Greek Orthodox parochial school students gathered to help welcome the Christmas season to the Archdiocese Headquarters in New York, New York. Arriving from four of the city’s boroughs, the children represented five New York City parochial schools: the Greek American Institute in the Bronx; A. Fantis School in Brooklyn; The Cathedral School in Manhattan; and…

Just before Thanksgiving, five dedicated Parish Ambassadors journeyed to Albania for the First Ambassador Pilot Program, designed to deepen understanding and support for the Mission Center. The team was led by Anastasia Barksdale, former missionary to Albania and current Mission Center Parish Engagement Coordinator, joined by Grants Manager Santhe Loizos. During their week-long stay, the…

The Patriarch of Jerusalem and All Palestine Theophilos III addressed a fraternal letter to Patriarch John X, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East of the Greek Orthodox. His Beatitude Theophilos expressed support and solidarity with the Antiochian Church during the current events in Syria. His Beatitude also asserted that the Church of Jerusalem stands…

His Beatitude Bartholomew I, Patriarch of Constantinople, New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch, expressed fraternal solidarity with Patriarch John X, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East of the Greek Orthodox, in the context of the events taking place in the region. His Holiness expressed himself during a phone call with Patriarch John X. His Holiness…

On Sunday, 8 December 2024, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew officiated at the Divine Liturgy at the newly inaugurated Cathedral of the Dormition of the Theotokos, the official seat of the Holy Metropolis of Smyrna. The historic church, originally built in the 17th century and dedicated to the Virgin Mary (Santa Maria), was granted to…

The Holy Synod of the Church of Greece have called for the “peaceful and constructive coexistence of Christians and Muslims” in Syria to be maintained, saying that any “uprooting Orthodox Christianity from Syria” would be “sacrilegious in the eyes of history.” In a statement issued after a meeting of the Church of Greece’s Synod in…

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis held a telephone conversation on Monday with His Beatitude Patriarch John X, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, in light of recent developments in Syria that led to the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. During the call, the prime minister was briefed on the current situation in…

His Eminence Metropolitan Prodromos of Rethymno and Avlopotamos, will depart tomorrow for Australia, with his first stop being Sydney and his second destination being Melbourne, bringing fragments of the holy relics of the Four Holy New Martyrs of Rethymno, Manuel, Angelos, George and Nicholas. The relevant press release of the Holy Metropolis states: “Following the…

On Monday, 9 December 2024, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew officiated from the throne during the Divine Liturgy which took place on the feast day of Saint Alypius, according to the Julian Calendar, at the celebrating Church of Saint Alypius of the Holy Metropolis of Pisidia, where this year the Church celebrates the 180th anniversary…