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Archbishop Elpidophoros of America slammed Russia's Orthodox Church for supporting the invasion of Ukraine, signaling out its head Patriarch Kirill in a speech delivered on Monday. Speaking at an event at the Archangel Michael Greek Orthodox Church, Port Washington, New...

Archbishop Elpidophoros issued a statement on the occasion of the first anniversary of the conversion of Hagia Sophia into an Islamic mosque.

Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain was enthroned as the Head of the Greek Orthodox Church in London on Saturday. Hundreds of faithful Orthodox Christians and prominent members of the Greek and Cypriot communities in the UK gathered on...

The Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate unanimously elected Metropolitan Nikitas of Dardanelles as the new Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain, succeeding Archbishop Gregorios, who retired as of June 12, 2019. Metropolitan Nikitas is the current Director of the...

Archbishop Anastasios of the Albanian Orthodox Autocephalous Church has stated that he sent condolences to the families of both Konstantinos Katsifas and Petrit Zilfa, despite recent reports to the contrary. The Archbishop's clarification comes after a recent report in Albanian media...

The Archbishop of Albania, Anastasios, led hundreds of Orthodox devotees at the Tirana Cathedral on Monday, where he held the first liturgy as an Albanian citizen. Anastasios thanked Albania’s President Ilir Meta for his decision to be granted citizenship. “I expressed...

Gregorios, Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain, raised concerns that Lidl's marketing decision to digitally remove crosses from the packaging of some food items had offended believers and Greeks alike. In an interview with Premier Christian Radio, His Eminence said: "They...

Bartholomew I, Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch, is the latest of world organization leaders to congratulate U.S. President-Elect Trump. His Holiness recently wrote a letter to Trump highlighting his hopes for the new U.S. leader to help build...

The Greek Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, has extended an invitation to fourteen Orthodox Church patriarchs and archbishops to gather in Istanbul for a three-day meeting to take place in March. The patriarchs and archbishops who will meet at the Fener...

German Deputy Labour Minister Hans-Joachim Fuchtel and a delegation of the Social Welfare Service (Diakonie) of the Evangelical Church in Germany were received by Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece on Dec. 7. The delegation, led by Diakonie...

Demetrios Archbishop of America made an extensive reference to the strong relations binding the Greek Diaspora of the USA to the Ecumenical Patriarch during a mass officiated by the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in the historic Cathedral of John the...

Archbishop Ieronymos will accompany Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to his birthplace on Imvros island in Turkey, on August 21  to attend the feast day at the Agioi Theodori village and mark the Orthodox service in honor of the Virgin Mary....

Two generous deals are the 'presents' that Archbishop Ieronymos and metropolitan bishops, who accompanied him to Russia, carried back home. Russians and Greeks made an agreement to cooperate closely in order to promote religious tourism in both countries. Moreover, they...

The Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Ieronymos is paying an official visit to Russia on the invitation of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill. The Greek Orthodox primate also met with Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday...

Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Ieronymos will pay a visit to the Church of Russia May 23-30 at the invitation of Patriarch Kyrill of Moscow and All Russia. Ieronymos, who will be accompanied by members of the Holy Synod...