Rev. Protopresbyter Georgios Oikonomou received the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America upon his assignment as Proistamenos of St. Nicholas Church in Baltimore, MD beginning December 1, 2022. Fr. Oikonomou visited Archdiocese headquarters with Prebytera Anastasia and his family. goarch.org

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The Archbishop of America, His Eminence Elpidophoros, on Wednesday co-officiated at a Patriarchal and Synodical Divine Liturgy at the Church of St. George, within the see of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Constantinople. In a statement, His Eminence noted that he was “…overjoyed to witness the investiture of a new class of Archons at the Ecumenical…

On the occasion of Wednesday’s feast day of Andrew, the First-Called Apostle, an outdoor Divine Liturgy was celebrated by the Metropolitan of Buenos Aires and South America, His Eminence Iosif, atop Mount Corcovado, where the iconic statue Christ the Redeemer overlooks Rio de Janeiro. The Metropolitan of the Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East…

An illustrated edition devoted on the Holy Lands has been unveiled by the publishing house of the Orthodox Metropolis of Warsaw and All Poland, ahead of the coming Christmas holidays. The Archbishop of Warsaw and Metropolitan of All Poland, His Beatitude Sawa, has written the prologue to the volume, which includes 151 photographs of the…

Preparations are continuing on the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus for the first round of an election to select a trio of eligible hierarchs of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Cyprus to succeed reposed Archbishop Chrysostomos II. The election will take place on Dec. 18, with eligible voters being citizens of the Republic of Cyprus…

The Church today commemorates the memory of Nahum the Prophet. Today is also the feast day of Philaret the Merciful.

On Tuesday 29th November 2022 a reception was held by Prime Minister the Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP in Downing Street to mark the start of the Advent season. Guests included religious leaders and representatives from Christian communities across the United Kingdom. Due to His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas’ attendance at the Holy and Sacred Patriarchal…

On the morning of Tuesday, 29 November 2022, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew received the Synodical Delegation of the Church of Crete, which consisted of His Eminence Archbishop Evgenios of Crete, Their Eminences, Metropolitan Gerasimos of Petra and Hersonissos, Metropolitan Kyrillos of Hierapytna and Siteia, Metropolitan Prodromos of Rethymno and Avlopotamos, His Grace Bishop Methodios…