The President of Moldova, Maia Sandu, this month congratulated the charitable organization “Christian Philanthropy” of the Orthodox parish in the city of Orhei for the humanitarian aid provided to Ukrainian refugees over the past few months. President Sandu praised the devotion, as she said, of members of the group, who have contributed resources, time and…

The Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, His Beatitude John X, last week congratulated and expressed his best wishes to the students, professors and staff of the University of Balamand, in Lebanon, and especially to this year’s graduates. His Beatitude officiated at the Divine Liturgy at the catholicos, of main cathedral, of the adjacent…

The 46th Biennial Clergy-Laity Congress of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America convenes today in New York City, under the theme “Legacy, Renewal, Unity”. The Congress commemorates the centennial of the Archdiocese in America, and falls on the very symbolic date of July 4th, Independence Day. More than 840 participants from across the United States…

Instructor: Archimandrite Peter, Abbot of Monastery of St John the Baptist in Essex, England SEMINAR IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE Tuesday 5 JULY. TIME: 6 PM – 8:30 PM EST (US TIME) Please check here the seminar time in YOUR TIME ZONE 13/13 Seminar of the series: GETTING TO KNOW THE ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN FAITH SERIES May 3-…

The Church today venerates the memory of Andrew of Crete, the Author of the Great Canon. Today is also the feast day of St. Michael Choniates, the early 13th century Metropolitan of Athens.

On the evening of Thursday, 30 June 2022 His Grace Bishop Kyriakos of Sozopolis presided in the Great Vespers of the Holy Martyrs Saints Kosmas and Damianos of Rome the ‘Anarigiri’ at the Holy Church of Sts Anarigiri, Oakleigh, Victoria. During the Great Vespers service, His Grace read from the Wisdom of Solomon. A verse…

On Saturday, 2 July 2022 with the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios and under the guidance of His Grace Bishop Kyriakos, the Go Youth Melbourne committee hosted a charity trivia night at the Holy Church of St Catherine’s in Malvern East, Victoria. The trivia night was held to raise funds for the District’s new…

National Philoptochos Convention, National Young Adult League to Also Convene NEW YORK – The 46th Biennial Clergy-Laity Congress of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America will convene from July 3-7, 2022 in New York City with the theme “Legacy, Renewal, Unity” in commemoration of the Centennial of the Archdiocese in America. The National Young Adult…

New York, NY – Archbishop Elpidophoros joyfully shares with great pleasure and pride, the announcement of the White House that the Reverend Alexander Karloutsos, Protopresbyter of the Ecumenical Throne and servant of the Archdiocese for over fifty years, will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom from the hands of President Biden at the White House…