New York – His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America announces the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Earthquake Relief Fund, a fundraising effort by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America to provide humanitarian aid to the victims of the recent earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria. Yesterday, February 8, His Eminence visited the Turkish Consulate General in New York…

Vatopedi publications has released the historical work of early 20th century Hierodeacon Arcadios of Vatopedi. The Elder Arcadios recounts the history of the Holy & Great Monastery of Vatopedi, from its foundation to the 1930s, when he authored the work, which is primarily based on the documents and tomes found in the venerable Mount Athos…

The Pemptousia television platform will live-stream an All-Night Vigil next Tuesday, Feb. 14, from the Metropolitan Cathedral of St. Sava in Belgrade, on the occasion of the great Feast Day of the Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple, as based on the Julian calendar.

Rescue crews pulled several people from the rubble of collapsed buildings overnight in southeast Turkey four days after devastating earthquakes there, including a 10-year-old boy saved with his mother. The confirmed death toll exceeds 21,000 in both countries, as of Friday morning. Hundreds of thousands of people have been left homeless and short of food…

The Church today venerates the memory of Haralambos the Holy Martyr and Wonder-worker. St. Haralambos is the patron saint of the Greek cities of Pyrgos and Preveza, with festal services held on the eve of the feast day and today in both sites. An archieratical Vespers was held on Thursday afternoon at the celebrating and…

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Today, Feb. 9, marks International Greek Language Day, with the occasion also honoring the memory of the Greek national poet Dionysios Solomos, who wrote Greece’s national anthem ”Hymn to Liberty,” and who passed away on Feb. 9, 1857. This annual commemoration seeks to highlight the Greek language’s fundamental role and defining contribution in the development…

The plight of hundreds of thousands of people left homeless by earthquakes in the southeast Turkey and northwest Syria grew more desperate on Thursday, as hopes faded of many more people being found alive amid the ruins, according to a Reuters dispatch. The death toll from Monday’s twin quakes, which struck in the early morning,…

The Church today commemorates the Leave-taking of the Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple.