Bishop Ioan Casian of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Canada congratulated women and mothers and said they should be examples in contemporary society. “On the festive moment of civil society, on the occasion of International Women’s Day, and with deep devotion to the Mother of God, a perfect model of the Christian woman and mother,…

On Sunday, March 6, 2022, His Grace Bishop Apostolos of Medeia, representing His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, visited the St. Nicholas Community in Baltimore’s Greektown, as the parish hosted a Doxology and Celebration in commemoration of the 74th Anniversary of the Unification of the Dodecanese Islands with Greece. Over 400 Greek Americans filled the…

On Thursday, March 10, 2022, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros visited the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) in Boston together with His Grace Bishop Joachim and His Grace Bishop Athenagoras. They were greeted by Matthew Teitelbaum, Director to the MFA, as well as Christine Kondoleon, the George and Margo Behrakis Chair of the Department of Art…

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The fifth episode of the mini-series on the life and works of 20th century St. Paisios, entitled “From Farasa to the Heavens”, will be broadcast this evening by the Athens-based broadcaster Mega TV. Each of the previous four episodes has come in first in the television ratings for the evening in which it was shown….

The enthronement of the Church of Crete’s new Metropolitan of Rethymno and Avlopotamos, Prodromos, will take place on Saturday, March 19, at the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple, in the city of Rethymno.

The annual reception hosted by Greece’s presidency of the republic on the occasion of the Sunday of Orthodoxy, which falls on Sunday, March 13 this year, will take place as scheduled at the presidential mansion in central Athens. The reception is annually held in honor of members of the Permanent Holy Synod of the Autocephalous…

Halfway around the world, but in a related development, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America on Wednesday joined His Eminence Metropolitan Antony of Hierapolis, and His Eminence Archbishop Daniel, of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the United States, for an Intercessory prayer service for Ukraine and its people. The prayer service, which was hosted at…

Russian forces on Thursday continued their attempted push through the eastern European country from multiple directions, while Ukrainian forces were reportedly putting up stiff resistance, according to international media. The attack began Feb. 24, when Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a so-called “special military operation.” Russian forces were also reportedly moving from neighboring Belarus toward…