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,…

“The best Greeks that exist today are the Greeks of Australia.” With these touching words, the newly enthroned Archbishop Makarios paid special tribute to all the early Greek Australians and their achievements. He addressed the crowd at a dinner hosted by St Basil’s homes at the Adelaide Oval on Tuesday night in honour of his…

On September 3, 2019 the inauguration of the New Academic Year took place at the Saint John of Damascus Institute of Theology at the University of Balamand. His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Antioch and all the East presided over Vespers at the Patriarchal Monastery of Our Lady of Balamand, with the presence of His…

NEW YORK – Archbishop Elpidophoros of America invites all faithful to a special concert at Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall on Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 8 p.m. to benefit Saint Nicholas Church and National Shrine. The concert will feature the debut performance of Yiannis Hadjiloizou conducting the Athens Philharmonic in Gustav…