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…

  Former Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras this week referred to his relations, while in office, with Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymos, as well as to a contentious 2015 referendum in the country that his then radical leftist government held. In an interview with an Athens-based television station, Tsipras said he…

  An inaugural youth conference was organized in Melbourne by the Archdiocese of Australia. The keynote speaker was the Archbishop of Australia, His Eminence Makarios, who spoke on the issue of “The Cross Stands Firm, while the world revolves”, before more than 300 young people and teens who attended the conference. His Eminence also heard…

  The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America on Tuesday announced that attorney George Tsougarakis has joined the Archdiocese as its general counsel. As the Archdiocese’s chief legal officer, reporting directly to His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, Tsougarakis will work closely with the Holy Eparchial Synod and the executive committee of the Archdiocese’s Council. In…