Work on Warsaw’s Agia Sophia Church continues with the installation of beautiful new iconography in the main dome of the cathedral. The church, which is modeled on the iconic Agia Sophia Church in Istanbul, has five domes, with the main dome reaching a height of 71 feet. The stone façade of the western wall was…

  Dream Centers offer Children, Families Safe Spaces, Support Overcoming Trauma International Orthodox Christian Charities [IOCC] is launching a new fundraising campaign, aiming to raise $250,000 for programming that supports children and families who have survived trauma and tragedy in Syria. Children are among the millions affected by the conflict in Syria, including many displaced…

Researchers have unearthed the ruins of a 1,500-year-old church from the time of the Byzantine Empire at a site near Jerusalem that was dedicated to an unknown “glorious martyr.” Excavations by the Israel Antiquities Authority at Ramat Beit Shemesh found the church with a mosaic floor and Greek inscriptions, one of which explains that the…

Because death is such an important moment in our life, our perfect God doesn’t leave unused any possibility of improvement for the one who is about to die and for anyone else who could be affected by that person’s death. However, here intervines our human freedom which can spoil things badly. But, if we do…

The anniversary of “OXI Day,” the day in October of 1940 when the Greek people refused to bow to the Italian request to conquer the nation, is always a cause of celebration throughout the world where Hellenism has set root. For an Orthodox priest in faraway Uganda, OXI Day symbolizes the struggle of the weak…

When you dispute a problem with someone, remember that it isn’t you and the problem against the other but you and the other against the problem. We should always separate the problem from the problematic people, the sin from the sinner – we should hate the sin but love the sinner. We should always search…

  OXI Day To the Most Reverend Hierarchs, the reverend priests and deacons, the monks and nuns, the Presidents and Members of the Parish Councils of the Greek Orthodox Communities, the distinguished Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the Day, Afternoon, and Church Schools, the Philoptochos Sisterhoods, the Youth, the Hellenic Organizations, and the entire Greek…

  NEW YORK – The New York Board of Rabbis (NYBR) welcomed Archbishop Elpidophoros and honored him at their post-sukkah reception, on October 23, 2019. The sukkot – a week-long festival that takes place five days after Yom Kippur – celebrates God’s protection of the Israelites as they fled bondage in Egypt. Recognizing the reciprocity…

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