The Archbishop of America, His Eminence Elpidophoros, on Tuesday welcomed former New York governor George Pataki to the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine, for a prayer service calling for peace in Ukraine. The Archbishop of America was joined by His Eminence Metropolitan Antony of Hierapolis, of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the…

The death toll from two devastating earthquakes in southeast Turkey and northwest Syria, which struck on Monday, rose on Wednesday, as rescuers face shortages of emergency vehicles, fuel and time. According to news reports from the quake-stricken areas of Turkey and Syria, the victims now exceed 11,000. Crews have rescued more than 8,000 people in…

The Church today commemorates the memory of Zechariah the Prophet. Today is also the feast day of Theodore the Commander & Great Martyr.

The founder of the Holy Monastery of the Holy Trinity of Halki and patron saint of the Theological School, Saint Photios, Patriarch of Constantinople, the Great, was honoured on Monday, 6 February 2023, with the celebration of the festive Divine Liturgy, presided over by His Eminence Elder Metropolitan Apostolos of Derkoi, President of the Ephorate…

The celebrations for the great feast of the Presentation of the Lord in the Temple at the Parish of the Presentation of Our Lord, in the Archdiocesan District of Northcote, in the Melbourne suburb of Coburg, culminated with the annual Greek Festival held on Sunday, 5 February 2023, coinciding this year with the beginning of…

His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia appeals for fervent prayer for those affected by the devastating earthquake of 6 February 2023, in Turkey and Syria. “In these hours when our hearts are shaken by the images of destruction and unbearable pain in eastern Turkey and northern Syria, we have a duty to turn with fervent…

Dear Friend, Governor Pataki, Beloved Brother in Christ, Metropolitan Antony, Honorable Consul General of Ukraine in New York, Oleksii Holubov Brave and Stalwart Soldiers of Ukraine, Dear Friends Today, we welcome both old friends and new ones to the completed Saint Nichols Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine. Governor Pataki, in the darkest times after…

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Today marks the 15th anniversary of the election of then Metropolitan of Thebes Ieronymos to the Throne of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece. Ieronymos was elected as the 20th Primate of the Church of Greece by member hierarchs of the standing Holy Synod, following the repose in the Lord of beloved Archbishop Christodoulos. Through…