During his stay in Ioannina, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomeos visited the Synagogue of the city on Wednesday, accompanied by Metropolitan Maximos of Ioannina, and the Minister of Culture of Greece, Ms. Lina Mendoni. There the Mayor of Ioannina, Mr. Moses Elisaf, who was waiting for him, guided him around the site, presented him with…

With the blessing of Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, the Director of the Department of Religious Education (DRE), Bishop Athenagoras of Nazianzos is pleased to announce the new Manager of Orthodox Marketplace and St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival — Maria Klonaris. The DRE has three ministries within the Department — Religious Education, the official online store…

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America visited the campgrounds of Ionian Village, the Archdiocesan Summer Camp located on the Peloponnesus of Greece. His Eminence was accompanied by Rev. Archimandrite Nektarios Papazafiropoulos, Chancellor of the Archdiocese as well as Archdeacon Dionysios. He was received by Father Gary Kyriakou, Director of Ionian Village and Giorgios Nastoulis, the…

Today marks the 57th anniversary of the death of noted Greek writer, painter and hagiographer Fotis Kontoglou. His most noteworthy works of hagiography include the medieval chapel of the Panaghia of Kapnikarea, in central Athens, the Church of St. Andrew in the Passisia district of Athens, the St. George Church in the Kypseli district of…

The Metropolitan of Patras, His Eminence Chrysostomos, this week referred to the television series “St. Paisios: From Farasa to the Heavens”, a production of the St. Maximus the Greek Institute, which was among the most watched programs last season in Greece and Cyprus. His Eminence spoke on the occasion of the 20th century saint’s feast…

The Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Beatitude Theophilos III, along with Hagiotaphite Fathers, on Monday warmly received the visiting Metropolitan of Mesogaia and Lavreotiki, His Eminence Nikolaos, who headed a group composed of clergymen, expert scientists and pilgrims from the Holy Metropolis, which is located due east of Athens proper. Among others, the Metropolitan of Mesogaia…

Members of the permanent Holy Synod of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece will convene on Monday, with the main topic on the agenda being the recent tabling, in Greece’s Parliament, of draft legislation that foresees the filling of several vacant spots for Orthodox clerics in the country. The Holy Synod has expressed satisfaction with…

The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, today concludes a nearly week-long pastoral visit to the lake-side city of Ioannina, in northwest Greece. His All Holiness was declared an honorary professor of the University of Ioannina, during a festal ceremony at the amphitheater of the Karolos Papoulias Convention Center at the school….

The Church today commemorates the Synaxis of Archangel Gabriel. Today is also the feast day of Stephanos of the St. Savvas Monastery.