The Diocese of Raško-Prizren has expressed deep concern regarding the latest attack on the Church of the Holy Trinity in a village near Peć. According to a report submitted by the parish priest in Peć, unknown individuals broke into the church and vandalized it with graffiti. The messages included “Allah Akbar,” as well as Albanian…

On 15 May 2024, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew delivered the keynote address at the KAICIID Global Dialogue Forum in Lisbon, Portugal. In his speech, he emphasised the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s dedication to interfaith dialogue, particularly highlighting His Eminence Metropolitan Emmanuel of Chalcedon’s significant role in KAICIID’s programs. Patriarch Bartholomew stressed the importance of raising awareness…

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros Homily at Great Vespers and Stavrophoria May 15, 2024 Hellenic College Holy Cross Brookline, Massachusetts Dear Members of the Alumni, Brothers and Sisters in the Risen Christ, Χριστός Ἀνέστη! Christ is Risen! Tonight we celebrate those observing their tenth, twenty-fifth, and fiftieth anniversaries of graduation from our precious Σχολή, awarding them…

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros Remarks at the Hellenic College Holy Cross Alumni Dinner Celebrating the Classes of 1974, 1999, and 2014 May 15, 2024 Maliotis Cultural Center Brookline, Massachusetts Your Eminence and Your Graces, President Demetrios Katos, and Presbyter Michael Gavrilos, President of the Alumni Association Very Reverend and Reverend Fathers, Distinguished Alumni, Beloved in…

OSLO, Norway – On Saturday morning May 11, 2024, His Eminence Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden and All Scandinavia visited Oslo to celebrate a baptism at the Metropolitan Church of the Annunciation, where he was assisted by the parish priest, the Rev. Economos Dr. Maxime Lesage. Afterward, he presided over a meeting of the parish council…

The Feast of the Touching of Thomas was celebrated in Cana of Galilee, on the morning of the Sunday of Thomas, on April 29/May 12, 2024, with a festive reception by the Scouts and the Community, followed by a Divine Liturgy, which was officiated by His Beatitude, our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos. Co-celebrants…

The Holy Synod of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church unequivocally condemned the recent actions of the Pristina government, denouncing the “ban” imposed on Patriarch Porfirije from entering Kosovo and urging an end to the violation of human rights endured by the Serbian people. In a statement, they decried the “complete lawlessness” exhibited by the…

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America attended the Nisyrian Society of New York 120th Anniversary, which was held at the Hilton Long Island/Huntington in Melville, NY. Hundreds attended the event to celebrate and honor the past presidents who have guided the organizations of Nisyros to hold true to their customs and traditions and to celebrate…

The history of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox begins in 1918, when more than five hundred Greeks, living in Sioux City, attended a meeting at a Knights of Columbus Hall. Until then, the more than a thousand Greeks who had come to work in Sioux City’s meatpacking industry traveled to Omaha, Nebraska, one hundred miles…