The 2019 Metropolis of San Francisco Young Adult Conference was an overwhelming success! Over 350 young adults from across the Archdiocese came together to PROCLAIM their faith during a three-day engaging and fulfilling gathering in Long Beach, CA over Labor Day weekend. Jonathan Jackson as the featured guest speaker was awesome! The presence and active…

Dearly Beloved, A New Ecclesiastical Year is always a time of optimism in our parishes. The many ministries of our communities resume after their summer hiatus and they begin with fresh energy, filled with possibilities to see our parishes grow and our faithful grow in their faith in Christ and devotion to His Holy Orthodox…

My Beloved Brothers and Sisters in the Lord, I greet you in the Name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ praying as we continue through this new Ecclesiastical Year, our Lord continue to bless you and your loved ones with spirits of health, peace, and love! Even as we prepare to look ahead to…

The Archon of the Holy Great Church of Christ, Mr. Athanasios Martinos, was recently appointed by the decision of the Greek government and is due to take up his duties in the near future The Archon Exarchos of the Holy Great Church of Christ, Mr. Athanasios Martinos, who was recently appointed by the honorable Greek…

The implementation and enforcement of the Policies for the Safety of Children and Youth take another step forward towards the goal of ensuring that every ministry and event is physically, emotionally, and spiritually safe and healthy for the children of all Greek Orthodox Churches in America. In 2009, the ‘Youth Protection Manual’, was unanimously supported…

Two Church of Crete hierarchs, the Metropolitan of Petra and Hersonnisos, His Eminence Gerassimos, and the Metropolitan of Ierapytnis and Siteia, His Eminence Kyrillos, paid a courtesy visit to new Shipping & Island Policy Minister Yannis Plakiotakis at the ministry in Piraeus. Plakiotakis is elected to Parliament from an election district in eastern Crete. On…

The Patriarch of Serbia, His Holiness Irinej, has been released from a Belgrade-area military hospital and will resume all of his ecclesiastical duties, an announcement by the Patriarchate stated this week. Irinej was briefly hospitalized for medical tests. Reports this past week noted that unseasonably warm weather in the country and the Patriarch’s very busy…

Significant finds that include an extensive early Christian church and early Byzantine installation, as well as monumental structures from an older ancient sanctuary have been unearthed by archaeologists on the rocky islet ‘Vryokastraki’ – opposite the ancient city of Vryokastro on the island of Kythnos. According to an announcement issued by the culture ministry on…

St Gavriil, Metropolitan of Chisinau and Hotin, was celebrated on Tuesday, 3rd September 2019, at the Monastery of Capriana, ctitored by medieval Princes of Moldova. Metropolitan Vladimir of Chisinau and all Moldova arrived early morning at the holy settlement to celebrate the Divine Liturgy. Archbishop Sava of Tiraspol and Dubasari, Bishop Anatolie of Cahul and Comrat,…