On Sunday, December 10, 2023, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America attended the Byzantine Christmas Concert Featuring Romanos the Melodist Chanters’ Association of New York at the Transfiguration of Christ Greek Orthodox Church in Corona, New York. Last evening’s concert was the Association’s first musical performance for the current ecclesiastical year. As part of its…

Beloved brothers and sisters in Christ, What a joy to return to this magnificent church in Washington Heights to celebrate with you – the faithful of Saint Spyridon – the feast of your heavenly Patron and Protector. The Bishop, whom we commemorate this day, was above all else a shepherd to his flock. In fact,…

Yesterday, December 11, 2023, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America presided over Great Vespers for the feast of Saint Spyridon at Saint Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church in Washington Heights. Attended by hundreds of faithful and over 25 clergy from New York, Connecticut and New Jersey. At the end of the service John Apostolos was awarded…

The Archdiocese of Homs, both clergymen and lay people, came to welcome His Beatitude Patriarch John X accompanied by their new Archdiocesan Pastor, Metropolitan Gregorios (Al Khoury). Government and religious personalities together with security officials blended with crowds for the occasion. At the end of the prayer of thanksgiving, His Beatitude Patriarch John X handed…

On Saturday, 9 December 2023, the closing celebration of the 2023 school year for the Greek Language and Culture Institute of Evangelismos took place at the premises of the North Perth Primary School. The event was brightened by the presence of students, parents, and relatives, as well as His Grace Bishop Elpidios of Kyanea, Archiepiscopal…

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew attended the Christmas Concert organised by the Consulate General of Poland in Constantinople at the Catholic Church of St. Anthony of Padua, in Peran, on Saturday afternoon, December 9, 2023. vema.com.au

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, on Friday, 8 December 2023, at the Phanar, declared the opening of the work of the 3rd International Conference on “Bioethics and Young People”, organised jointly by the Ecumenical Patriarchate with the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, the Laboratory of Applied Philosophy of the University of Athens, the Greek…

On Monday, December 4, 2023, at 6 p.m., the National Council of Churches of Korea (NCCK) held a “Prayer for Peace in Palestine” at St. Nicholas Cathedral in Seoul. Many Koreans attended to support peace in the Middle East, including two Palestinians. Metropolitan Ambrosios of Korea and Exarch of Japan, before the prayer service began,…

On Sunday, November 26, 2023, at 5 p.m., members of the Embassy of Ukraine in Seoul and Ukrainian citizens living in Korea, as well as Koreans, participated in the Memorial Service for the repose of the victims of the genocide of the Great Famine of Ukraine, the so-called Holodomor on the occasion of the 90th…