Archbishop Chrysostomos II of Cyprus is going through difficult times as his health condition is deteriorating. The Archbishop has been struggling with cancer for the last four years. He has been fighting with patience and bravery all this time, however as we have been informed in recent days it seems that his condition has deteriorated,…

Your Excellency, Archbishop Elpidophoros Your Excellency, Metropolitan Panteleimon Venerable Abbess Antonini Honorable representatives of the Hellenic government Honored guests and friends Thank you for the kind invitation to this celebration of the homecoming of this manuscript of the four gospels, after 105 years. I am honored to be with you in this place of devotion…

On October 18, 2022, Dr. Mounir Bouchenaki was received by His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros at the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese headquarters in New York. Dr. Bouchenaki serves as Special Advisor to UNESCO regarding Turkey’s unilateral reconversion of Hagia Sophia to a mosque. During the meeting, Dr. Bouchenaki briefed His Eminence on the latest developments in the…

The Department of Greek Education of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, in conjunction with The Hellenic Book Club of New York, cordially invites you to a lecture that will be held at the Archdiocesan Hellenic Cultural Center, located at 27-09 Crescent Street, Astoria, N.Y. The event will be held on November 13th at 3:00…

Under the direction of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, Department of Greek Education Director Anastasios Koularmanis and Associate Director Rev. Protopresbyter Gregory Stamkopoulos have begun visiting various Metropolises around the country to listen and learn from Metropolitans, clergy, parish presidents, school board directors, and teachers about the real day-to-day issues they face teaching the…

The Evgenios Voulgaris Academy of the St. Maximos the Greek Institute, operating under the blessing of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, will begin offering a four-grade webinar course program in ancient Greek, beginning later this month. The first course is designed for absolute beginners, aged 14 years and older. Students will be introduced…

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…

The Ecumenical Patriarchate’s Metropolitan of Belgium and Exarch of the Low Countries and Luxembourg, His Eminence Athinagoras, over the weekend officiated at the Divine Liturgy at the Holy Monastery of St. John the Baptist, in the renowned Dutch city of The Hague. The occasion marked the first pastoral visit to The Hague by His Eminence….

The visiting Metropolitan of New Zealand, His Eminence Myron, this week presented the pastoral and charitable work of the Holy Metropolis, speaking at an event organized by the Church of Crete’s Metropolis of Kissamos and Selinos. A short film was shown during the event, detailing the missionary efforts conducted by this far-flung Metropolis of the…