Holy Trinity-St. Nicholas in Staten Island Honors Couples Married for 50+ Years
STATEN ISLAND – The Holy Trinity-St. Nicholas community of Staten Island once again honored couples who are celebrating 50+ years of marriage with a moving ceremony held on January 19 at the Church...
View ArticleWorshippers Mark the Day of St. Haralambos, Orthodox Patron Saint of...
SOFIA, Bulgaria – Worshippers gather around candles stuck to jars of honey, arranged as a cross, during mass for the “sanctification of honey” at the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin church in the...
View ArticleThe Day Will Come for the Bell Halki Seminary to Ring Again
CONSTANTINOPLE – Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew expressed his hope and wish that the Theological School of Halki, which was closed 49 years ago, “will reopen soon in order for the Ecumenical...
View Article“Return” of Last Dean of Theological School of Halki
CONSTANTINOPLE – A Memorial Service was held at the cemetery of the Monastery of the Mother of God of Baloukli in Constantinople where the relics of the last Dean of the Theological School of Halki,...
View ArticleProminent Greek-American Businessman and Philanthropist George Marcus Donates...
BOSTON. Prominent Greek – American businessman George Marcus from California donated $2.0 more million dollars towards the rebuilding of St. Nicholas nave and National Shrine at Trade Center of...
View ArticleArchbishop Elpidophoros and Metropolitan Tikhon to Feed Those in Need
NEW YORK – Archbishop Elpidophoros and Metropolitan Tikhon met at the headquarters of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America in an ongoing effort to strengthen the relationship between the...
View ArticleOnly Ecumenical Patriarch Expresses the Ecumenicity of Orthodoxy
ATHENS – The President of the Hellenic Republic, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, speaking from Kalamata, where he attended the celebration of the patron saint of the city, Panagia Ypapanti, said that “only the...
View ArticleNew President of HCHC George Cantonis Speaks Exclusively to TNH
BOSTON – George Cantonis, the newly elected president of Hellenic College and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology granted his first exclusive interview to The National Herald. He spoke about...
View ArticleFaith Endowment Donates 20 Million Dollars for the Completion of St. Nicholas...
BOSTON – The organization Faith: An Endowment for Orthodoxy and Hellenism, will donate the sum of 20 million dollars for the completion of the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine at...
View ArticleOrdination to the Diaconate of Pavlos Sotirelis
BOSTON – His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros has ordained Pavlos Sotirelis, a senior at the Holy Cross Greek Orthodox school of Theology to the diaconate in the School’s Chapel. The evening before the...
View ArticleBishop Metodije of Diokleia Visits Archbishop Elpidophoros of America
NEW YORK – On Monday, February 10, 2020, Bishop Metodije of Diokleia visited Archbishop Elpidophoros of America at the Archdiocese Headquarters, to discuss the current religious and political situation...
View ArticleArchbishop Issues Encyclical for St. Photios and the Saint Photios National...
NEW YORK – Archbishop Elpidophoros of America issued an encyclical to the entire ‘pleroma’ of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America on the occasion of the Feast of Saint Photios the Great and the...
View Article“Love Thy Neighbor” Focuses on Homelessness
NEW YORK – On February 12, 2020, the Department of Inter-Orthodox, Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, in partnership with the Greek Orthodox Ladies...
View ArticleRussian Defense Minister Visits Serbia amid Balkan, Orthodox Church Tensions
BELGRADE, Serbia — Russian military cooperation with Serbia has reached a “fundamentally” new level, Russia’s defense minister said Monday as he visited his Balkan ally amid rising tensions in the...
View ArticleGreek Community Members Help 24th Annual Valentines for Vets Gift Drive Set...
ST. ALBANS, NY – Assembly Member Edward C. Braunstein (D-Bayside) and the Law Offices of Ann-Margaret Carrozza, along with co-sponsor Community Board 11, organized the community’s 24thAnnual Valentines...
View ArticleArchbishop Elpidophoros at the 44th Annual Folk Dance and Choral Festival in...
ANAHEIM, CA – Archbishop Elpidophoros of America attended the 44th Annual Metropolis of San Francisco Folk Dance and Choral Festival over the weekend of February 15-16, which was a success with...
View ArticlePatriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem Sent Representatives to Ecumenical...
CONSTANTINOPLE – Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem sent a three-member delegation representing him to His All Holiness Ecumenical patriarch Bartholomew, on Saturday, February 15, in a desperate attempt...
View ArticleWork Resumes on St. Nicholas at the World Trade Center
NEW YORK – Work has resumed on St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine at the World Trade Center, the New York Post reported on February 17, adding that the work “likely won’t be visible...
View ArticleThe Holy Synod Elects Three Auxiliary Bishops for the Archdiocese of Canada
CONSTANTINOPLE – The Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in its recent meeting elected three auxiliary Bishops for the Archdiocese of Canada. In the official announcement was stated: “The Holy...
View ArticleArchdiocese Participates in United Nations Event on Homelessness
NEW YORK – On February 14 the Department of Inter-Orthodox, Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America participated in the 58th Session of the Commission for...
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