IL House of Representatives Honors Upcoming 30th Anniversary Enthronement of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
On May 6, the Illinois State House of Representatives unanimously passed HR0139 which recognizes the historic October 22nd 30th Anniversary of the Elevation of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians throughout the world. Read More
July 21, 2021
On June 24, 2021, Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-18) of Illinois stood before the United States House of Representatives to recognize the historic October 22nd 30th Anniversary of the Elevation of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians throughout the world. Read More
July 21, 2021
On Saturday October 30, 2021, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will present the Athenagoras Human Rights Award to three scientists: Dr. Albert Bourla, DVM, Ph.D., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Pfizer; Dr. Ugur Sahin, M.D., Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of BioNTech; and Dr. George D. Yancopoulos, MD, Ph.D., Founding Scientist, President and Chief Scientific Officer of Regeneron. They are being honored for their organizations’ efforts in developing Covid-19 vaccines with extraordinary efficiency and rapidity. Read More
June 8, 2021
Message of Ecumenical Patriarchate on Saint George Feastday 2021
We congratulate Your much beloved Eminence and the clergy and laity who surround you, and we greet you with a brotherly kiss and bless you from the depths of our Patriarchal heart, beseeching our God Who is worshipped in Trinity, through the intercessions of His Holy Trophy-Bearer and the prayers of the most sacred Ecumenical Throne, that He might watch over, protect, and sanctify you all, preserving you in His love. Read More
May 3, 2021
Πατριαρχική Απόδειξη για το Άγιο Πάσχα (2021)
Τήν ψυχωφελῆ πληρώσαντες Τεσσαρακοστήν καί προσκυνήσαντες τά Πάθη καί τόν Σταυρόν τοῦ Κυρίου, ἰδού καθιστάμεθα σήμερον κοινωνοί τῆς ἐνδόξου Αὐτοῦ Ἀναστάσεως, λαμπρυνόμενοι τῇ πανηγύρει καί ἀναβοῶντες ἐν χαρᾷ ἀνεκλαλήτῳ τό κοσμοσωτήριον ἄγγελμα «Χριστός Ἀνέστη»! Read More
April 28, 2021
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Foundation Established
At the invitation of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America on Monday, April 5, 2021, Anthony J. Limberakis, MD, National Commander of the Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle, Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and Chair of the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Board of Trustees offered an enlightening and informative presentation, including the attached PowerPoint slide deck (prepared by Foundation Trustee Aphrodite Skeadas, Communications Chair, and Archon John Mindala), to the Eparchial Synod regarding the establishment and current status of the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Foundation. Read More
April 12, 2021
Passing of Nikos Manginas, Official Photographer of the Ecumenical Patriarchate
His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros along with the entirety of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America mourn the untimely passing of Nikos Manginas, the official photographer of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. Read More
April 10, 2021
The Sunday of Orthodoxy at the Ecumenical Patriarchate
The Sunday of Orthodoxy was celebrated today, March 21, 2021, in the Holy Cathedral of the First-Throned Church of Constantinople, with all solemnity and according to the centuries-old tradition. Read More
April 1, 2021
Catechetical Homily at the Opening of Holy and Great Lent
ΕΛΕῼ ΘΕΟΥ ΑΡΧΙΕΠΙΣΚΟΠΟΣ ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΥΠΟΛΕΩΣ - ΝΕΑΣ ΡΩΜΗΣ ΚΑΙ ΟΙΚΟΥΜΕΝΙΚΟΣ ΠΑΤΡΙΑΡΧΗΣ ΠΑΝΤΙ Τῼ ΠΛΗΡΩΜΑΤΙ ΤΗΣ ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑΣ, ΧΑΡΙΣ ΕΙΗ ΚΑΙ ΕΙΡΗΝΗ ΠΑΡΑ ΤΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΚΑΙ ΚΥΡΙΟΥ ΗΜΩΝ ΙΗΣΟΥ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΥ, ΠΑΡ᾿ HΜΩΝ ΔΕ ΕΥΧΗ, ΕΥΛΟΓΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΣΥΓΧΩΡΗΣΙΣ Read More
March 10, 2021
Now Accepting Online Nominations for the Office of Archon of the Ecumenical Patriarchate
With the blessings of the Exarch His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, the Order of St. Andrew is now accepting online nominations for the high office of Archon of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. Read More
February 22, 2021
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Homily for the Service of the Paraklesis to the Theotokos, Aug. 4, 2021
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HOPE Partners with the Northern Illinois Food Bank to Support Those in Need
Youth & Young Adult Ministries Wraps Up Another Unforgettable Summer
Bishop Athenagoras of Nazianzos at St. Irene Chrysovalantou in Astoria
