Sunday, April 27, 2025 Dearly Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Christ is Risen! Last Sunday, we beheld the empty tomb and heard the angel declare to the myrrh-bearing women: “He is not here; He is Risen!” Today, we commemorate the “Sunday of Thomas.” St. Thomas, often called “Doubting Thomas,” has become an icon of…

The Parish of the Transfiguration of Our Lord in Thomastown, in the Holy Diocese of Chora, celebrated the Sunday of Thomas with a series of events that included a memorial service for the repose of the souls of the fallen ANZACs who fought in Greece during World War II. The day began with the “dawn…

It is one of the evenings that will bring together the entire Greek-American community in New York with personalities coming even from the West coast of the United States. In the emblematic space of Gotham Hall, an architectural “diamond” in Manhattan that was once the headquarters of the Greenwich Savings Bank and features an impressive…

Τhe series that was loved by the audience and set a viewing record on Greek television will also be available for English speakers on demand on PemptousiaTV. The Series follows the course of Saint Paisios the Athonite (1924-1994), from his birth until the moment he decided to become a monk. Part One of the Series…

Assistant Bishop Nichifor of Botoșani, from the Archdiocese of Iași, emphasized that the day the relics of Saints Paisius (Olaru) and Cleopas (Ilie) of Sihăstria were uncovered “will remain for us not only a historic day but one deeply engraved in our souls—a day on which we all witnessed how God works on earth even…

A group of Greek pilgrims, led by Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Chalkida and Bishop Nicodemus of Skopelos, visited several religious sites in Bucharest on Monday. At the Patriarchal Palace, the pilgrims were welcomed by the Bucharest Archdiocese’s Assistant Bishop Timotei of Prahova. Following the palace tour, the two Greek hierarchs held talks with Assistant Bishop Timotei….

The relics of Saints Paisius (Olaru) and Cleopas (Ilie) of Sihăstria were exhumed on Monday and placed in specially crafted reliquaries. The special exhumation service was officiated by Bishop Veniamin of Southern Bessarabia and Assistant Bishop Nichifor of Botoșani from the Archdiocese of Iași. The personal belongings of the two revered monks, preserved in their…

The relics of Saint Seraphim the Enduring of Sâmbăta de Sus were exhumed on Saturday during a religious ceremony. The exhumation service was celebrated by Metropolitan Laurențiu of Transylvania, together with Bishop Andrei of Covasna and Harghita, Assistant Bishop Ilarion of Făgăraș (Archdiocese of Sibiu), and Assistant Bishop Sofian of Brașov (Archdiocese of Germany, Austria,…

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel participated in the Divine Liturgy on Sunday at the “Holy Mary” Monastery in Urlați, Prahova County. In his homily, the patriarch emphasised that the goal of faith is to attain eternal life. His Beatitude outlined five key teachings from the day’s Gospel reading. “First, the risen Lord Jesus Christ appeared to…