His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America Remarks at the Saint Nicholas National Shrine Christmas Party December 18, 2024 Saint Nicholas National Shrine & Greek Orthodox Church New York, New York Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I am so pleased to be with you all and to celebrate this Christmas here at the Saint Nicholas…

On Monday, 16 December 2024, on the occasion of the Feast Day of Saint Theophano the Empress, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew was joined in prayer, at the Venerable Patriarchal Church, during the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy which was presided over by His Eminence Metropolitan Anthimos of Alexandroupolis. Present at the Divine Liturgy were the Hierarchs,…

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America spoke today with Ms. Kimberly Guilfoyle, the presumptive nominee for U.S. Ambassador to Greece. During their conversation, Archbishop Elpidophoros congratulated Ms. Guilfoyle on her nomination by President-Elect Donald J. Trump and extended his best wishes for her success in this important role. The Archbishop expressed his hope for the…

Princeton, NJ: The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce that the Overseers of the Gennadius Library have selected the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople as the 2025 recipient of the prestigious Gennadius Prize. This highest honor of the Gennadius Library recognizes outstanding contributions to Greek learning and Hellenism. The Ecumenical Patriarchate…

On Saturday, December 7, 2024, a group of fifteen Slavophone believers visited the Holy Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Savior in Gapyeong in order to work on cleaning the church and the exterior of the church from falling tree leaves. They also cleaned the area around the tomb of the ever-deceased Metropolitan of Pisidia,…

Amidst the fear and anxiety for the political stability of our country, we celebrated on Thursday and Friday, December 5 and 6, 2024, the feast of the holy and glorious St. Nicholas, the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra in Lycia, at the sacred Cathedral in Seoul. On the eve of the feast day, after the Great…

The Archdiocesan Chapel is now open for worship once again, following completion of the first phase of its new icons in the Holy Altar. The gifted and diligent team of iconographers has adorned the dome with the icon of Christ the All-Powerful (Χριστὸς Παντοκράτωρ) and, beneath it, the icon of the Most Holy Mother of…

His Grace Bishop Iakovos presided at both Great Vespers and Matins and celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the community feast of St Andrew’s Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Kentish Town. The Very Reverend Archimandrites Chrysostomos Michailides, Vasileios Emmanouil and Vissarion Kokliotis, along with Protopresbyters Constantinos Garivaldinos, Nikolaos Kokkinos and Œcomomos Kristian Akselberg concelebrated at the Hierarchical…

On Friday, 6th December 2024, His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain attended the Annual Banquet of the Guild of Freemen at Guildhall, London. Master Lisa Rutter, of Greek Cypriot heritage, hosted the event, which brought together members of the Guild and distinguished guests. Archbishop Nikitas offered grace at the start of the…