Supreme President Savas C. Tsivicos and members of the AHEPA Supreme Lodge and Board of Trustees visited Tarpon Springs, FL to celebrate Epiphany over the weekend! They were joined by DOP Grand President Marianthi Treppiedi, MOA Grand President Ally Tsenekos, & SOP Supreme Treasurer George T. Horiates as well. AHEPA also had the honor of…

On Wednesday, 10 January 2024, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew received the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Thailand in Ankara, Mr. Apirat Sugondhabhirom, along with his associates. The meeting took place in a warm and friendly environment, emphasising the intent to strengthen relations between the two institutions. Photographs: Nikos Papachristou / Ecumenical Patriarchate vema.com.au

On Wednesday afternoon, 10 January 2024, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew visited Imam Galip Usta of the Fatih Mosque at the University Hospital of Bezmialem. The Imam had been the victim of an assassination attempt following the evening prayer at the Fatih Mosque on the previous Monday. The Ecumenical Patriarch expressed his heartfelt sympathy and…

On Wednesday, 10 January 2024, His Excellency Ambassador Anastasios Mitsialis, who was recently appointed by the Greek Government as the new Civil Administrator of Mount Athos, paid a visit to the seat of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Constantinople. During the visit, the new Administrator paid his respects to His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Hierarch…

The Baptism of the Lord or Theophany “is the feast by which God’s love is revealed to humans: the Father’s love, who sees His eternal Son as a Man in the waters of the Jordan river,” His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel said last Saturday before performing the Great Blessing of Waters. At the Baptism of the…

On Tuesday, January 9, 2024, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America welcomed Rev. Deacon Gabriel Galifianakis to the Archdiocese Headquarters to offer his blessing upon the Deacon’s new assignment as the assistant priest for the Cathedral of Saint Sophia in Washington, D.C. effective February 1, 2024. His ordination to the priesthood will be held on…

Astoria, NY—January 5, 2024—The Hellenic Film Society kicks off 2024 with a screening of Maria Douza’s moving film, Listen on Sunday, January 14 at 3pm at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria. The screening is part of the Society’s Always on Sunday monthly Greek film series. Listen, a major hit at the New…

The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Pittsburgh Sunday School Planning Calendars are ready for 2024! This tool is a major step in supporting our hard-working Sunday School Teachers, Directors and Superintendents. With the help of many incredible hands, all credited on our website, you will find documents for each grade, with 7-8 and 9-12 grouped together….

On Sunday, January 7, 2024, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America hosted a gathering with Archdiocesan District clergy and their families for the annual Vasilopita at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in New Rochelle, New York. His Grace Bishop Athenagoras of Nazianzos, Very. Rev. Archdiocesan Chancellor Archimandrite Nektarios Papazafiropoulos, Archdiocesan District Chancellor Rev. Protopresbyter of…