His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas expresses his prayerful support for the restoration of health for His Majesty King Charles III, in light of the recent announcement about the King’s health. His Eminence encourages the parishes and communities of our Archdiocese, and all the faithful, to continue to pray for our King, and for His recovery and…

POST-HUMANISM AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE International Scientific Conference PHAICON 24 Athens, Greece, Nov. 18 – Nov. 21, 2024, Hotel Divani Caravel Co-organizers Saint Maxim the Greek Institute, Office of the Orthodox Church at the European Union   SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE Apostolos Nikolaidis, Professor Emeritus of Sociology of Religion and Social Ethics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Head…

On February 11, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel sent a message in observance of World Day of the Sick, highlighting that health is a divine blessing and a gift from God. The message comes in the context of 2024, designated by the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church as a Solemn Year of pastoral care…

At the end of January, the St George Romanian parish in Tokyo opened the first Orthodox cemetery in Japan, located in Yamanashi. The parish priest expressed his intent to transport a wooden church from Romania to serve as the cemetery’s chapel. At the conclusion of January, a 1,200-square-meter site was leased for the interment of…

On Sunday, 11 February 2024, The Grand Syncellus of the Great and Holy Church of Christ, Archimandrite Iakovos Krochak conducted the Divine Liturgy which took place in the chapel of Saint Clement of Ancyra, at the Embassy of the Hellenic Republic in Ankara. At the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy, the Grand Syncellus, on behalf…

On Saturday, 10 February 2024, in an atmosphere of deep emotion and joy, His Beatitude Pope and Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria and all Africa, presided over the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of the Resurrection of the Lord in Lagos, Nigeria, within the housing settlement of the Anastasios Leventis family. His Eminence Metropolitan Georgios…

The unique relic of the Mother of God from her earthly life, which is kept in the Most Holy Monastery of Vatopedi, arrived on Sunday afternoon in Limassol, Cyprus. The Abbot of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, Elder Ephraim, with the Vatopedi Fathers brought the Holy Cincture to the city of Limassol. His…

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese is pleased to announce that the Archbishop Elpidophoros Camping Scholarship Fund has netted $400,000 through the inaugural Nameday Gala for His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America that was held in November 2023 in New York City. This Fund, established by His Eminence, will offer needs-based financial assistance to children of the…

He was fifteen years old. A slight rail of a teenager, a wisp of experience, Sam found himself drawn to the Greek Festival at Saints Constantine and Helen Cathedral in Richmond, Virginia. He came from rural Virginia, Powhatan to be exact, and was raised by a family dedicated to Bible teaching. Though he was more…