the “…vitally important…