On Saturday, February 26, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros met with His Eminence Metropolitan Anthimos of Thessaloniki. Later that evening, the group departed for the Great Vespers service at the Holy Monastery of Vlatadon, after which a reception and dinner were hosted in honor of the Archbishop and the pilgrims. goarch.org

On Friday, February 25, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros arrived in Thessaloniki to inaugurate the special five-part pilgrimage series organized by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, and was received by the US Consul General, Ms. Elizabeth K. Lee. His Eminence later met with Mr. Nikolaos Papaioannou, Rector of Aristotle University in Thessaloniki, Mr. Chrisostomos Stamoulis,…

We would like to inform you that the digital magazine Pemptousia will host an online synaxis, or assembly, from Mount Athos with the Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, the Abbot of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, and Romanian faithful of France, which is scheduled for Tuesday, March 1, and beginning at 19.30 local time, or…

Warfare continued for a fifth day around various parts of Ukraine, following an invasion on three to four fronts by Russian forces last week. Ground combat, air raids, and missile attacks continued, causing destruction, pain and loss of life in the country of roughly 44 million people, of which a majority are Orthodox Christians. Only…

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The Church today venerates the memory of Righteous John Cassian, the Confessor. Today is also the feast day of Basil the Confessor, who along with St. Procopius, a fellow ascetic, suffered many torments for the sake of the veneration of the holy icons.

My beloved friends and children, With this message, I take the opportunity of communicating with you, in order to extend my paternal love and blessings during this distressful situation that you are facing with the floods and the “major weather event”. I assure you that we are by your side and share your heartache. You…

This evening, Sunday February 27th, 2022, His Excellency Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, communicated by telephone with His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and described the prevailing situation in his country after the military invasion by the Russian Federation. President Zelenskyy expressed his gratitude for the manifestations of support on the part of the Ecumenical Patriarchate…

Dear Youth, On the occasion of the World Day of Orthodox Youth, which is annually celebrated on the great feast of the Church – the Meeting of the Lord on February 2/15, you have gathered in the Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Białystok, to testify to your prayerful unity in the midst of the relics…