His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America arrived in Panama Wednesday evening, September 6, 2023 for an official visit. The Archbishop had been invited by His Eminence Archbishop Ulloa Mendieta of Panama for the 510th Anniversary of the establishment of the Diocese and Feast of Santa Maria La Antigua. During the five-day visit, Archbishop Elpidophoros will…

On Thursday, August 24 / September 6, 2023, His Beatitude our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos received Mrs Päivi Peltokoski, the Ambassador of Finland in Ramallah. At this meeting, His Beatitude spoke to Mrs Peltokoski about the Holy Places, which were promoted by Saint Helen, after the command of her son Constantine the Great…

The Holy Synod of the Church of Greece came out with a new warning on Monday about Scientology—a cult the Greek courts have characterized as “an organization with practices that are medically, socially, and morally dangerous and harmful.” According to the Greek hierarchs, Scientologists have been active in Greece for years under various names. Most…

In its statement yesterday, the Synod mainly addressed the question of the legality of the new IDs, saying that is a matter entirely for the state to handle, while nothing that the hierarchs will further address all the ramifications of the new IDs at a later date. The Synod’s statement reads in full: The Permanent…

The new Metropolitan of Paphos of the Orthodox Church of Cyprus condemned the new comprehensive, compulsory sex education courses in a letter read in all churches of his diocese on Sunday, September 3. The Cypriot government decided to implement the new programs in schools across the island beginning this academic year. In his new encyclical,…

Dr. Radu Tincu, a primary physician in Intensive Care and Toxicology, spoke at the 2023 International Meeting of Orthodox Youth (ITO) Conferences held in Timișoara, Romania, about the growing scourge of drug use among young people. On this occasion, he challenged five false claims about drug use. “I’ve wondered if drug addiction is just a…

Metropolitan Joachim of Bursa transmitted a message for the closing of the International Meeting of Orthodox Youth (ITO) 2023, held in Timișoara, Romania, between August 31 and September 3. His Eminence participated in the event personally, as the representative of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, and in the end left a message for the young participants, saying:…

His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia recently visited the Holy Monastery of Iviron, on Mount Athos, and presided over the Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos. Here is a video from the online channel “O Mirovlitis” with excerpts from the divine services that took place at the Holy Monastery of Iviron during the feast…

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America welcomed V. Rev. Archimandrite Philotheos Tomczewski upon his return to the United States after completing a year of intensive languages studies in Thessaloniki, Greece. Archimandrite Philotheos will resume his service to the Holy Metropolis of New Jersey under His Eminence Metropolitan Apostolos. goarch.org