On Pentecost Sunday, after the Divine Liturgy and Vespers of the Feast of the Holy Spirit, the community of Saint Nicholas Cathedral in Seoul organized its annual spring International Food Festival in the churchyard. The wonderful weather as well as the delicious food and sweets that were offered brought many people to the festival area,…

A delegation from Putna Monastery visited the Romanian community in the United States of America between May 17 and June 1. Abbot Melchisedec Velnic offered the Romanians a fragment of the relics of Saint Jacob of Putna. During the itinerary, the delegation’s first stop was at “Saints Constantine and Helen” Metropolitan Cathedral in Chicago to…

The Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Canada calls the faithful to prayer after the historic church of the “Assumption of the Mother of God” Parish in Boian/Willingdon, Alberta, burned to the ground on the evening of June 6. Boian is home to the oldest Romanian Orthodox community on American soil. “A sad news for the community…

Very Reverend Archimandrite Chrysostomos and Reverend Fathers, Your Excellency Ambassador Sekeris, Archdiocesan Cathedral Board of Trustees President: Stella Pantelides, and the Entire Cathedral Board and Philoptochos Sisterhood, Cathedral Gala Co-Chairs, Monica and John, Dear Friends, I am delighted to be with you for this 85th Cathedral Gala – a truly impressive number! We gather to…

Sisters and Brothers in Christ, Christ is in our midst! Once again, we engage in an ecumenical salute to the Spiritual Father of Orthodox Christianity, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome. We have come again to the magnificent Saint Bartholomew’s Church, one of the great aesthetic achievements of Manhattan. I wish to…

On the picturesque island, located opposite the area of Agia Marina in Chania, with its great ecological importance and its important role in saving the protected Cretan wild-goat, a Festive Hierarchical Divine Liturgy was held to commemorate the translation of the relics of the Holy Great Martyr Theodore Stratelates, and was offiated by His Eminence…

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew sent a warm letter of sympathy and support to Pope Francis, who underwent an operation at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Wednesday. The Ecumenical Patriarch wished the Pope a speedy and complete recovery of his health and a quick return to his sacred and multifaceted duties, in view of the Thronal…

Rev. Fr. Patrick O’Rourke and Very Rev. Archimandrite Bartholomew Mercado have been appointed Dean of Students and Associate Dean of Students, respectively, by HCHC President George M. Cantonis with the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Deans of Students play vitally important roles in the life of…

On June 8, 2023, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America received representatives of the Focolare Movement in New York at the Archdiocese Headquarters. During their meeting they spoke about the close and historic relationship between His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Focolare Movement’s founder Chiara Lubich. They also discussed future ecumenical projects in the United…