Orthodoxy Abroad

Upon the announcement of His Eminence Archbishop-elect Apostolos (formerly Metropolitan of New Jersey)’s election as Archbishop of Canada, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America issued the following message via his social media accounts: With profound

In the spring of 2025, a new English‑language media project began to operate actively in the United States under the name “Union of Orthodox Journalists” (in Ukrainian, Spilka Pravoslavnykh Zhurnalistiv, often abbreviated as SPZh; hereafter

May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God the Father, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with us all.  Beloved brothers and sisters, Christians and people of good will

The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople has condemned the Russian missile and drone attacks that set fire to the Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, calling it an “unacceptable and sacrilegious” assault on a shrine sacred

When the Russian strike hit the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra in the early hours of June 15, 2026, many Ukrainians felt this was something different — not just another episode of war. The Lavra is not simply

For more than a year and a half, Bassam (not his real name), a father of seven, has struggled to keep his family safe amid ongoing conflict in Gaza. A day laborer, he now lives

Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox leaders took a major step toward healing a 1,600‑year division when Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew welcomed Pope Tawadros II of the Coptic Orthodox Church to the Phanar for a celebration of

Following a five-day pilgrimage and educational visit to the monastic community of Mount Athos, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, accompanied by the graduating students of Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (Boston), visited

MOUNT ATHOS – His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America completed a pilgrimage to the Holy Mountain of Athos together with His Grace Bishop Ioannis of Phocaea, clergymen of Archdiocese, and the graduating seniors of Holy

The final dinner of the pilgrimage and educational tour of Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, alongside the graduating class of the Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Boston, took place at Mount Athos. The

The European Court of Human Rights ruled Tuesday that Türkiye violated the rights of two Greek Orthodox priests by removing them from the governing boards of Greek Orthodox minority foundations in Istanbul solely because they

On May 25, Archbishop Elpidophoros of America traveled with the rising seniors from Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology for an educational pilgrimage to the monastic region of Mount Athos. The group’s

Every child should be able to learn, but almost all schools in Gaza have either been damaged by the conflict or are being used as shelters for families who have lost their homes. A whole

In her recent op-ed for the Orthodox Observer, “The Holy Land is beyond AI,” Christina Moniodis closes with the observation that sacred sites “endure,” because people are “seeking a lived encounter.” It’s an astute one,

The recent tragic events in the Syrian city of Al–Suqaylabiyah—where the population is overwhelmingly Greek Orthodox—have reignited concern regarding the status and the future of Christian communities in the Middle East. Public discourse often portrays

Today, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America issued the following statement via his social media profiles: “With deep sorrow and fatherly concern, I lift up in prayer our Christian brothers and sisters in Syria, and

In March 2022, when conflict reached the areas surrounding Kyiv and Bucha, Maksym (not his real name) and his wife were forced to flee Ukraine for Poland with their first child, seeking safety and stability.

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America welcomed to the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America headquarters His Eminence Metropolitan Ambrosios of Korea and Exarch of Japan on March 19, 2026. During his time in the United

Before the civil war in Syria began in 2011, there were about 2.5 million Christians in Syria, including around a million Greek Orthodox believers. Today, estimates of the Christian population range from 500,000 to a

Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II of the Georgian Orthodox Church, among the most monumental figures in Georgia’s modern history, died Tuesday at the age of 93. His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, in a telegram

Scholars, hierarchs, and missionaries from around the world gathered at Hellenic College Holy Cross (HCHC) in Brookline, Massachusetts, March 2–4, 2026, for an international conference honoring the life and legacy of Archbishop Anastasios of Albania.

In communist Albania, atheism was enshrined in the constitution. Owning a copy of the Gospel was enough to land a person in prison for a decade–if they were lucky. Churches had been destroyed, clergy executed,

As the calendar turns from February to March, we Orthodox Christians find ourselves in Lent. For thousands of years the Church has used this season as a fresh start for the faithful, and a time

Monday evening at Hellenic College Holy Cross School of Theology (HCHC), His Beatitude Archbishop Joani of Tirana, Durrës and All Albania delivered the keynote address opening a three-day international conference, “Anastasios: Archbishop, Theologian, Missionary,” marking