Abp. Elpidophoros Visits Phoenix’s Community
The newly-enthroned leader of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, Archbishop Elpidophoros, 51, has wasted no time going on the road around the United States to talk about the importance of the...
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Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Receives the 2019 ECOS Environmental Award...
WASHINGTON – His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of over 300 million Orthodox Christians worldwide, received the 2019 ECOS® Award for exceptional leadership in...
View ArticleAmerican Jewish Committee Officers Visit Archbishop Elpidophoros
NEW YORK – His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America welcomed American Jewish Committee (AJC) CEO David Harris together with Rabbi Noam E. Marans, Director of Interreligious and Intergroup...
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Update on the St. Thomas Church Renovations in Cherry Hill
CHERRY HILL, NJ – Since March 2019, the Saint Thomas Greek Orthodox Church in Cherry Hill, NJ, under the guidance of the Parish Priest, V. Rev. Fr. Christoforos Oikonomidis and the Parish Council...
View ArticleEnthronement Luncheon Proceeds $260,000 to Benefit St. Nicholas
NEW YORK – The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America reports that a donation of $260,000 is being made to the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine from the proceeds of the...
View ArticleThe V. Rev. Fr. Timothy G. Bakakos Appointed Chancellor of the Metropolis of...
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL – His Eminence Metropolitan Nathanael on August 14 announced the appointment of the Very Reverend Father Timothy Bakakos as Chancellor of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago....
View ArticleAppointment of His Grace Bishop Demetrios as the Hierarchal Proistamenos of...
NEW YORK – The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America announces that His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America appointed His Grace Bishop Demetrios of Mokissos as the Hierarchal Proistamenos of...
View ArticleArchbishop Elpidophoros for the Feast of Indiction
NEW YORK – His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America issued his first encyclical on the Feast on Indiction as Archbishop, speaking about climate change and the protection of the nature, the...
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Archbishop Elpidophoros Visits Hellenic College and Holy Cross School of...
BOSTON – His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America visited Hellenic College Holy Cross for the first time as Archbishop and officiated at the Agiasmos Service (blessing of the waters) in Holy...
View ArticleHellenic College Holy Cross Searching for a New President
BROOKLINE, MA – The Board of Trustees of Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (HCHC) is seeking a dynamic, visionary, and strategic leader to serve as President of the academic...
View ArticleNew Composition of the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate
CONSTANTINOPLE – His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew appointed the new members of the Holy and Sacred Synod which meets monthly at the headquarters of the Patriarchate at the Phanar,...
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A Warm Welcome for Archbishop Elpidophoros and the YAL Conference in California
LONG BEACH, CA – The Young Adult League (YAL) extended a very warm welcome to His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America at their 2019 conference which was organized by the Metropolis of San...
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Carnegie Hall Concert to Benefit Saint Nicholas
NEW YORK – Archbishop Elpidophoros announced that Archdiocese’s efforts to complete the Saint Nicholas National Shrine have received new impetus with the debut performance of Yiannis Hadjiloizou of...
View ArticleArchbishop Nikitas Meets Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece
ATHENS – The new Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain, Nikitas, was warmly received by His Beatitude Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece during a recent visit. Archbishop Nikitas was...
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Cardinal Timothy Dolan Welcomes Archbishop Elpidophoros to New York
NEW YORK – Cardinal Timothy Dolan honored Archbishop Elpidophoros of America by hosting a luncheon on September 4 to welcome him to New York. After initial introductions and warm greetings, the...
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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Visits the Ecumenical Patriarchate
CONSTANTINOPLE – United States Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross visited the Ecumenical Patriarchate at the Phanar on Sunday, September. He was welcomed with the honors set forth in the Patriarchal...
View ArticleArchbishop Elpidophoros to Visit Bahamas
BOSTON – His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America is planning to visit Bahamas which recently was struck by hurricane Dorian, which left behind many dead and wiped out entire towns and islands....
View ArticleThe New Governor of Mt. Athos Visits Patriarch Bartholomew
CONSTANTINOPLE – Archon Athanasios Martinos, newly appointed Governor of Mount Athos by the decision of the Greek government and due to take up his duties in the near future, visited His All Holiness...
View ArticleHoly Trinity in Chicago, Second Oldest Greek Orthodox Church in U.S., Sold...
CHICAGO (AP) — The fate of one of the oldest Greek Orthodox Church’s in the nation has become clear. The sale of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Chicago for $2.5 million to Universal Life Church...
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Rebuilding Work Continues, 18 Years after 9/11 (Photos)
NEW YORK (AP) — Over 18 years, the rubble left by the destruction of the World Trade Center has given way to a gleaming new complex of office towers, a museum, a transit hub and a memorial that draws...
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