Beloved brother in the Lord, Metropolitan Nathanael, Your Excellency, Ambassador Evangelos Savva of Cyprus, Honorable Consul General of Greece Koumbarakis, President Chaniotakis of Enosis, Illinois, Your Grace and Reverend Fathers, Members of The Federation of Hellenic American Organizations of Illinois Sisters and Brothers – Hellenes and Philhellenes alike, We have just come from the Divine…

Your Grace, Bishop Timotheos and Reverend Clergy, Dear Family of the ever-memorable Father Nicholas Nikokavouras, Brothers and Sisters in Christ, The confluence of commemorations today: the Veneration of the Holy Cross, the Greek Independence Parade, and the Forty Day Memorial for the late and beloved Father Nicholas, the servant of this Cathedral for decades, is…

Continuing its commitment to enhancing the proficiency of educators teaching the Greek language, the Department of Greek Education is set to host the 7th Webinar focusing on Learning Strategies and Innovative Teaching Techniques. The 7th session covers “MYTHOLOGY.” Event Details: The interactive seminar, actively involving educators, is scheduled to last for 1 hour and 30…

His Beatitude Patriarch John X received Dr. Sfeir Salim, the Director of the Hope Center in Syria, presiding over a delegation from the center’s office in Damascus, including Mrs. Mireille Al-Tawaifi and Mr. Samer Abu Arraj,at the Patriarchal Headquarters in Damascus. The meeting was attended by the Director of the Department of Ecumenical Relations and…

His Beatitude Patriarch John X celebrated the Sunday Divine Liturgy of the third week of Lent (Sunday of the Veneration of the Holy Cross) at the Church of the Holy Cross in Qassa’a, Damascus, with the participation of their Graces, Bishops: Romanos (Al-Hannat), Moussa (Al-Khoury), Ioannis (Batach), Arsanios (Dahdal), and Moses (Al-Khosi), along with several…

On Friday, 5 April 2024, in the majestic Holy Church of the Prophet Elijah, which is located in the area of the once thriving Community of Chrysoupolis, today’s Üsküdar of Chalcedon, His Eminence Elder Metropolitan Emmanuel of Chalcedon officiated and chanted during the Service of the 3rd Stanza of the Salutations to the Mother of…

The Sunday of the Veneration of the Holy Cross was celebrated with due ecclesiastical splendour in Melbourne, with the centre of the celebrations taking place at the Church of the Holy Cross in the suburb of Box Hill, where His Grace Bishop Kyriakos of Sozopolis officiated at the Matins and presided over the Divine Liturgy….

On Sunday, 7 April 2024, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew officiated from the patriarchal throne during the Divine Liturgy of the Sunday of the Veneration of the Holy Cross, at the venerable Patriarchal Church of Saint George at the Phanar, and was joined by the following Hierarchs: Metropolitan Meliton of Philadelphia, Metropolitan Irenaios of Myriophytos…

The Greek Orthodox Church of the Virgin Mary in Heliopolis was filled to capacity on Friday, 5 April 2024, as a large congregation of believers gathered to participate in the Service of the Third Stanza of the Salutations to the Most Holy Theotokos. His Beatitude Pope and Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria and All Africa…