Your Grace(s), Your Grace Archdiocesan Chancellor, Bishop-Elect of Diokleia Nektarios, Reverend Chancellor of the District, Protopresbyter Elias Villis, Vice Chairman Nicholas Balidis, Reverend Fathers and Presvyteras, Delegates to this Clergy Laity Assembly, Brothers and Sisters in Christ, It seems fitting, that as we pray throughout the Holy Lenten Season to arrive at the Holy Resurrection…

Beloved and Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, We chanted Third Stanza of the Salutations tonight in this wonderful Church of Saint Barbara, an historic community of the Greek Orthodox People of New York. And just as in this beautiful church we are surrounded by the icons, the Saints, the Angels and the Mother of…

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America celebrated the 3rd Salutations at St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church in New York City yesterday, April 5, 2024. His Eminence was welcomed by parish priest Rev. Protopresbyter Peter Daratsos and parish council members. The beautiful St. Barbara Church was founded in 1926 by struggling Greek immigrants and has provided…

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America visited the headquarters of the New York City Police at 1 Police Plaza today, April 5, 2024. There he met with Police Commissioner Edward Caban and briefed him on the mission of the Archdiocese of America, whose headquarters is also in New York City. The Archbishop remarked that both…

Washington, DC – Yesterday, April 4, 2024, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, and members of the Greek American community were warmly welcomed to the White House by President Joe Biden for a celebration marking the 203rd Anniversary of Greek Independence. The distinct recognition by the White House has been an honored tradition since 1987….

4 days after 7 international aid workers from the World Central Kitchen were killed by a deliberate Israeli Air strike on the armored cars they were traveling in, Oxfam releases report stating that “Palestinians in northern Gaza are forced to survive on 245 calories per day, less than a can of beans” The Ambassador of…

GREEK ORTHODOX ARCHDIOCESE OF AMERICA ARCHEPISCOPAL & SYNODICAL ENCYCLICAL Prot. No. 79/2024 Archepiscopal & Synodical Encyclical for the Sunday of the Veneration of the Holy Cross April 7, 2024 Unto the Most Reverend and Right Reverend Hierarchs, Pious Priests and Deacons, Monks and Nuns, Presidents and Members of the Parish Councils, Honorable Archons of the…

A new home for retired clergy recently opened in the Moscow suburbs, and another is under construction. The new 3-story home, in the village of Pionersky, northwest outside of Moscow, can house up to 15 retired clerics, reports the State Construction Supervisory Directorate for the Moscow Province. The building was constructed by Bozhedomye (House of…

The Greek Church is calling on all young men “who feel inclined towards the cassock” to heed the call and serve Christ and His Church. And to the parents of such young men, the Church implores that they not hinder them from entering the ministry. The Third Sunday of Great Lent, the Sunday of the…