For more than half of the 20th century, two men—equally dynamic yet distinctively gifted leaders—served as Archbishop of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Among their many personal endeavors and accomplishments as clergymen, hierarchs, and stewards of Hellenic society and culture, Athenagoras (+1972) and Iakovos (+2005) shared an extensive interest and involvement in the ecumenical…

Patriarch John X , presiding over the Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University of Balamand : “We take pride in the University of Balamand and its Antiochian, Eastern mission—open to all communities.” Patriarch John X, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, presided over the meeting of the Board of…

The honourable skull of Saint John Chrysostom was brought to the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest from Mount Athos at midday on Friday, marking the summer feast of Saint Demetrius the New. “The presence of Saint John Chrysostom’s relics in Romania is not only an opportunity for veneration and prayer, but also a call to a…

On July 8, 2025, the Day of Family, Love, and Fidelity, the All-Russian Family Parade took place in many cities across Russia. From Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to Kaliningrad, in regional capitals and small towns, hundreds of thousands of Russians—entire families spanning several generations—took to the streets to march in festive processions under the common slogan “Russia—a Family…

147 years ago, on July 7, 1878, the great Russian writer Feodor Dostoevsky first visited Optina Monastery, where his meeting with Optina elder St. Ambrose changed his life and brought meaning to his long spiritual search. For this reason, Optina monastery was chosen as the venue for the “Dostoevsky Days” festival. 2025 marked the fourth…

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On Sunday, 30 June / 13 July 2025, the Patriarchate celebrated the feast of the Holy, Glorious, and All-Praised Apostles at the Patriarchal Holy Monastery dedicated to them. This monastery is located near the city of Tiberias, on the western shore of the Sea of Tiberias, at the place where the Lord appeared to His…

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America yesterday, July 13, 2025, visited St. Markella Greek Orthodox Church in Wantagh, New York to preside over a Divine Liturgy for the Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the Fourth Ecumenical Synod in Chalcedon. Serving alongside His Eminence was parish priest Rev. Fr. George Kolios. “This council gave a…

On Saturday, the 29th of June/12th of July 2025, the Patriarchate solemnly celebrated the commemoration of the Holy, Glorious, and Chief of the Apostles, Peter and Paul. Their sacred memory was honoured in the Church dedicated to their names, which celebrates its patronal feast, located within the Holy Monastery at the city of Capernaum—a place…