His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America has issued his Archiepiscopal Encyclical for the Commemoration of OXI Day. Read the full text below:   Protocol Number 48/19 October 28, 2019 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…

My argument against the existence of God was that the universe seemed so cruel and unjust. But how had I got this idea of just and unjust? A man does not call a line crooked unless he has some idea of a straight line. What was I comparing this universe with when I called it…

On Friday, October 12/25, 2019, the ordination to Priest of Deacon George Baramki was held during the Divine Liturgy on Horrendous Golgotha by the Most Reverend Archbishop Aristarchos of Constantina. Fr. George Baramki has been ministering at St. James the Brother of God Cathedral as a Deacon of the Arab-speaking Orthodox Community of Jerusalem, while…

With the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, and at the initiative of the Revd Father Athanasios Giatsios, St Catherine’s Greek Orthodox Church, Mascot, has organised an evening directed to both our faithful and to interested members of the public on ‘Greek Identity Throughout History.’ This will take place at the ‘new’ Church…

Today Patriarch Neophyte received the new French ambassador, Her Excellency Florence Robin, who assumed the post in September.Bishop Gerasim of Melnik, Head secretary of Holy Synod, Bishop Polycarp of Belogradchik, Vicar of the Metropolitan of Sofia,and Father Nikolai Georgiev, Head of the Public Relations Department at Holy Synod also participated. Ambassador Robin expressed her gratitude…

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An interview and feature focusing on the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, was posted on a Romanian news site this week. The article showcases the Ecumenical Patriarchate and its historic role over the centuries, while being particularly laudatory of the Patriarch for his environmental advocacy. In the interview, His All Holiness…

Greece’s second largest city, the northern metropolis of Thessaloniki, is witnessing a three-day series of events and commemorations, beginning on Saturday, the Feast Day of St. Demetrius, the Holy & Great Martyr and Myrrh-streamer, as well as the ancient city’s patron saint. Oct. 26 also marks the 107th anniversary of the city’s liberation from Ottoman…

The Greek Orthodox diocese of Dortmund, part of the Metropolis of Germany, in cooperation with the National Kapodistrian University of Athens’ applied philosophy workshop and with the support of the Society of Greek Scientists of Northern Rhineland/Westphalia, is organizing an international conference on the issue of bioethics. Well-known academics and experts in the field from…