Your Eminences and Your Graces, Honorable George J. Tsunis, Archon Hypomnematografos, United States Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic Esteemed Archons of the Ecumenical Mother Church of Constantinople, Beloved Sisters and Brothers in the Risen Lord,   Χριστὸς Ἀνέστη! I can think of not greater honor than to stand here and represent the Mother Church as…

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America will be the recipient of the 2024 James Parks Morton Interfaith Award by the Interfaith Center of New York. The Dinner and Awards ceremony will take place on Monday, June 10, 2024 at Tribeca Rooftop in NYC. For more information visit https://interfaithcenter.org/ goarch.org

It is a day of joy and hope. It is the Day of Resurrection, which was revealed in its most beautiful form, after the devastating earthquake that struck humans and stones in the year 2023. But here is the Cathedral of Saint George reborn, inaugurated, and consecrated by His Beatitude Patriarch John X in the…

On Friday, May 24, 2024, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel delivered a message at the inauguration of the events commemorating the Day of Romanians Everywhere, which took place in the Patriarch Teoctist Aula Magna of the Patriarchate Palace in Bucharest. “The beneficial influence of the Church is received, lived, and transmitted to children, especially through families…

Mr. Stefanos Kasselakis, president of the Greek left-wing party Syriza-Progressive Alliance, visited the Patriarchate of Jerusalem and met with His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem and All Palestine. During the meeting, Patriarch Theophilos briefed Mr. Kasselakis on the Patriarchate’s activities and discussed issues concerning the Greek Orthodox community within his jurisdiction. Mr. Kasselakis expressed…

On Monday, May 14 / 27, 2024, His Beatitude received a group of Russian-speaking believers under the jurisdiction of the Patriarchate, under the Supervisor of the Holy Monastery of the First Apostles Peter and Paul of Capernaum, monk Irinarchos. The Russian-speaking believers of Northern Israel are served for their religious needs in this Holy Monastery…

On the Sunday of the Paralytic, May 13/26, 2024, the miracle of the healing of the Paralytic by the Lord was celebrated by the Patriarchate, as told by the Evangelist John (5:2-16) in the Sheep’s Pool, which had five porches, next to the Temple of Solomon. The Lord, through these life-giving words, tightened the paralyzed…

His Eminence Metropolitan Iakovos of Ireland was enthroned by His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain, representative of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, on Saturday, 18th May 2024. The ceremony took place at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation of the Mother of God in Dublin, Ireland. Among the attendees were His Eminence Metropolitan…

The unveiling of the Greek-Australian Memorial of the Northern Suburbs, a Memorial dedicated to the Battle of Crete and the ANZACs, took place on Sunday, 26 May 2024, at the Parish of the Transfiguration of Our Lord in Thomastown, in the Archdiocesan District of Northcote, Victoria, in the presence of a Delegation from the Armed…