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Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Boston Offers College Scholarships

The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Boston is offering 2024-2025 academic year scholarship opportunities for US and Canadian students who are of Greek descent or of the Greek Orthodox Faith. The scholarships will be offered to students entering their second, third,...

The Greek Orthodox Archbishop Who Walked With Martin Luther King

The 1965 march of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a leading civil rights leader, in Selma, Alabama was a turning point in American history. It was also a landmark moment for the participation of Greek-Americans and the Orthodox...

The Greek Orthodox Monk Who Established 19 Monasteries in America

The story of a Greek Orthodox monk who established 19 monasteries in North America is an epic of devotion to his faith and determination to achieve what others would find impossible. Elder Ephraim, also known as Ioannis Moraitis, was the...

The History of the Greek Orthodox Community in Northeasternmost US State

The small but thriving Greek community in Bangor, Maine, the northeasternmost state of the US, has a rich history that dates back to the 1890s. The history of large-scale Greek immigration to the United States goes all the way back...

Celebrating 100 Years Of The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America at the National Hellenic Museum

Chicago's National Hellenic Museum (NHM) is hosting the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America’s centennial exhibit Legacy, Renewal & Unity: Celebrating 100 Years of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, from September 16, 2023, through February 11, 2024. Last year, members...

The Greek Orthodox Archbishop Who Walked with MLK in Selma

Martin Luther King is celebrated today as a timeless symbol of the struggle against racism. The 1965 march of the courageous civil rights leader in Selma, Alabama was not only a turning point in his career and in American...

Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church at World Trade Center Reopens

The Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, which was destroyed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York, reopened on Tuesday. After twenty-two years, due to financial setbacks and construction delays, it was reopened to the...

St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church at Ground Zero Consecrated

Early on Monday morning, Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, with the faithful and other members of the clergy present, consecrated the rebuilt St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine, the only place of worship destroyed in 9/11. After an extraordinarily...

Tarpon Springs Epiphany: Greek Orthodox Prepare for 2022 Celebration

The annual Epiphany celebration of the Baptism of Jesus Christ by St. John the Baptist in the River Jordan will be held on January 6, 2022 at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Tarpon Springs, Florida. His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros,...

Leadership 100 Commemorates 100th Anniversary of Greek Orthodox Archdiocese

The 31st Annual Leadership 100 Conference taking place on February 10-13, 2022 will be dedicated to the Centennial of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Opening at The Ritz-Carlton Naples in Naples, Florida the Leadership 100 Conference will bring together...

US’ Largest Greek Orthodox School Holds Parade on Greek Bicentennial

The pupils of St. Demetrios held a celebration of the Greek bicentennial, including its traditional parade, live-streamed over the internet.

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Celebrates Greek Bicentennial

Archbishop Elpidophoros will preside over commemorations of the Bicentennial of the Greek Revolution of 1821 on Thursday at 1:30 p.m.

Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology Gets $2.4 Million Gift from Athens

The Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (HCHC) has recently received a gift of two million euros ($2,388,000) from Greece.

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Americas to Broadcast Virtual Christmas Concert

For the first time in its history, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America will broadcast its annual Christmas concert online this year. Featuring the Archdiocesan Cathedral Choir, the concert will be titled "God Is With Us" - An Archdiocesan Virtual...

New Hampshire Warns Greek Orthodox Clergy to Cease Communion After Coronavirus Outbreak

After reopening this Spring, Greek Orthodox worshipers have been receiving Communion as usual in their parish churches, hoping against hope that they would not be infected with the coronavirus by reception of the Mysteries. However, an outbreak did occur, at...