Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, this week attended and spoke at a book presentation of the latest work by author Simeon Soltaridis. The event was attended by several Metropolitans of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, as well as by a representative of Greece’s general consul in the Bosporus metropolis. Ο Παναγιώτατος Οικουμενικός…
The Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymos, on Wednesday received the visiting President of Serbia, Alexander Vucic. The Serbian leader is on an official visit to Greece, and was also received by the country’s leadership. Afterwards, His Beatitude met with Alternate Citizens Protection Minister Giorgos Koumoutsakos. The latter holds the migration…
An event featuring ecclesiastical chanting, dedicated to the memory of Matthew of Vatopedi, was held in the central Athens theater of Pallas on Tuesday evening – on the occasion of the 170th anniversary of the Athonite Monk’s repose. Fr. Matthew was a noted codifier and teacher of Byzantine music and ecclesiastical, or psaltic, chanting….
More than 4,000 mourners are expected to attend today’s funeral service and interment of Elder Ephraim of Arizona, who reposed in the Lord on Sunday morning at the St. Anthony Orthodox Monastery in Florence, Arizona. The Archbishop of America, His Eminence Elpidophoros, will co-officiate at the funeral service in the early afternoon, local time,…
Upon the completion of a rigorous nationwide search process, the Board of Trustees of Hellenic College and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (HCHC) announces with great joy that today, December 10, 2019, following the recommendation of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees, voted to elect Mr. George M. Cantonis as…
As the weather turns colder, there is an increased need for humanitarian and social aid, especially in cities, and the Local Orthodox Churches throughout the world have various programs for assisting those in need. Though there are no central statistics and data on the Bulgarian Church’s social organizations and activities, the site Dobrotoliubie carried out…
When we think of Christmas, we think about what we have to offer to others, seen as a kind of social obligation or at most an expression of everyday love. But if we were more true, if we had more love for the other person, we would realize that the first gift we can…
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