The Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymos, was in the northwest Greek city of Ioannina on Wednesday for a dedication ceremony of a local environmental training and recycling park. A video of his visit is posted today on the Orthodoxia news agency’s web pages. Foto: Christos Bonis 

The Orthodox Church today, which coincides with Wednesday of Easter, venerates the Holy Prophet Jeremiah, one of the four great Old Testament prophets, as well as the venerable Nikiforos of Chios and St. Isidora. Additionally, today is also the Feast Day of St. Panaretos of Paphos, who was the Church of Cyprus’ bishop in that…

During his homily at the Agape Vespers on Pascha Sunday, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel reflected on the gifts offered by the Saviour Jesus Christ after his resurrection, saying that ‘peace and joy are two gifts that bring gladness to the human soul.’ ‘People who lack peace, who are always troubled and concerned, always feel unsafe,…

Easter Monday mass was held at the Mariamite Cathedral in Damascus, headed by Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All East, John X Yazigi. In a speech, Patriarch Yazigi prayed for the unity of the entirety of Syria’s territory, including the occupied Syrian Golan, stressing that Golan will always remain Syrian. The Patriarch called on…

April 28, 2019 Holy Pascha The Feast of Feasts To the Most Reverend Hierarchs, the Reverend Priests and Deacons, the Monks and Nuns, the Presidents and Members of the Parish Councils of the Greek Orthodox Communities, the Distinguished Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the Day, Afternoon, and Church Schools, the Philoptochos Sisterhoods, the Youth, the…

On Saturday night and early Sunday morning, April 27-28, Paschal celebrations were held in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City, led by Eastern American Diocesan vicar Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan. Also taking part in the procession and Paschal Matins was Bishop Irenej of Eastern American (Serbian Orthodox Church), who celebrated Divine…

His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch officiated the Holy Hierarchal LIturgy at the Cathedral church of Saint Sava on the feast day of the Resurrection of the Lord, 28 April 2019. In a prayerful attendance of His Grace Bishop Stefan of Remesiana, Vicar of the Serbian Patriarch and the head of the Saint Sava Cathedral, His…

Gov. Cuomo has pushed for seven heavy hitters to join a group trying to restart the stalled construction of a Greek Orthodox church at Ground Zero, The Post has learned. “He wants the church finished,” said supermarket mogul John Catsimatidis, one of the seven. The moves come as the parishioners of St. Nicholas church are…

PISCATAWAY, NJ – His Eminence Metropolitan Evangelos of New Jersey presided over the Divine Liturgy, assisted by the presiding priest of the community, Archimandrite Nektarios Cottros and other priests, on April 29, honoring the feast day of St. George at the church of the same name in Piscataway. Metropolitan Evangelos spoke about the life of…