The Ecumenical Patriarch warmly welcomed His Eminence Metropolitan Theodore of Seleucia, who serves as a Professor at the Higher Patriarchal Ecclesiastical Academy of Crete. Metropolitan Theodore presented the Ecumenical Patriarch with a “Dedicated Tomos for the 50th Anniversary of the Hierarchy of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I” on behalf of the President and members of the…

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel was ordained to the episcopate at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Timisoara 34 years ago. On July 22, 1951, in Dobreşti village, Bara commune, Timiş County, patriarch Daniel, the sixth head of the Romanian Orthodox Church, was born as the third child of educator Alexie and his wife Stela Ciobotea. He pursued…

The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church met for a working session at Patriarch Teoctist Aula of the Patriarchal Palace on Thursday, February 29, 2024. The meeting was chaired by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel. The Holy Synod resolved the following: To declare 2025 as a Solemn Year of the Centennial of the Romanian Patriarchate…

On Friday, March 1, His Eminence Metropolitan Methodios welcomed a group of 20 GOYAns and their parish priest, Fr. Sotirios Malamis, from the Holy Ascension of Our Lord, Greek Orthodox Church in Lincolnshire, IL. The Chicago youth group is visiting the Metropolis of Boston and Hellenic College Holy Cross for four days. His Eminence Metropolitan…

In some ways, the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral is Detroit’s version of a mini Sagrada Familia, though instead of 140 years, the church was built over about 33 years—and even then, its original vision has not yet been realized. The State of Michigan issued a charter for the Evangelismos Theotokou Greek Orthodox Church on March…

In 1904, newly arrived Greek immigrants were settling along Second, Third and Fourth South between First and Sixth West in Salt Lake City, Utah. This section of the City became known as “Greek Town.” Greek Town became the economic, social, and residential center for thousands of Greeks who called Salt Lake their home. On January…

Roseland, NJ – February 28 2024 – The Hellenic Relief Foundation (HRF) held a heartwarming concert on Saturday, February 24th 2024. The event, hosted by the Greek Orthodox Church of Ss. Nicholas, Constantine and Helen in Roseland, New Jersey, was a resounding success, drawing a crowd of approximately 250 attendees and it marked the 12th…

Beloved Brother, Metropolitan Alexios of Atlanta, Your Grace, Bishop Sevastianos of Zela, Very Reverend and Reverend Fathers, President Vlasis and Members of the Parish Council, Beloved Sisters of the Philoptochos, Esteemed Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Honored Members of Leadership 100, Dear Parishioners of Saint Katherine, What a marvelous day to break ground for this…

Yesterday, 03 March, Rev Fr Chrysostom Koolya served the Divine Liturgy at Holy Resurrection Cathedral – Jinja assisted by Hierodeacon Moses Ssekubunga to observe the Sunday of the Prodigal Son, third Sunday before the Great Lent starts. Drawing reference from the day’s Gospel (Luke 15:11-32), the Vicar General urged the Orthodox Christians to consider spiritual…