Greek composer and conductor, Themos Mexis, has been appointed Musical Director of the new National Metropolitan Choir of Australia, formed under the auspices of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia. The choir…
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The historic Monastery of Panagia Soumela in Trabzon of Pontus reopened after five years of restoration work. The monastery was temporarily closed in 2015, in order to carry out support works, as…
The American Hellenic Institute (AHI) welcomed a comment by the United States Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, Sam Brownback, who urged Turkey to abandon plans to reconvert the 6th century…
His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, has warned that if Turkey persists with plans to reconvert Hagia Sophia into a mosque, it risks turning Christians against Muslims. According to the Orthodoxia news…
His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of 300 million Orthodox Christians worldwide, has expressed grief over plans by Turkey to convert the 6th-century former Orthodox Christian cathedral of Hagia…
The renowned CBS news program, 60 Minutes, showcased the rebuilding of the Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine at the World Trade Center in New York City. The segment which…
His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of 300 million Orthodox Christians worldwide, gave his blessings to Greek medical staff that are fighting the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic during a phone…
Following the recent instructions by the Greek Orthodox Patriach Bartholomew for the temporary suspension of churches services till the end of March, it was suddenly announced on Thursday that the monastic community…
In a stunning change of heart following its 11 March announcement, the Ecumenical Patriarchate issued a new statement late Wednesday 18 March announcing the Patriarch’s decision to order the suspension of liturgical…
The Holy and Great Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople issued a public statement regarding the coronavirus. Read the full statement below: The Holy and Great Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate,…