The Patriarch of Jerusalem on Thursday was bestowed the Prize of Patriarch Alexy II, for 2018, by the Unity of Orthodox Nations Foundation, during a ceremony held at the Cathedral of the Savior in Moscow. In a brief address, the Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church, His Holiness Kirill, noted that the Patriarchate of…

  Friday marks the 28th anniversary of the repose of the Elder Iakovos Tsalikis of Evia, who was canonized by the Orthodox Church in 2017. Iakovos was well-known for his great love of Christ and for his fellow man, particularly for those in struggling in lonliness, the persecuted, the ill and those burdened with sadness….

  The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, this week again reiterated the determination of Hellenism and Orthodoxy not to abandon, but to preserve, its covenant and its natural and historic cradle, speaking on Thursday during the Feast of the Entrance into the Temple of the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary, at the…

  Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymos, on Friday received at the Archdiocese the US ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey Pyatt, with talks touching on the sensitive issue of autocephaly for the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Taking to his official Twitter account, the veteran US diplomat said he conveyed a letter of congratulations from…

On Wednesday, 20 November 2019, His All-Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch, conducted at the Patriarchal Church a memorial service for the late Archbishop Gregorios former of Thyateira and Great Britain. thyateira.org.uk

A new convent has opened in the Diocese of Nyeri and Mt. Kenya in the Patriarchate of Alexandria. “Welcome to the Skete of St. Anna. It is now complete and ready for nuns to settle in,” writes Bishop Neophytos of Nyeri and Mt. Kenya on his Facebook page. Archbishop Anastasios of Albania, who previously served…

The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago and Young Adult League Chicago announced today that Chicago is the host of the nationwide Young Adult League (YAL) Conference during President’s Day weekend. This is the first time the YAL Conference will take place since 2007. This year’s theme is “Orthodox on Purpose” with speakers to be announced…

Many today are wondering how to behave in the case of aggressive behavior, starting with those at school or playing between children ending with aggression at national level.   Given that aggression is generating pain, is generating cross, we must first distinguish between the community and personal planes. Always ask ourselves: does this aggression affect…

NEW YORK – The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America announces the appointment of Rev. Fr. Gary Kyriacou as Director of Ionian Village. Fr. Gary brings a great deal of experience from a variety of responsibilities that will continue to drive the dynamic ministry of Ionian Village. Ionian Village participants will benefit from his many years…