The memory of the reposse of Saint John the Theologian was celebrated on the Holy island of Patmos with due splendor, with the focus of the celebration being the Holy Royal, Patriarchal and Stavropegic Coenobitic Monastery of Saint John the Theologian. Following the invitation of the Patriarchal Exarch of Patmos and Abbot of the Monastery,…

At the beginning of the new academic year, Patriarch Daniel of Romania sent a message to all students, urging them to combine study with prayer. The patriarchal message focuses on prayer as a way to enlighten the mind, warm the heart and enhance activity. Patriarch Daniel also recalled that time is “the most precious gift…

The Holy Metropolis of Smyrna announced that the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, during his forthcoming visit to the wider region of Ionia (October 7-9), accepting the invitation of Metropolitan Bartholomew of Smyrna, will visit the Metropolis of Smyrna and the Orthodox Community of Smyrna. “according to this, with joy it is made known to the members…

Baltimore, Md. (September 27, 2022) – International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) announced today that with support from the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, IOCC will provide immediate assistance to people in Ukraine displaced by the conflict and receiving aid through six dioceses of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine. IOCC’s response to the conflict in Ukraine…

Astoria, NY – September 19, 2022 – The Hellenic Film Society USA (HFS) has announced the lineup for its annual New York Greek Film Expo, a Greek film festival for all New Yorkers, to be held September 29—October 9, expanding to four theaters across the New York metro area. HFS will present 15 screenings of…

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The Pemptousia platform is a sponsor of a performance of excerpts of the trilogy “Great Hours”, by composer Andreas Katsigiannis, to be held at the Herod Atticus Odeon on Thursday. The performance is a collaboration with the State Orchestra of Athens. The excerpts will be interpreted by performers Glykeria, Dimitris Bassis and Jonathan Jackson, the…

Vatopedi publications has unveiled a new tome of homilies and addresses by the Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, the Abbot of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, on Mount Athos. The work comprises an Athonite testimony of man’s course towards the light of God.  

The Metropolitan of Chios, Psara and Oinousses, His Eminence Markos, this week officiated at the sacrament of baptism of an adult into the Orthodox faith. The baptism of the new faithful of the Orthodox Church, who was raised a Methodist, took place at the early Christian Basilica of St. Isidoros, on the eastern Aegean Island…