The first enthronement of an Archbishop of America in the 21st century occurred on Saturday, with His Eminence Elpidoforos, enthroned during a resplendent ecclesiastical ceremony at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Manhattan. Church hierarchs, dignitaries from around the world and hundreds of Orthodox faithful attended the enthronement of the new Primate of the Greek Orthodox…

Scores of faithful in the Xanthi and Komotini regions of extreme northeast Greece arrived at this monastic estate of St. Nicholas, at the Porto Lagos site, to venerate the Cincture of the Theotokos, known as the Haghia Zoni, or Holy Sash in Greek. A special All-Night Vigil was held at the Cathedral from Sunday evening…

Metropolitan Meletios of Carthage arrived in Ukraine to festivities on the occasion of His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry’s Name Day. On June 24, 2019, a representative of the Patriarchate of Alexandria, Metropolitan Meletios of Carthage, arrived in Kiev, according to the Department for External Church Relations of the UOC. Metropolitan Meletios of Carthage arrived in Ukraine…

After 200 years, the monastic life has been revived in Redea, a village in the southcentral Romania commune of Buzoieşti, 70 miles west of Bucharest, where previously a monastery had functioned since the time of Prince Michael the Brave (1558-1601). After many years of construction, the Church of the Holy Trinity was consecrated on Monday…

The Fellowship of Orthodox Christians in America [FOCA] recently released information on their upcoming events this year. 2019 National Summer Sports Tournament (Golf) July 26-27, 2019 in Canonsburg, PA. More information on the golf tournament can be found on the FOCA’s website. 2019 Celebrations of Faith: “What does Jesus see when he looks at me?” The FOCA…

SUNDAY OF ALL SAINTS Sermon of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America Holy Trinity Archdiocesan Cathedral, New York (June 23, 2019) Beloved brothers and sisters in Christ, beloved children in the Lord! Today our Church honors the feast of All Saints, a continuation from yesterday’s Leave-Taking of Pentecost, which marks coming full circle in our…

Filaret Denisenko hopes that the Minister of Internal Affairs Arsen Avakov will help prevent the “forceful seizure of property and premises of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kiev Patriarchate and prevent the violation of the rights and freedoms” of believers of the UOC KP. The photo of the official appeal of the head of…

On the Sunday after Pentecost, each local Orthodox Church commemorates all the saints, known and unknown, who have shone forth in its territory. Accordingly, the Orthodox Church in America remembers the saints of North America on this day. Saints of all times, and in every country are seen as the fulfillment of God’s promise to redeem…

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros Enthronement Luncheon Remarks June 22, 2019 New York Hilton Hotel New York, New York Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Dear Friends, Your love and welcome are truly overwhelming, and I thank all of you from the bottom of my heart. So many expressions of appreciation, so many warm words of…