GOA Services of Holy Week and Easter Behind Closed Doors
NEW YORK – The Sacred Services of Holy Week and Easter will take place this year behind closed doors in all the parishes and monasteries of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America according to the...
View ArticleArchbishop Elpidophoros of America Urges Faithful to Donate Blood
NEA YORK – Archbishop Elpidophoros of America made an appeal through a video posted on the Archdiocese website encouraging the faithful of the Greek-Orthodox Archdiocese throughout the United States to...
View ArticleMetropolitan Emmanuel of Leads Akathist Hymn Service in Paris
PARIS – Metropolitan Emmanuel of France chanted the service of the Akathist Hymn behind closed doors on the Fifth Friday of Great Lent on April 3 at the Cathedral of Saint Stephen in Paris. France is...
View ArticleCOVID-19 Financial Assistance from the Ecumenical Patriarchate to Greece and...
CONSTANTINOPLE – Τhe Ecumenical Patriarchate in the ongoing fight against humanity’s deadly virus, offered monetary contributions to the Turkish Government in the amount of three hundred thousand...
View ArticleDaily Prayer Service by His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros for Coronavirus...
NEW YORK — His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America led the first in a series of daily prayers for those faithful of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America who have either passed away or are...
View ArticleArchbishop Elpidophoros Congratulates TNH for 105th Anniversary
NEW YORK – Archbishop Elpidophoros of America sent a congratulatory message for the 105th anniversary of the National Herald. The Archbishop called TNH “a central pillar of our ecclesiastical, social,...
View ArticleCoronavirus Has Hit a Christian Orthodox Monastery in Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine – The mayor of Ukraine’s capital says the coronavirus has hit the Pechersk Monastery, infecting more than half the monks at the renowned religious and tourist site. Kyiv Mayor Vitaly...
View ArticleErdogan Thanks Ecumenical Patriarch for Aid in Coronavirus Pandemic
ISTANBUL – Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew was thanked by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for the support and donations of the patriarchate, Greek institutions in the city and donors abroad in...
View ArticleArchbishop Elpidophoros to Hold Virtual Town Hall with Greek Orthodox Faithful
NEW YORK – On the Saturday of Lazaros, April 11th, at 3:00 pm EST, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America will hold a Virtual Town Hall with the Greek Orthodox Faithful of America. This...
View ArticleGreek Orthodox Churches in Belgium to Remain Open over the Easter Weekend
BRUSSELS — Worship places in Belgium will remain open over the Easter weekend but health authorities are advising residents to watch religious services remotely as the death toll of the novel...
View ArticleGreek President to Be Present at the Official Opening of the St. Nicholas...
NEW YORK – Today, Her Excellency, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, the President of the Hellenic Republic, called His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America. His Eminence briefed the President on the...
View ArticleRenovation Work on St Michael Church at Akchaabat Near Trabzon Has Stopped
The St Michael Greek Orthodox church (Plate 1) is located up a steep hill in Ortamahalle, Akchaabat (formerly called Platana by the Greeks), on the Black Sea, 14 km west of Trabzon in Turkey. The...
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Archbishop Nikitas of Thyatira Speaks to TNH about Coronavirus in England
BOSTON – His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyatira and Great Britain in an exclusive interview with The National Herald called London “a ghost town.” He said, “people are afraid to go out;...
View ArticleHistoric Orthodox Monastery Is Closing for Quarantine
KYIV, Ukraine — The mayor of the Ukrainian capital said Monday that a famous historic monastery in Kyiv is closing for quarantine after dozens of its monks have tested positive for the new coronavirus....
View ArticleACOB-USA Releases a Video Message of Solidarity During the COVID-19 Pandemic
NEW YORK – Unable to gather in person for Holy Week, the heads of jurisdictions joined together to send the faithful a message of solidarity from their homes. Source: goarch.org The post ACOB-USA...
View ArticleHis Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros Homily for Palm Sunday
NEW YORK – His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros Homily for Palm Sunday at Holy Trinity Archdiocesan Cathedral in New York. Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Σήμερον ἡ χάρις τοῦ ἁγίου Πνεύματος,...
View Article60 Minutes Highlights Saint Nicholas National Shrine on Western Easter
NEW YORK – On Western Easter, Sunday April 12th, the renowned CBS news program, 60 Minutes, will showcase the rebuilding of the Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine at the World...
View ArticleGreek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Online COVID-19 Resource Center
NEW YORK – The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America launched an updated COVID-19 Resource Center today. In addition to serving as a platform for hosting videos, blogs, downloadable materials, and...
View ArticleArchbishop Elpidophoros Broadcasts Services of Holy Week from the Archdiocese
NEW YORK – The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America will broadcast the services of Holy Week with His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros from the Chapel of Saint Paul at the Archdiocesan Headquarters in...
View ArticleArchdiocese of Australia Offers Help to Those in Need
SYDNEY. In response to the immediate global crisis resulting from the current pandemic and, in particular, to the dramatic effects it is having on all people, specifically upon those who have lost...
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