Patriarchate Allows Widowed / Abandoned Priests to Remarry
CONSTANTINOPLE – The Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate has rendered a historic decision to allow priests whose wives died or abandoned them to enter into a second marriage. Priests who...
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Theological School, St. Nicholas Shrine, Autocephaly Discussed in the Synod
CONSTANTINOPLE – At the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s recent Holy Synod, Metropolitan Evangelos of New Jersey said there is a serious problem at the Hellenic College Holy Cross School of Theology (HCHC),...
View ArticleNew Members Appointed to Holy Synod
CONSTANTINOPLE – Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew appointed the new members to the Holy Synod. The new synthesis is done every six months. Metropolitans of New Jersey Evangelos and Chicago Nathanael of...
View ArticleEcumenical Patriarchate Granting Autocephaly to Orthodox Church in the Ukraine
CONSTANTINOPLE (ANA/A. Robopoulos) – The Ecumenical Patriarchate has begun proceedings to give autonomous status to the Orthodox Church in the Ukraine, it announced on Friday. “It is announced that in...
View ArticlePrinceton Responds to Question of Rare Stolen Manuscripts
NEW YORK – Earlier this year, The National Herald reported on the Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate calling for the return of 8 manuscripts stolen from the Panagia Eikosifoinissa Monastery in...
View ArticleBartholomew Sends Exarchy to Ukraine; Moscow Responds with Threats
CONSTANTINOPLE – Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew sent a two-member Exarchy to Ukraine to pave the way and do all the necessary proceedings for the granting of Autocephaly status to that country’s...
View ArticleThe Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (Video)
(This was first posted on the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America’s website) Introduction The Feast of the Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross is celebrated each year on...
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Metropolitan Emmanuel of France on Ukraine’s Autocephaly
PARIS, FRANCE – His Eminence Metropolitan Emmanuel of France in an interview with The National Herald discusses the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s decision to grant Autocephalous status to the Church of...
View ArticleArchdiocese Sends 237K for the Attica Fires Victims
NEW YORK – The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese has collected to date the amount of $237,438.00 for the victims of the devastating fires of last July in Attica, Greece, according to GOARCH website. “This...
View ArticleMetropolis of Chicago Begins Full Review of Finances
CHICAGO, IL – The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago announced today the retaining of the independent public accounting firm of Michael Silver to conduct a certified audit of the Metropolis’s...
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Russian Orthodox Church Issues Warning to Orthodoxy’s Leader Bartholomew
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian Orthodox Church warned Friday that it would sever ties with the leader of the worldwide Orthodox community if he grants autonomy to Ukraine’s Orthodox Church. The stern...
View ArticleElder Ephraim of Mt. Athos Speaks with TNH
MOUNT ATHOS, GREECE – Elder Ephraim, Abbot of the Great Vatopaidi Monastery of Mt. Athos gave an extensive interview to The National Herald, which follows. TNH: ElderEphraim, is this your first visit...
View ArticlePatriarch Bartholomew Attends World War I Centennial Commemoration
THESSALONIKI – Representatives of five nations, Britain, France, Italy, Russia, and Serbia, attended the World War I centennial commemoration of the signing of the armistice between the Allies and...
View ArticleElder Ephraim, Abbot of Vatopaidi Monastery of Mt. Athos, Visits TNH
LONG ISLAND CITY – Elder Ephraim, Abbot of the Great Vatopaidi Monastery of Mt. Athos, visited the offices of The National Herald in Long Island City on October 5. Meeting with TNH Publisher-Editor...
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Atlanta Metropolis Welcomed Panagia Vimatarissa (Vid & Pics)
ATLANTA, GA – On September 29, over a thousand Greek Orthodox faithful, from as far as Florida’s cities of Miami and Tarpon Springs, formed a procession at the Diakonia Center of the Greek Orthodox...
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Ephraim Preaches at St. Nicholas in Flushing (Vid & Pics)
FLUSHING – Elder Ephraim Abbot of the Vatopaidi Monastery, as part of his visit to the United States, paid a visit to the St. Nicholas church in Flushing, where he was warmly received by clergy, parish...
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Ephraim Visits St. Demetrios High School in Astoria (Pics)
ASTORIA – As one of the destinations of his visit to the United States, Elder Ephraim, Abbot of the Vatopaidi Monastery of Mount Athos in Greece, St. Demetrios Cathedral of Astoria High School, the...
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Elder Ephraim at St. Nicholas in Ground Zero and Luncheon with the Archons...
NEW YORK – The Elder Ephraim, Abbot of the Vatopaidi Monastery and his brother monks visited the St. Nicholas National Shrine at Ground Zero as part of their U.S. tour. Fr. Alexander Karloutsos gave...
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Abbot Ephraim of Vatopaidi Visits Kimisis Church of the Hamptons (Pics)
SOUTHAMPTON, NY – The parish tis Kimisis tis Theotokou in Southampton, NY extended a very warm welcome to Abbot of the Vatopaidi Monastery of Mount Athos Elder Ephraim. It was his last stop of his...
View ArticlePatriarch Bartholomew Undecided on Fate of Archbishop Demetrios (Vid)
BOSTON– His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew appears to be undecided once again about the issue of His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America and the possibility of replacinghim with a...
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