On All Saints’ Sunday, and the day of the great feast of the Synaxis of the Twelve Apostles, 30 June 2024, the Enthronement Ceremony of the new Metropolitan Nicodemus of Nigeria, took place at the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ in Lagos. The Hierarchical Concelebration was led by the Patriarch’s representative, His Eminence Metropolitan…

The Holy Archdiocese of Australia announces the decision of the Tripartite Misdemeanour Court of Kavala, dated 18 June 2024, which sentenced Ms Vasiliki Morali to eleven (11) months imprisonment with a three-year suspension due to her criminal activities involving repeated defamatory slander and insult through the internet. This decision, as a first-degree jurisdiction of the…

The first full session day of the 47th Clergy-Laity Congress was packed with opportunities— often running concurrently—to engage more with the people and the ideas behind the Archdiocese’s ministries. During these committee meetings, department directors reviewed their progress since the last Congress in 2022 and engaged in discussion with attendees about the strengths, challenges, and…

July 1, 2024, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America attended the meeting of the National Sisterhood of Presvyteres for this 2024 Clergy-Laity Congress. His Eminence offered memorial prayers for all the presvyteres who fell asleep in the Lord since the last Clergy-Laity Congress. Sister Presvyteres Who Fell Asleep in the Lord July 2022 — June…

July 1, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America launched its new Parish Planned Giving Initiative at the 2024 Clergy-Laity Congress. The GOARCH Department of Stewardship, Outreach and Evangelism’s Director of Parish Planned Giving, Melpomeni “Melpo” Murdakes, emphasized that the new initiative has the full support of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America in his concern…

Sunday, June 17/30, 2024, was celebrated by the Patriarchate as All Saints’ Sunday, following the book of Pentecost. This feast was celebrated in the All Saints chapel, inside the Holy Church of the Holy Monastery of Panagia Sayda Naya. This feast was celebrated in commemoration of those holy figures who have pleased God through the…

On Saturday, June 16th / 29th, H.H.B. received: His Eminence the Archbishop Makarios of Qatar for matters of the Holy Archdiocese of Qatar. A forty-member group of young and old people of different specialities and different Christian organizations of the Bible competition group, being examined in Biblical writings and receiving awards of distinction. His Beatitude…

On Thursday, June 14/27, 2024, the feast of the Holy Prophet Elisha was celebrated by the Patriarchate in his Holy Monastery in Jericho, near the sycamore tree of Zacchaeus. This Monastery is located in Jericho, due to the action of the prophet mainly in that place. During this feast, the Church commemorates the prophet, Elisha,…

On Friday, 28 June 2024, a large group of clergy, monks, and lay pilgrims from various regions of Greece visited the Holy Theological School of Halki, led by Protopresbyter Fr. Evangelos Papanikolaou. The pilgrims were received by the Abbot, His Grace Bishop Kassianos of Aravissos, in the Great Synodikon of the School. Bishop Kassianos welcomed…