The memory of the patron saint of the Holy Synod of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece, St. Photios, Patriarch of Constantinople, will be celebrated on Monday with an archieratical Divine Liturgy at the Holy Monastery of the Dormition of the Theotokos, also known as the Monastery of Petraki. The latter is located in the…

The Patriarch of All Romania, His Beatitude Daniel conveyed his condolences to the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, over the repose in the Lord of the Elder Metropolitan of Pergamos Ioannis. The Patriarch of All Romania referred to the late Elder Metropolitan Ioannis as a wise hierarch, with a particularly prolific…

The 12th Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States convened in Los Angeles, California, earlier this week. Thirty hierarchs of Canonical Orthodox Churches in the United States participated in the meeting, chaired by Greek Orthodox Archbishop of America, His Eminence Elpidophoros. Among others, an executive committee met last weekend to confirm the meeting…

A funeral service was held on Friday for the second aviator of a Hellenic Air Force F-4 “Phantom II” that crashed into the Ionian Sea on Monday. The exodios funeral service for Hellenic Air Force Capt. Efstathios Tsitlakidis was held in his home town of Graniti, in the northern prefecture of Drama. Greece’s political and…

The Church today commemorates the feast day of Symeon the God-Receiver and Anna the Prophetess, whose memory is annually venerated a day after the Great Feast of the Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple.

Digital Fellowship with Elder Ephraim Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Vatopaidi, Mount Athos and Religious Teachers from Canada, Romania and the red-religie.ro open educational resources platform Saturday the 4th of February 2023 at 19:30 Greek/Romanian time (12:30 EST) Dear colleagues We are writing to inform you about the Digital Fellowship with Elder Ephraim Abbot…

The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America convened in Los Angeles, California from January 28-31st for its 12th Meeting. Thirty Hierarchs participated in the meeting chaired by Archbishop Elpidophoros. On January 28th the Executive Committee met to confirm the meeting agenda and to conduct their regular business, including approving new…

The Center for Family Care has prepared a comprehensive Lenten series intended for parish small group discussions, entitled Pilgrimage to Pascha. The package includes weekly guides centered around 8 brief videos highlighting the key signposts, or tools for growing our faith, used along the Church’s Lenten journey. The weekly Small Group Guides suggest opening and…

Unto the Most Reverend and Right Reverend Hierarchs, Pious Priests and Deacons, the Monks and Nuns, Presidents and Members of Parish Councils, Honorable Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Members of Leadership 100, the Day and Afternoon Schools, Philoptochos Societies, the Youth, Greek Orthodox Organizations, and the entirety of the Christ-named Plenitude of the Holy Archdiocese…