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Archbishop Elpidophoros Meets with President Trump on Hagia Sophia
Photo: Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Archbishop Elpidophoros of America met with President Trump and Vice President Pence late on Thursday to discuss Turkey’s recent decision to convert Hagia...
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US House Passes Hagia Sophia Amendment
On the eve of Turkey’s planned inauguration of using Hagia Sophia as a mosque, the US House of Representatives passed, by unanimous consent, an amendment offered by Congresswoman Dina Titus (D-NV)...
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Greek NY Politicians Call on Trump to Condemn Erdogan’s Hagia Sophia Decision
New York City Greek-American elected officials are calling on the Trump administration to formally rebuff Turkey’s President, Recep Erdogan, for his decision to close the historic Hagia Sophia as a...
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The Life of Philip Ludwell, America’s First Convert to Orthodoxy
Philip Ludwell III, the first American convert to Orthodoxy. File photo On December 29, 1716, a remarkable man was born in the Tidewater of Virginia. Fated to become America’s first Orthodox convert,...
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Archbishop Elpidophoros Begins Largest-Ever Clergy-Laity Conference
Archbishop Elpidophoros of America. File photo Archbishop of the Americas Elpidophoros is looking forward to hosting the largest-ever conference for both clergy and laity that has ever been held in...
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Archbishop Elpidophoros Meets With Pompeo on Hagia Sophia, East Med Tensions
Archbishop of the Americas Elpidophoros and American Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the State Department on Thursday. Credit: Elpidophoros/Facebook Elpidophoros, the Greek-Orthodox Archbishop of the...
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Ecumenical Patriarchate Names New Auxiliary Bishops for the United States
File Photo His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew together with the Holy and Sacred Synod, announced on Tuesday the election of three new Auxiliary Bishops for the United States. The three...
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Patriarch Bartholomew Places Metropolitan Methodios of Boston on Suspension...
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I. File photo Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the leader of all the Greek Orthodox faithful in the world, on Thursday placed the Metropolitan of Boston, Methodios, on...
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Holy Synod Calls For Extraordinary Assembly to Help “Rebuild Church in America”
Archbishop Elpidophoros of America. File Photo In an unprecedented statement issued by the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate on Friday, it was announced that there would be a teleconference...
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St. Nicholas Shrine Construction Progressing; New Donors Announced
credit: GOARCH In a message released to donors and other friends of St. Nicholas Shrine at Ground Zero on Tuesday, Archbishop Elpidophoros announced that great strides have been made recently in the...
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Archbishop Elpidophoros Sends Message to Quake-Ravaged Greece and Turkey
In a message posted on Friday morning on Twitter, Archbishop Elpidophoros, the leader of all the Greek Orthodox faithful of the Americas, sent his condolences and prayers to all those who hav been...
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Archbishop Elpidorphoros Issues Thanksgiving Encyclical
Archbishop of the Americas Elpidophoros at the Fordham Lecure. Credit: Elpidophoros/Twitter Elpidophoros, the Archbishop of the Americas, issued an encyclical for the great American celebration of...
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Archbishop Elpidophoros Issues Encyclical for Christmas 2020
Archbishop Elpidophoros celebrating the Liturgy on December 20, 2020. Credit: GOARCH Elpidophoros, the Archbishop of the Americas, has released an encyclical for Christmas 2020, during this most...
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President-Elect Biden Thanks Patriarch Bartholomew After Election Win
File photo: President-elect Joe Biden and the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew. Credit: Ecumenical Patriachate/N. Manginas President-elect Joe Biden sent an official letter of thanks...
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Archbishop Elpidophoros to Offer Prayer at Virtual Presidential Inauguration
Archbishop Elpidophoros. Photo Credit: twitter.com/Elpidophoros His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros will offer a prayer at the “Virtual Presidential Inaugural Prayer Service,” to be held tomorrow,...
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