On Monday, May 9, 2022 the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Jersey, under the auspices of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, held the Annual Northern New Jersey Region Honoree Grand Banquet at The Venetian in Garfield, New Jersey. This beautiful evening banquet brought together over 600 faithful parishioners from throughout the Northern New Jersey…

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The Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Beatitude Theophilos III, along with the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, this week conveyed its deepest condolences over the death of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Aqla. The veteran field correspondent was shot while covering the latest spate of violence in the West Bank. Her employer, Qatar-based Al Jazeera claimed that…

The Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania this week expressed its heightened concern and indignation over what it called the repeated destruction of Church objects and places of worship. The latest incident cited by the Church of Albania involves the shooting of a music video at the National Museum of Medieval Art, in the southeast Albanian…

News media in the Republic of North Macedonia, which lies due north of the northern Greek province of Macedonia, this week claimed that the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, will receive the Archbishop of Ohrid, His Beatitude Stefan, at the Mother Church’s Phanar-district see on the feast day of the Holy…

UNICEF announced on Friday that nearly 100 children have been killed in the country during the month of April alone, although actual figures could be significantly higher. The war in Ukraine was creating a “…child protection and child rights crisis”, UNICEF officials warned. On the battlefront, Ukraine reported pushing back Russian forces in a counterattack…

The Church today venerates the memory of Glykeria the Virgin-martyr of Heraclia. Today is also the feast day of Sergios the Confessor.

The feast day of St. Germanos the Confessor, Patriarch of Constantinople, was commemorated during a Matins and Divine Liturgy in a dedicated chapel at the Halki School of Theology, located on the eponymous Marmara Sea island. The services were officiated by His Grace, the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s Bishop Kassianos. After the Divine Liturgy, a memorial service…

Today, on the 13 May, 2022, His Grace Bishop Bartholomew of Charioupolis upon invitation visited the Embassy of Israel and met with the Ambassador, His Excellency Amir Maimon. During their meeting they discussed matters of common cultural interest and the promotion of common love and the key historical ties which unite both peoples. Moreover His…