The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, on Wednesday continued his Apostolic tour of the United States, arriving in Pittsburgh to a warm welcome from the Metropolitan Savas and faithful from the Metropolis.                                      …

Pilgrims from around Romania gathered in Bucharest this week to venerate the memory of St. Demetrius the New, the protector and patron saint of the Romanian capital. Worshipful commemorations were celebrated on Wednesday with a Patriarchal Divine Liturgy officiated by the Patriarch of All Romania, His Beatitude Daniel, in a specially modified courtyard outside the…

A series of spiritual and cultural events, entitled “Days of Metropolitan Amphilochios”, organized by the Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral, commenced in the crypt of the Cathedral of the Resurrection of the Lord in the Montenegro capital of Podgorica. The series of events come on the one-year anniversary of the Repose in the Lord…

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Today, October 28, is a national holiday in Greece, commemorating the country’s entry into WWII in 1940 on the side of the Allies. The focus of the annual commemoration was again in the northern metropolis of Thessaloniki, where a military parade was held through the city’s center, in the presence of Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou….

The Church today commemorates the Holy Protection of the Theotokos, the Virgin Mary. In the Greek Orthodox tradition, this feast is celebrated on October 28, while in the Slavic tradition, the feast day is celebrated on October 1.

This time, 81 years ago, a small, two-syllable word signalled to history to begin writing another glorious chapter about the Greek people. The heroic, “OXI” (NO) came out effortlessly from the lips and flooded the hearts of our proud ancestors, not allowing fear to penetrate and be overwhelmed by turmoil. By bravely raising their stature…

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Τhe Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi has published the Greek-language book “Horizons of Freedom”, in the theology category. The author is Georgios Mantzaridis. To order or for more information, please visit the webpage www Vatopedi gr.