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Metropolitan Cathedral of St. John the Theologian hosts "Icons in Bloom" exhibit in Tenafly, New Jersey
6+ hour, 4+ min ago (269+ words) Rev. Protopresbyter Panagiotis Lekkas, Dean of the Cathedral, expressed his gratitude to his Eminence Metropolitan Apostolos of New Jersey, who graciously permitted the inclusion in the exhibit of the "epitrachelion" of Saint Iakovos Tsalikis, a sacred relic of the patron…...
Exclusive | Archbishop Joani of Albania on his secret baptism and visible faith
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (1026+ words) It was not a conversion," Archbishop Joani says. It was a revelation." When I read the Gospel, I felt the same joy of childhood," Archbishop Joani remembers. The youngest of eight children, he recalls feelings of protection and warmth that…...
Archbishop Joani of Albania reflects on predecessor's legacy
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (569+ words) Monday evening at Hellenic College Holy Cross School of Theology (HCHC), His Beatitude Archbishop Joani of Tirana, Durr's and All Albania delivered the keynote address opening a three-day international conference, "Anastasios: Archbishop, Theologian, Missionary," marking the first anniversary of his…...
In 'Liturgies of the Wild,' Martin Shaw takes on myth and Christianity
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (641+ words) Liturgies of the Wild: Myths That Make Us (Sentinel, 2026) is a superbly breezy yet broad-ranging book by popular mythographer and Orthodox Christian thinker, Martin Shaw. Promising to furnish readers with "stories and ideas to assist the experience of really being…...
Chancellor of the Metropolis of Chicago elected to the episcopacy
1+ week, 1+ day ago (211+ words) LOMBARD, IL, March 2, 2026" Following an election by the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate on Monday, March 2, the Very Reverend Archimandrite Dionysios Anagnostopoulos was raised to the Holy Episcopacy as Auxiliary Bishop to His Eminence Metropolitan Nathanael of…...
Ecumenical Patriarch: Holy and Great Lent is a time of ‘Journey with the Lord’
3+ week, 6+ hour ago (358+ words) Sunday, February 15, 2026 is Judgment Sunday (Meatfare Sunday), followed by Forgiveness Sunday (Cheesefare Sunday) on February 22. Then, as Holy and Great Lent begins, we would do well to look to the guidance and insights of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew as…...
FDF participants express shared faith at Sunday liturgy
3+ week, 1+ day ago (10+ words) FDF participants express shared faith at Sunday liturgy'The Orthodox Observer...
Archbishop Elpidophoros unveils bold vision: a Greek university and a new cathedral for GOA
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (1313+ words) Addressing the Leadership 100 Conference in Phoenix, the Archbishop outlined two transformative goals and spoke forcefully against far-right extremism in Orthodox Christianity His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America laid out a sweeping vision for the future of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese…...
At L100 conference, Archbishop Elpidophoros shares AI concerns, reflects on Iakovos's legacy
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (393+ words) On February 5, at the 35th Annual Leadership 100 Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America centered an Archpastoral address on the legacy of His Eminence Archbishop Iakovos of blessed memory, and how the Archbishop Iakovos Leadership 100 Fund continues to…...
Patr. Theodoros of Alexandria and Met. Abp. José Domingo Ulloa Mendieta of Panama share historic ecumenical prayer service
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (377+ words) Patr. Theodoros of Alexandria and Met. Abp. Jos" Domingo Ulloa Mendieta of Panama share historic ecumenical prayer service'The Orthodox Observer Patr. Theodoros of Alexandria and Met. Abp. Jos" Domingo Ulloa Mendieta of Panama share historic ecumenical prayer service Panama City,…...