On Monday, June 10, 2024 His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America was honored with The Interfaith Center of New York’s 2024 James Parks Morton Interfaith Award. The James Parks Morton Interfaith Award is named in tribute of The Interfaith Center of New York’s founder the Very Rev. James Parks Morton and recognizes individuals or organizations…

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America presided from the throne the Divine Liturgy celebrating the memory of Saint Bartholomew, patron saint of His All-Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch at Saint Bartholomew’s Church in midtown Manhattan. Participating in the Divine Liturgy were Chancellor of the Archdiocesan District Rev. Protopresbyter of the Ecumenical Throne Elias Villis, Rev. Archdeacon…

The 2024 Clergy-Laity Congress will offer “Ministry Panels,” featuring an exciting lineup of speakers who will discuss topics of importance to the clergy and laity of our Greek Orthodox Archdiocese in America. The first ministry panel “Educating our Faithful to Reclaim the Great Commission” features Fr. James Kordaris, Dr. Paraskeve Tibbs, Fr. Luke Veronis, and…

Presvytera Melanie DiStefano of the Center for Family Care participated in the Metropolis of Pittsburgh’s Y2AM “Wonderfully Made” day retreat for families with special needs. The retreat with the theme “In Her Embrace” was held at Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Youngstown, Ohio. Participants worshipped together, learned stories and hymns about the Theotokos, and…

This past week, from June 6-8, the Orthodox Theological Society in America (OTSA) held its annual meeting. Conference attendees gathered in the Maliotis Cultural Center of Hellenic College Holy Cross for a rich program of individual and panel presentations. OTSA was founded in 1966 with the blessing of the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops…

Yesterday, The Holy Metropolis of Kitros, Katerini and Platamon announced the passing away of the late former Metropolitan of Kitros, Blessed Hierarch Agathonikos (Fatouros). The Blessed Metropolitan Agathonikos, after a long illness, passed away peacefully at the age of 87 on Monday morning, June 10, 2024, under the care of the Metropolitan Mansion in Katerini….

In a heartfelt message on the name day of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, His Beatitude Metropolitan Epifaniy of Kyiv expressed the deep gratitude and admiration of the Ukrainian people for the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s righteous and pivotal decisions in recognising and granting autocephaly to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine. Read the full greeting message from…

On Monday afternoon, 10 June 2024, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presided over the Great Vespers for the feast of the Holy Apostles Bartholomew and Barnabas at the Patriarchal Church of Saint George, Phanar. The service was attended by a large number of Hierarchs of the Ecumenical Throne, clergy from other Autocephalous Churches, monks, and…

With due ecclesiastical splendour and magnificence, on Monday, 10 June 2024, in the evening, at the celebrating Holy Monastery of “Axion Esti” in Northcote, Victoria, the Great Hierarchical Vespers were celebrated on the occasion of the Synaxis of Our Lady “Axion Esti” and the memory of the Holy Glorious Apostles Bartholomew and Barnabas. The Vespers…