US President Joe Biden and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday affirmed that the Greece-US relationship is “stronger than ever”, during the meeting of the two leaders at the White House. Biden congratulated Mitsotakis on 201 years of Greek independence, while both sides underlined the enduring people-to-people bonds which have helped define bilateral ties…

Today is the 4th Tuesday after Pascha. The Church today venerates Andronikos, the Apostle of the 70, and Junia the Martyr.

On Sunday, May 2/15, 2022, the Patriarchate celebrated the Sunday of the Paralytic Man, the 4th Sunday after Pascha according to the Book of Pentecostarion. H.H.B. our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos, after the welcoming reception by the Scouts, officiated the Divine Liturgy at the Community of Rhene, near the city of Nazareth. Co-celebrants…

With the blessings of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia and with the guidance of His Grace Bishop Kyriakos of Sozopolis, the Archangels Parish in Parkdale hosted Father Athanasios Iviritis from the Iviron Monastery on Mount Athos to speak about His experiences as a priest monk on the Holy mountain. Before Fr Athanasios spoke a…

His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia will make his fourth pastoral visit to Perth from the 28 to 31 May, 2022. The Archdiocesan District of Perth announced the program of His Eminence’s visit, at the same time inviting the entire Greek Orthodox flock to attend the Holy Services and the events that will take place,…

The Long Island InterGOYA of the Archdiocesan District visited our beloved Hellenic College/Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology from May 13th to May 15th, 2022 One hundred and thirty GOYAns representing seven parishes went on a tour of historic Boston, visiting the Massachusetts State House, Fenway Park, the Freedom Trail, and Faneuil Hall, ending…

Archbishop Elpidophoros – Remarks in the Presence of President Biden and Prime Minister Mitsotakis White House Celebration of the Bicentennial of the Greek Revolution Mr. President and Dr. Biden, Mr. Prime Minister and Mrs. Mitsotaki, Dear Friends, Χριστὸς Ἀνέστη! Christ is Risen! Our joy today – to be in the presence of the leaders of…

The Holy Synod of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church on Monday expressed the ecclesiastical body’s hope that the canonical status of the Ohrid Archdiocese, or Church of Ohrid, will be resolved. The statement comes a week after the Sacred and Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople announced a landmark decision to re-establish…

The 26th Exhibition of Ecclesiastical Art “Orthodoxia” opened on Saturday at the Helexpo convention center, in the northern city of Thessaloniki. The exhibition will be open until Tuesday. The exhibition was inaugurated with a blessing offered by the Archimandrite Fr. Fotios, the representative of the Metropolitan of Thessaloniki, His Eminence Anthimos, on Saturday. Numerous visitors,…