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To conclude the PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation Gala weekend, the morning after the 2026 Awards Ceremony & Gala, the Scholarship Recipients and board members of the PHSF attended Divine Liturgy at Annunciation Cathedral in Chicago, Illinois,

The PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation proudly welcomed over 800 guests to Chicago for its 2026 Awards Ceremony & Gala on June 20th, recognizing 57 exceptional scholarship recipients of Hellenic descent and awarding over $250,000 in scholarships.

On Sunday mornings, Abby Vlahos’s day begins before most people are awake. She rises with her nine-year-old son, Cosmas, who wakes at dawn. Then it’s full speed–active play, movement, conversation, a walk–before most people have

Every Sunday morning at St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church in Des Plaines, IL, a small group of children gather in a classroom. The room, intentionally quiet and calm, is filled with soft voices,

On Saturday, Mar. 28, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America ordained the V. Rev. Archimandrite Dionysios Anagnostopoulos Bishop of Zenopolis. Axios! The elevation took place at Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church in Palos

NEW YORK, NY — Following his election by the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate on Monday, March 2, the Very Reverend Archimandrite Dionysios Anagnostopoulos received the Great Message of his election as

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

LOMBARD, IL — The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago is proud to announce the first annual Project HOPE Sunday. On Meatfare Sunday, February 15, parishes across six states will unite to feed the hungry within

Lombard, IL, December 16 – The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago Foundation today announced, with profound gratitude, the receipt of a $2.9 million designated bequest from the Estate of Andy Efthim, a longtime parishioner of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church of St. Louis, Missouri, and faithful member of the Metropolis of

This week, on Nov. 24, Assumption Greek Orthodox Church in Chicago, Illinois held the funeral service for Bishop Timothy of Hexamilion. His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America presided over the service, and many clergy and

It is with deep sorrow yet with hope in the Resurrection that the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America announces the passing of Bishop Timothy (Bakakos) of Hexamilion, who fell asleep in the Lord on November

More than 100 church musicians from the Metropolis of Chicago gathered Oct. 10–12, 2025, at St. Nectarios Greek Orthodox Church in Palatine, Illinois, for the 67th Annual Federation of Greek Orthodox Church Musicians (FGOCM) Choir

During its 2025 Clergy-Laity Assembly, the Metropolis of Chicago issued two important updates regarding its new Metropolis Center, Chancellor, and Vicar General. The announcement of a new Metropolis Center is as follows: “Following an affirmative

On Sunday mornings in the Central West End of St. Louis, Missouri, angelic voices chanting the Kyrie Eleison echo throughout Forest Park Avenue. The Avenue is lined with the various buildings of Barnes-Jewish Hospital, one

Assumption Greek Orthodox Church in Chicago celebrated its Centennial Anniversary the weekend of October 11 and 12, 2025. His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America presided over the Divine Liturgy along with His Eminence Metropolitan Nathanael

During his pastoral visit to Chicago for the centennial celebrations of the Assumption Greek Orthodox Church, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America visited His Grace Bishop Timothy of Hexamilion, whose health has been tried in

The church was filled to standing room only on Sunday, June 15, 2025 for the first Divine Liturgy in the newly opened St. Iakovos Church in Valparaiso, Indiana, the only St. Iakovos Church in the United States.

The feeling of joy and excitement was palpable at St. Iakovos Greek Orthodox Church in Valparasio, IN as the community celebrated the Thyranoixia (Door-Opening) of its new church building. 

This evening is filled with joy, with pride, and most of all, with thanksgiving.

The Hellenic Film Society (HFS) proudly presents eight of the best short films from the scores of submissions received for the first It’s Greek to Me Short Film Program.

Dr. Lucas Briola, Ecclesiologist and Assistant Professor of Theology at St. Vincent University spoke with the Orthodox Observer’s Dr. Claire Koen about the newly elected Pope Leo XIV.

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America took a historic step toward greater inclusion with the organization of a multi-day conference Gathered as One Body: Disability, Accessibility, and Inclusion in the Orthodox Church, which opened on May 1st,2025 at Taxiarchae Greek Orthodox Church in Watertown, MA.

With the blessings of our Spiritual Shepherd, His Eminence Metropolitan Nathanael, more than 75 faithful from across the Metropolis of Chicago gathered at Ascension of Our Lord Greek Orthodox Church in Lincolnshire on April 5, 2025 for the Family Synaxis Lenten Retreat.

Meet Fred Frederiksen, founder of the Chicago Bike Project. Fred is a parish leader at St. George of Chicago who applied his talents toward an idea in an application to the Mustard Seed Fund, the Metropolis of Chicago’s program that awards parishes with grants to promote welcoming, evangelization, and outreach. Today, the idea he conceived is a thriving ministry of St. George of Chicago showing how parishes are places where heads, hearts, and hands come together for the good of those in need.