Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Exactly one year ago, I was so very happy to preside at the Great Vespers of your Heavenly Patron, the Great Hieromartyr Eleftherios. How much has changed over these last twelve months! Last year, we were in the midst of the pandemic, and just on the cusp of the…

The Archbishop of America, His Eminence Elpidophoros on Tuesday attended the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the headquarters of the Archdiocese in New York City. In his message, His Eminence highlighted the challenges faced by the Church in 2021, noting that “…over the past year, we have made tremendous sacrifices here at our headquarters…

The Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymos, on Tuesday evening attended the premier of the motion picture “Smyrna, My Beloved”, held at the Athens Concert Hall. The film, by director Grigoris Karantinakis and written by noted Greek actress Mimi Denisi and Martin Sherman, features an all-star cast of Greek and Turkish actors….

The Church today venerates the memory of Eleutherios the Holy Martyr, Bishop of Illyria, and his mother Anthia.

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One Orthodox community in Moldova is experiencing the joy of finally having their own church. And the Church of Sts. Seraphim of Sarov, Catherine, and John (Maximovitch) in the Chișinău suburb of Floreni was built in just 40 days. His Eminence Metropolitan Petru of Chișinău and Bessarabia of the Romanian Church in Moldova blessed the…

Roman Karpov, an eyewitness to yesterday’s bombing at the Orthodox school at the Entrance of the Theotokos Monastery in Serpukhov, believes a miracle prevented greater casualties from the explosion. According to Karpov, the bomber, who it seems intended to kill himself as well, though he is still alive in the hospital, wasn’t able to get…

On Sunday, December 12, 2021, over a hundred and fifty Young Adults gathered, from various places of the United Kingdom, at the Hellenic Centre in London for the Enlightened Evenings Christmas Wonderland. The extremely festive evening included live Christmas Jazz, dancing, hourly free raffles, door prizes, a rich buffet of Mediterranean foods, flowing mulled wine,…

The parishioners of All Saints, in Belmore, Sydney, aspired to offer smiles and comfort to large families, and especially to their youngest members, the children, through the initiative they organised in which to collect toys for the Christmas season. The response of the people of the Parish – Community was remarkably moving and so a…