A Divine Liturgy was celebrated on Tuesday morning at the Cathedral of the Transfiguration of Our Lord, in Ramallah, on the occasion of the commemoration of Holy Glorious Apostle Thomas, as based on the Julian calendar. The Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Most Godly Beatitude Theophilos III, later met with Orthodox clerics in the area after…

The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, this week received the mayor of the historic Souli municipality, Ioannis Karagiannis. The municipality is located in mountainous northwest Greece. The focus of discussions centered on the prospect of a return of all the Holy Relics of St. Donatus, Bishop and Confessor of the faith,…

The Church today venerates the memory of Artemios the Great Martyr of Antioch. St. Artemius lived during the reign of Constantine the Great, and was appointed by him as governor of Alexandria. During the subsequent reign of Julian the Apostate, in the year 361, Artemius appeared before the emperor and censured him for his apostasy….

The Vatopedi Brotherhood on Wednesday, amid an atmosphere of devoutness and deep emotion, conducted the Translation of the Relics of reposed Elder Joseph of Vatopedi, the spiritual father and mentor of the Brotherhood and a rejuvenator of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi. The Translation of the Relics comes 12 years to the day…

The Feast of St. Luke, the Apostle and Evangelist, has been solemnly celebrated in the homonymic Church of Birmingham. His Grace Bishop Maximos of Melitene, accompanied by His Very Reverence Archimandrite Nikodemos Anagnostopoulos, Chancellor of the Archdiocese, presided over the Feast. In his sermon at Vespers, joined by the city’s clergy, His Grace referred to…

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America Great Vespers with Rassophoria, Stavrophoria, and Tonsure My Beloved Community of Holy Cross and Hellenic College: Tonight, on the eve of the Feast of the Deposition of the Holy Relics of Saint Gerasimos the New in Cephalonia, we gather in our evening prayer to bestow upon members of our…

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America Opening Remarks for the Bishop Gerasimos Memorial Conference Maliotis Cultural Center Your Eminences and Graces, President Cantonis, Esteemed Faculty of past and present, Dear Students, Beloved Sisters and Brothers in Christ, In the alternate verses of the Synaxarion of the Feast of the Deposition of the Holy Relics of…

On May 6, 2021, the Metropolis of Chicago announced the establishment of a new parish advancement initiative – the Mustard Seed Fund – to help drive parish growth through evangelism, welcoming, and outreach. The Mustard Seed Fund seeks to replicate the successful model of the COVID-19 Parish Relief Fund, which raised more than $250,000 for…

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America Remarks for the Festschrift Ceremony for His Eminence Demetrios, Former Archbishop Hellenic College and Holy Cross Brookline, Massachusetts   Your Eminence Archbishop Demetrios, Your Eminence Metropolitan Savas, Your Graces, Bishop Joachim and Bishop Athenagoras, Esteemed President of our School, Mr. George Cantonis, Dear Members of the Faculty – both…