His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America arrived today, February 26, 2024 in Naples, FL for the annual Leadership 100 (L100) Conference. Greeting the Archbishop were Chairman of L100 Demetrios Logothetis, Executive Director of L100 Paulette Poulos and the L100 team Dina Theodosakis and Fran Karivalis. His Eminence will attend the Executive Committee, Board and General…

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America welcomed the American Bible Society’s (ABS) Board of Directors to the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese for the first time on Thursday, February 22, 2024. The American Bible Society’s Board visited the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese as part of their triennial Board Retreat, focused on strengthening Church partnerships and fostering innovative approaches…

Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology Announces Journeying Through the Triodion, Holy Week, and Pascha A Series of Video Reflections by Dean Fr. Eugen J. Pentiuc and the Holy Cross Faculty © The Scriptorium Initiative Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology is launching the first fruits of The Scriptorium Initiative with a series…

On Saturday, February 11 / 24, 2024, His Beatitude our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos received: A twenty-member group of the Turan Community of northern Israel led by their priest Fr Nektarios Raja and the Church attendants of this Community, who sought the blessing of His Beatitude and His moral and material support. His…

On Friday, February 10/23, 2024, the Patriarchate celebrated the feast of the Holy Hieromartyr Charalambos in the Holy Monastery, which is adjacent to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on the north and near the Gate through which the Lord passed to Golgotha, which is also known as the 8th Station of Via Dolorosa. On…

On Thursday, February 9/20, 2024, H.H.B. our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos received the Bulgarian Ambassador to Israel Ms Slavena Gergova and the head diplomatic representative Mr Vesselin Delchev. These honourable representatives of Bulgaria were informed by His Beatitude on the centuries-long and today’s multifaceted work of the Patriarchate, purely pastoral, and ecclesiastical, but…

Once again, the 36th Antipodes Festival, organised by the Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM), resonated with the vibrant pulse of the Greek community. Held in the heart of Melbourne’s historic Greek precinct on Lonsdale Street, adorned in blue and white, the Festival marked a significant milestone. The Festival stands as the largest Hellenic festival in…

On the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee, 25 February 2024, His Grace Bishop Kyriakos of Sozopolis, Archiepiscopal Vicar of Melbourne, presided over the Divine Liturgy which took place at the Church of the Dormition of Our Lady, in the suburb of North Altona in Melbourne, and was joined in concelebration by His Grace…

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew addressed the international community appealing them not to ignore the ongoing bloodshed in Ukraine, after the Divine Liturgy, at which he officiated, on the Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee, on 25 February 2024, at the Church of Saint Nicholas in Tzivali. At the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy a…