His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America concelebrated the Archieratical Divine Liturgy with Rev. Peter Orfanakos and Fr. Steven Saragiannis on the occasion of the centennial celebration of St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church in Orange, CT. The following is the homily of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America:   Homily of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America…

Any addiction is a bad habit, an illness of the soul, a brain disorder characterized by compulsive engagement in rewarding stimuli, in the causes of sin, despite the adverse consequences. God does His part but He does not crush our own freedom, our own liberty. We must prove that we want to escape that distortion…

On 29th of September 2019, the 15th Sunday after Pentecost: Metropolitan Vladimir of Chisinau and All Moldova was cordially greeted in the parish of Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel in Rusestii Noi community, Ialoveni district. The Arch-pastor celebrated the Divine Liturgy, together with His Grace Vicar Bishop Ioan of Soroca, assisted by archpriest Vadim Cheibas,…

The Holy Synod of Antioch will hold a regular session from October 3 to 10, 2019, in Balamand, under the presidency of His Beatitude John X. The Synod brings together all the Metropolitans and Bishops of the Antiochian See from the homeland (Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, the Arab and Gulf countries) and abroad (North America, Canada,…

The pages of the Orthodoxia news agency today host an interview by the Archbishop of Mt. Sinai, Faran and Raithu, His Eminence Damian, who speaks about his confessor and spiritual guide, St. Porphyrios.  

  The Metropolitan of Congo-Brazzaville and Gabon, His Eminence Panteleimon, last week organized the collection and distribution of food and economic assistance to those in need, on the occasion of the new academic year. The collected aid was distributed at the St. Demetrius Orthodox Cathedral of Pointe-Noire.

  The Archbishop of America, His Eminence Elpidophoros, on Sunday praised an act of supreme good sportsmanship at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar — when an athlete from Guinea-Bissau, Braima Suncar Dabo, stopped running after noticing that Aruba’s Jonathan Busby was struggling and could barely stand up the men’s 5,000-meter heats. With one…

  The Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, the Abbot of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, will arrive on the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus on Tuesday, at the invitation of the Metropolis of Limassol. The specific Orthodox Metropolis on Cyprus is commemorating the 1400-year anniversary of the repose of St. John the Merciful, the Patriarch…

  In a shocking development out of west Africa, recently announced figures by UNICEF show that up to 8,000 minors, mostly Christians, have been kidnapped by the Islamist terror group Boko Haram. According to the same reports, 117 minors, the vast majority being girls, have been used by the terrorists as suicide bombers. Boko Haram…