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Archbishop Elpidophoros receives Greek Independence Day guests at the Archdiocese ahead of Fifth Avenue Parade
Fri, 24 Apr 2026
NEW YORK — His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America welcomed dignitaries—church leaders, government officials, regional representatives and members of the Hellenic Armed Forces—to the headquarters of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese...
‘Every day is Earth Day,’ says Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
Wed, 22 Apr 2026
April 22 is Earth Day, a global observance of the need to care for the natural environment that has been a centerpiece of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew’s long and...
A walk through the Clergy-Laity Congress schedule
Wed, 22 Apr 2026
What can participants expect when they arrive in Cleveland? His Grace Bishop Nektarios of Diokleia, Chancellor of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, offers a preview of the rhythm of...
A landmark visit to Holy Trinity Cathedral in New Orleans
Wed, 22 Apr 2026
As part of the America at 250: Orthodoxy in a New Homeland initiative, we are proud to republish this 2025 account of Archbishop Elpidophoros’s visit to New Orleans, Louisiana, home...
Archbishop Elpidophoros presides over funeral for Archimandrite Joseph of St. Nektarios Monastery
Tue, 21 Apr 2026
His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America presided yesterday, Monday, April 20, 2026, at the Katholikon of the Holy Monastery of Saint Nektarios in Roscoe, New York, over the Divine Liturgy,...