On Tuesday, December 27/ the feast day of Saint Stephen the First Martyr (Old Calendar: January 9, 2024) the following Churches visited our Patriarchate for the celebration of our Christmas to relay modest holiday greetings: The Franciscan Brotherhood – Custody of the Holy Land The Latin Patriarchate in Jerusalem The Coptic Church in Jerusalem The…

On Thursday, 11 January 2023, at the Church of the Holy Archangels in the Sosthenion Community of Constantinople, the Divine Liturgy on the occasion of the Feast Day of the Synaxis of the Holy Myriads of Angels and the memory of Saint Theodosios the Cenobiarch, was officiated by His Eminence Metropolitan Athenagoras of Kydonia, Patriarchal…

POST-HUMANISM AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE International Scientific Conference PHAICON 24 Athens, Greece, 18 – 21 Nov. 2024 Co-organizers Saint Maxim the Greek Institute Office of the Orthodox Church at the European Union   SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE Apostolos Nikolaidis, Professor Emeritus of Sociology of Religion and Social Ethics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Head of the Scientific…

With due ecclesiastical splendour and modesty, the feast day of the Synaxis of Saint John the Baptist and Forerunner was once again celebrated this year in Xirokrini, with the centre of the celebrations taking place at the Church of Saint John. According to the prepared program, on Saturday evening, 6 January 2024, the Great Vespers…

His Eminence Metropolitan Nathanael joins public officials in an annual cutting of the Vasilopita celebration CHICAGO, IL, 10 January 2024 – His Eminence Metropolitan Nathanael of Chicago joined local elected officials and other public dignitaries to participate in the cutting of the Vasilopita at an annual celebration organised by Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas. Mr….

On Wednesday morning, 10 January 2024, His Eminence Metropolitan Athenagoras of Belgium and Exarch of the Netherlands and Luxemburg, received the new Ambassador of Greece to Belgium, Her Excellency Ms. Sofia Grammata at the headquarters of the Holy Metropolis in Brussels. Her Excellency Ambassador Grammata, shortly after assuming her Ambassadorial duties, wanted to pay her…

On Thursday, January 11, 2024, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America paid a special visit to His Grace Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan, the primate of the Eastern Diocese of America of the Armenian Church, to extend his warmest greetings on the joyous occasion of Armenian Christmas celebrated on January 6. The visit was marked by heartfelt…

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America is pleased to announce that the 2024 Annual Directory is now available in both print and digital versions at www.goarch.org/directory . The online version may be downloaded as a pdf and used as a digital book on tablets, smart phones and other devices. Complimentary printed copies of the Directory…

Beloved Children: Othon and Amelia, Dear Grandchildren: Alexa, Philip, Alexander and Karina, Dear Family and Friends of Lila Prounis, Brothers and Sisters in Christ, The passing of your beloved Lila is painful, as is every parting and separation. She has been such a part of your lives for so long, that to think of a…