Greek-Orthodox Patriarchate of Constantinople, 1839-1923 By Professor Dimitris Stamatopoulos 1. History of the Ecumenical Patriarchate 1830-1923 The period of the history of the Ecumenical Patriarchate which lasts from the end of the Greek War of Independence(1830) until the Asia Minor Catastrophe (1922-1923), is characterized by an internal change: the validation of the text of the…

  NEW YORK – Yiannis Hadjiloizou, conducting the Athens Philharmonic in Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection,” will debut at Carnegie Hall on Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 8 p.m. to benefit Saint Nicholas Church and National Shrine. His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America has invited the Omogeneia to this special concert at Stern Auditorium…

  When we focus on good, good grows. When we focus on bad, bad grows. That’s why we should stay away from negative people because they have a problem for every solution. We should pray for them and love them but do not encourage them or cooperate too much with them because sin is failure…

    Greetings to all of you in the grace of God and in His boundless love that has been revealed to us by our Risen Lord. It is in this love that you and faithful across our Holy Archdiocese have welcomed me as Archbishop of America, a sacred calling and responsibility to God and…

The historic Holy Trinity parish of Chicago whose nave and its properties were sold a few days ago due to debts and unpaid loans, is seeking a new House of Worship, according to a statement issued recently by the Metropolis and the Holy Trinity Community. The statement says among other things, that “the Metropolis of…

Within the framework of his official visit to Serbia, Armenian President Armen Sarkissian, and his wife, Nouneh Sarkissian, on Saturday met with Patriarch Irinej of the Serbian Orthodox Church. The President of Armenia and the Patriarch of Serbia stressed the warm friendly relations between the Armenian Apostolic and Serbian Orthodox Churches. President Sarkissian conveyed to…

U.S Secretary of State and his wife arrived at the Athens Cathedral and observed Sunday mass. After the Divine Liturgy, the Head of the Metropolitan Cathedral Father Thomas Synadinos showed them the chapel of St. Eleftherios, which is next to the main cathedral.   (Photos by Eurokinissi/Christos Bonis).

Women who leave Islam in sharia-ruled country are hard-pressed to find their way. Sa’aada Hussein’s husband didn’t seem to be a very devoted Muslim by Somalia’s strict standards, so she hoped it would be safe to ask him for permission to read the Bible. After all, he chewed khat, a plant in East Africa that…

St. Anne’s Skete (or, less commonly, The Major Skete of St. Anne’s) is one of four sketes attached to the Great Lavra of Mount Athos. It a Greek idiorrhythmic (hermitage-style) skete consisting of fifty one kalyvae and it is located at an altitude of 340 m in a rugged but fertile region close to the…