The St. Photios Greek Orthodox National Shrine proudly held its Second Annual Indiction Lecture Series on September 1, 2024, a day that featured profound spiritual reflection, intellectual discourse, and fellowship. Sponsored by Archontissa Angela Damianakis, LCSW, and underwritten by OIKOU.org, the event attracted distinguished attendees from Florida, Detroit, and New Jersey, marking it as a…

On Wednesday, August 29 / September 11, 2024, the venerable commemoration of the beheading of Saint John the Forerunner and Baptist was celebrated by the Patriarchate, in his Holy and historic Monastery, located a stone’s throw away from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. According to this special memory, the Church remembers that John is…

In a heartfelt social media post, Hellenic College Holy Cross paid tribute to the victims and heroes of September 11, 2001, on the anniversary of the tragic events that shook the nation and the world. The message from the institution reads: “Today, we remember and honor the victims of September 11th, 2001, and the countless…

On 10 September 2024, the Holy Synod of the Church of Bulgaria, under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Bulgaria, decided to ordain Archimandrite Meletios (Spasov), Dean of the Sofia Theological Seminary “St. John of Rila”, to the rank of Bishop. The ordination will take place on 15 September (Sunday) at 9:00 a.m….

His Grace Bishop Prodromos of Toliara and Southern Madagascar held a Memorial Service for the repose of the soul his late predecessor, Bishop Nektarios of Madagascar, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of his falling asleep in the Lord. The late Hierarch of the Alexandrian Throne was on the fatal flight of the “Chinook”…

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America Closing Remarks for the September Eleventh Memorial Service September 11, 2024 Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine New York, New York   Dear Friends, We have gathered today to remember – to re-connect to those we loved and lost on September Eleventh. The Saint Nicholas National Shrine…

September 11, 2024, St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine hosted a Memorial Service commemorating the victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America offered the service alongside St. Nicholas Archiepiscopal Vicar, Rev. Protopresbyter of the Ecumenical Throne Andreas Vithoulkas as well as New York Police Department,…

On Thursday, August 23/ September 5, 2024, on the feast of the Apodosis of the Dormition of the Theotokos, after the blessing of His Beatitude our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos, Ms Aleka Kyriakopoulou was tonsured a nun and was given the name Akylina, at the chapel of Saint Ignatios in the Monastery of…

With solemnity, due reverence and with the traditional nobility of the city of Constantinople, once again this year with the Grace of God, the Community of Diplokionion, in Constantinople, celebrated the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos, to whom her Holy Church is dedicated. On Saturday afternoon, 7 September 2024, the Great Vespers of Saturday…