International public opinion on Thursday continued to watch in shock and horror after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the commencement of military operations against targets in Ukraine, something that most Western leaders called and condemned as a blatant invasion and attack against a sovereign country. Explosions, ostensibly caused by artillery, warplane and missile attacks, were…

The Church today commemorates the First and Second Finding of the Venerable Head of John the Baptist.

Our hearts are heavy as we watch our brothers and sisters in #Ukraine under Vladimir Putin’s brutal invasion. We pray for their safety and perseverance. We pray that this war ends. We pray that good sense prevails. The people of Ukraine should not suffer any further. Our hearts are heavy as we watch our brothers…

On Wednesday 10/23 February 2022 the Patriarchate celebrated the feast of the Holy Hieromartyr Haralambos. On this feast, the Church according to the Synaxarion commemorates Saint Haralambos, a Priest from Magnesia of Thessaly during the reign of Severus and Governor Lukianus. In AD 198 he confessed Christ, refused to offer a sacrifice to the idols…

At a ceremony last Sunday, the Romanian Ambassador to Cyprus, Dan Mihalache, presented the Order of Cultural Merit to Fr Petre Matei, the representative of the Romanian Patriarchate to Cyprus. The President of Romania signed the decoration decree for the Rev. Stavrophore Fr. Matei Petre on January 6 as a sign of appreciation “for the…

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church has called for an end to the war in Ukraine and urged everyone to pray for peace. In a message Thursday morning, Patriarch Daniel expressed his concern over the beginning of war in Ukraine and assured Romanians living in Ukraine to help them according to possibilities….

The 31st Annual Leadership 100 Conference concluded on February 13, 2022, with a Hierarchical Divine Liturgy, celebrated by His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America at St. Katherine Church in Naples, Florida. The Conference took place from February 10th to 13th at The Ritz-Carlton Naples. Chairman Argyris Vassiliou stated that this was a most successful Conference,…

The Orthodox Christian Studies Center of Fordham University, in collaboration with the Department of Religious Education of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, and with the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros, is pleased to present the Speaker Series: Orthodox Scholars Preach. Every week until Pascha, a different Orthodox Scholar will release a new video….

On Sunday, February 20, 2022, Sunday of the Prodigal Son, His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of the Divine Wisdom in Bayswater. The V. Reverend Archimandrites Theonas Bakalis, Cathedral Dean, and Nephon Tsimalis, Director of The Office of the Archbishop, concelebrated. Prior to the conclusion…