MEDIA ADVISORY Sat., Nov. 30, 2019 – FEAST OF ST. ANDREW THE APOSTLE Thronal Feast of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey Tue., Dec. 3, 2019 7:00 p.m. Constantin Brâncoveanu International Awards Gala by Alexandrion Foundation Honoring His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America Gotham Hall, 1356 Broadway, NYC Thurs., Dec. 5, 2019…

NEW YORK – The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America received with much gratitude today’s official announcement from the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate that His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew together with the Holy and Sacred Synod welcomed the proposal of the Holy Eparchial Synod of our Archdiocese for the election of an…

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His Eminence Metropolitan Seraphim celebrated Holy Liturgy in Simitli on the occasion of St. Stilian’s Day. There is a chapel in the city dedicated to the saint, who is also the patron saint of the city. Many residents of Simitli Municipality, mothers with children, people from the municipal administration, the Chairman of the Simitli Municipal…

This week marks the one-year anniversary of the operation of the Orthodoxia News Agency – a pioneering endeavor in the field of global ecclesiastical journalism – complete with daily news briefings, on-site reports, exclusive items, coverage of international developments, interviews and current affairs, as well as original documentaries. Amid a particularly crucial period for Orthodoxy…

The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople on Wednesday announced the canonization of the Elder Ieronymos Simonopetritis and the Elder Sophronius Sakharov of Essex, following the convening of the Patriarchate’s Holy Synod earlier in the day.       Elder Ieronymos Simonopetritis (1871-1957) Childhood Years (1871-1888) Elder Ieronymos was born in the village of Reïz-Dere in the…

The Metropolitan of Corfu, Paxoi and the Diapontian Isles, His Eminence Nektarios, on Tuesday welcomed the Moscow Patriarchate’s Metropolitan of Yekaterinburg, His Eminence Kirill, at the Holy Metropolis’ bishopric. The two Church hierarchs are connected by the bonds for friendly for many years, with His Eminence Kirill again arriving on the Ionian island as a…

The Archbishop of Australia, His Eminence Makarios, visited the St. Basil day and residential age care center in Lakemba, a suburb of inner southwest Sydney. His Eminence Makarios met with the center’s staff and spoke with a number of residents, while also praying in a chapel dedicated to St. Basil the Great, which is located…

The Archdiocese of America this week commenced a campaign to combat Internet fraud, after several instances were reported over the recent period in which emails soliciting donations were sent to parishioners, with the senders claiming to be clerics or representatives of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese. A relevant pamphlet will be handed out to congregants during…