Inspired by the funeral message of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew offered by Archbishop Demetrios of America, Exarch of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, some 60 brother Archons participated in the solemn Orthodox Christian funeral rites of Nicholas J. Bouras, Archon Depoutatos of the Great Church of Christ, which was led by the Archbishop, Metropolitan Evangelos of New Jersey and numerous priests. Read More
Archbishop Demetrios of America announces with great sadness the falling asleep of a truly exceptional member of our Church, Archon Nicholas J. Bouras, on Sunday night, December 22, 2013. Read More
The 2014 Yearbook of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America is now available online at www.goarch.org/archdiocese/yearbook. Read More
His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios, Primate of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, expressed his grave concern over current rhetoric by some Turkish state officials regarding the intention to convert the historic Hagia Sophia (the magnificent 6th-century Orthodox Christian Cathedral of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople) from a museum to a functioning mosque. Read More
The Holy and Sacred Synod, in which His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America participated, entered in the registry of the Saints of the Orthodox Church hieromonk Porphyrios Kafsokalyvitis (1906-1991) whose memory will be celebrated December 2, and hieromonk Meletios of Ypseni, Rhodes, born at the end of the 18th century and his memory will be celebrated February 12. Read More
The Archdiocesan Byzantine Choir, the performance arm of the Archdiocesan School of Byzantine Music of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, is preparing for their first-ever visit and performance in Constantinople on the occasion of the Great Feast of St. Andrew, the First-Called Apostle. Read More
The Department of Youth and Young Adult Ministries’ (Y2AM) popular weekly YouTube series, “Be the Bee,” will now be available on Ancient Faith Radio as part of AFR’s new offering of video podcasts. Read More
With the initiative of Congressman Gus Biliakis (R-FL), a Congressional briefing on the suffering religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the continued 42-year closure of the Halki Seminary was held yesterday, Nov. 20, at Capitol Hill. Read More
Professor Aristotle Papanikolaou, Ph.D., was installed yesterday, November 18, as the inaugural holder of the Archbishop Demetrios Chair in Orthodox Theology and Culture at Fordham University. Read More
Archbishop Demetrios of America, on behalf of the Holy Eparchial Synod, issued an Encyclical (available here) in which he calls upon the faithful of the Archdiocese to pray for, and offer financial support to the people of the Philippines who were affected by Typhoon Haiyan Read More
On Sunday, November 10, 2013, at a duly called parish assembly meeting of the St. Nicholas Church at Ground Zero, a major step forward was taken. Read More
Orthodox And Catholic Theologians Call For Peace In Middle East, Discuss Church Relations Read More
Three-hundred teachers and school administrators participated today Nov. 5, 2013 in the annual Staff Development Seminar of the Direct Archdiocesan District held at the High School of St. Demetrios Cathedral in Astoria, NY. Read More
“Discovering Orthodox Christianity,” a 26–part series of talk shows and Bible studies is now available on the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese homepage Read More
His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America, together with His Beatitude Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece inaugurated yesterday evening a new Center for the Care of Children of the philanthropic organization of the Archdiocese of Athens “Apostoli.” Read More
The annual Staff Development Seminar of the Direct Archdiocesan District will be held under the auspices of His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America on Tuesday, November 5, 2013 (8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.), at the High School of St. Demetrios Cathedral in Astoria. Read More
His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, accompanied by His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America visited the Holy Metropolis of Thessaloniki Oct. 22-26. Read More
The Archdiocesan Council of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America convened for its regularly scheduled fall meetings Oct. 17-18, 2013 at the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel. Read More
The Department of Youth and Young Adult Ministries (Y2AM) unveiled a new initiative geared toward young adults, ages 18-35. Read More
His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America received today in his office Mr. Bill de Blasio, New York City Public Advocate and democratic candidate for Mayor of New York City. Read More
