His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, Primate of the Romanian Orthodox Church, welcomed His Excellency Tigran Galstyan, the Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to Romania, on a presentation visit on Wednesday. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel congratulated the newly-appointed Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia in Bucharest and wished him a successful diplomatic mission in Romania. The…

Fr. Petros Gomez’s first Liturgy as a priest at the Chapel of Saint Paul of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America ordained Fr. Gomez at the Holy Church of Sts. Constantine and Helen of Ilioupolis in Thessaloniki, Greece in the presence of his family. Fr. Gomez will lead the…

The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago today announced the expansion of its Higher Calling initiative to focus on developing and nurturing leadership skills critical to the priesthood. Fr. Richard “Rick” Andrews, pastor of Saints Peter and Paul of Glenview, Illinois, volunteered to be the first priest to participate in the program. His Eminence Metropolitan Nathanael…

The Office of Ionian Village, with the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, is pleased to announce applications for need-based scholarships for those wishing to attend Ionian Village 2024. The Archdiocesan Youth Summer Camp Scholarship Fund was created with the goal of providing children within our Archdiocese the opportunity to attend our beloved…

“IOANNIS KOUKOUZELIS” CONCERT The Association of Byzantine Chanters and Friends of Florida “Ioannis Koukouzelis” presented their 18th Annual Concert of Byzantine Hymns and Greek Songs under the direction of Choral Director George E. Pappas. After chanting in the newly built church, the choir and audience moved into Matheos Hall for dinner and sung Greek songs….

The restoration work on a revered 14th-century icon of Christ the Savior was recently completed, after which it was returned to its monastery home in the Pskov Province of Russia. The wonderworking Eleazarov Icon of Christ the Savior was restored by the staff of the federal Pskov Museum-Preserve and returned to the Christ the Savior-Eleazar…

On Friday and Saturday, January 26 and 27, 2024, a winter camping retreat for children aged 6-7 years was held at the Nursery School of the Annunciation of the Theotokos Parish in Busan, under the guidance of their pastor Father Alexander Han and Presbytera Patapia Yoon. This program, which takes place twice a year, summer…

With deep emotion and profound human sorrow, the Holy Archdiocese of Australia announces the falling asleep in the Lord of the Protopresbyter of the Ecumenical Throne, Nicolaos Bozikis, on Tuesday, 13 February 2024. The late clergyman was born in Zakynthos in the year 1944 and was educated at the Ecclesiastical School of the Holy Monastery…

On Monday, January 30/February 12, 2024, the Patriarchate celebrated the feast of the Three Hierarchs, Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom. On this feast, the Church honours the Three Hierarchs as teachers of the faith, defenders of the decision of the First Ecumenical Council on the one essence of the Son with…