[The Avram Theater at Stony Brook University Southampton, New York – September 20, 2025]   President of Stony Brook University, Andrea Goldsmith, Chairman of Stony Brook Council, Kevin Law, Your Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, Most Reverend Metropolitans and Right Reverend Bishops, Dear Students and Faculty of Stony Brook University and Friends of this Remarkable…

On Monday, 15th September 2025, more than 500 faithful from parishes and communities across the United Kingdom gathered at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London for the annual Name Day Gala in honour of His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain, on the Feast of St Nikitas the Great Martyr. The evening, which…

This morning, in Southampton, Long Island, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew celebrated the Divine Liturgy at Dormition of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church of the Hamptons. At the end of the service, before a crowd of nearly 500, His All-Holiness announced two “surprises” to the parish–conferring the title Megas Protoprebyteros of the Holy and…

Following his visit to Stony Brook University, yesterday His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew continued his Apostolic Visit to the U.S. at Dormition of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church of the Hamptons in Southampton, New York. Upon his arrival the Ecumenical Patriarch participated in a tree blessing, expressing joy at seeing “The Bartholomew Christmas Tree,”…

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew concluded his day by attending the inaugural Beacon of Hope Dinner, hosted by St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine. With Anthoula Katsimatides serving as Master of Ceremonies, the event awarded the Beacon of Hope Award to individuals who “have been a light in times of darkness.” This year’s…

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew once again visited St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church & National Shrine, where he offered an audience and blessing to young adults as part of the 2025 Archdiocesan District Young Adult League (YAL) Conference. The Ecumenical Patriarch gave the youth encouragement and guidance, expressing that “It is still possible to ……

At a wide-ranging conversation at the Council on Foreign Relations today, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America urged policymakers, religious leaders, and civil society to resist the temptation to push faith communities to the margins. Instead, he called for sustained dialogue between religion and the public sphere, warning that exclusion fosters alienation—and sometimes radicalization. Ideally,…

At noon on Thursday, 18 September, in the Katholikon of the Holy Monastery of Iviron on Mount Athos, the Funeral Service was celebrated for the ever-memorable Elder Vasilios (Gontikakis), former Abbot of the Monastery of Iviron. His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew was represented by His Eminence Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Symi. The Funeral Service was presided…

On Wednesday, 17 September, Elder Vasilios Gontikakis, former Abbot of the Monastery of Iviron (1990–2005) and the Monastery of Stavronikita (1968–1990), fell asleep in the Lord at the age of 90. The late elder was an emblematic contemporary figure of monasticism on Mount Athos, as well as an important theologian with an international presence and…