“The Orthodox Church embraces all people,” Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria said in Rwanda, where, in a festive atmosphere, the consecration of the newly built church of the Apostles Peter and Paul, in the region of Rouamangana, took place on Sunday, October 30, 2022. The primate of the Church of Alexandria, who is on a…

On Monday evening, 31 October 2022, His Grace Bishop Kyriakos of Sozopolis visited the celebrating Church of Saints Anargiri, in Oakleigh of Melbourne, and presided at the Service of the Great Vespers on the occasion of the feast day of Saints Kosmas and Damianos the Holy Anargyri and wonderworkers of Asia Minor. His Grace Bishop…

The newly elected Metropolitan of Gortynia & Megalopoli, His Eminence Nikiforos, on Sunday returned to officiate at an emotional Orthros and Divine Liturgy at the historic parish of St. Paraskevi, the patron saint of the south-central city of Halkida. His Eminence had served for 13 years as the Protopresbyter of the specific parish before his…

On Friday, October 15 / 28, 2022, the Governor of Mount Athos Mr Athanasios Martinos, having arrived in the Holy Land, visited the Patriarchate. His first visit took place on the afternoon of October 15/28, 2022, at the ceremony of the Patriarchal School, on Zion hill, on the national holiday of October 28, 1940. In…

On Saturday evening, St. Demetrios Church in Warren, Ohio, celebrated 100 years at its Centennial Banquet, notably just days after the Feast Day of its Patron Saint. Hosted at the parish’s Community Center, the event emphasized “Honoring our History – Envisioning our Future,” and was attended by Their Eminences Archbishop Elpidophoros of America and Metropolitan…

On October 27, 2022, students at the A. Fantis School of Saints Constantine and Helen Cathedral in Brooklyn commemorated “OXI” day with a special evening program. Students from kindergarten to eighth grade performed songs and poetry, accompanied by Music Director Theodore Alvanos on piano, while family and friends cheered them on in the audience. Guests…

With the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, the Archdiocesan District Youth Office presented the 2022 Altar Boy Retreat from October 28 – 30 at Hellenic College Holy Cross, in Brookline, MA. Led by Rev. Economos Demetrios Kazakis and District Youth Director Dino Pantelias, 32 altar servers from 10 parishes across New York…

The Holy Cincture of the Theotokos, the All-Holy Virgin Mary, will be conveyed from the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi to the St. Nicholas Cathedral of Piraeus on Nov. 5, where the Holy Relic will remain until Nov. 13. The Holy Cincture will arrive at Greece’s largest port city, located in the greater Athens…

Tuesday 1, November 2022 07:30 PM Athens Time   Dear brothers and sisters You are invited to participate in the Digital fellowship with Elder Ephraim of Vatopedi Mount Athos and the MEDSCIF (Medicine, Science and Faith) Association which will take place Tuesday 1, November 2022 07:30 PM Athens Time. This digital fellowship is organized by…