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c. 1931 — Official News Outlet of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America (@goarch.org) under the leadership of @elpidophoros.goarch.org.

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GOARCH opens 2026-2027 undergraduate, graduate scholarships In the previous academic year, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America awarded nearly $1,000,000 in scholarship assistance to deserving students and youth across the country. In addition to the scho...

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Exclusive | Archbishop Joani of Albania on his secret baptism and visible faith 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.

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The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America announces the ordination date of His Grace Bishop-elect Dionysios of Zenopolis | Orthodox Observer The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America announces that the ordination of His Grace to the Holy Episcopacy will take place on Saturday, March 28.

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National Forum of Church Musicians prepares 50th anniversary celebrations Five decades of dedicated work in our church music ministry by the National Forum of Greek Orthodox Church Musicians are culminating in a year-long Golden Anniversary celebration. This historic milest...

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Ionian Village offers youth an experiential fast 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 […]

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Archbishop Joani of Albania reflects on predecessor's legacy Archbishop Joani of Albania delivered the keynote address opening a conference marking the first anniversary of his predecessor's repose

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Orthodox Christian Deaf Association to showcase new ASL signs for the Divine Liturgy | Orthodox Observer The Orthodox Christian Deaf Association (OCDA) will host its second annual conference, The Word Made Flesh, April 17–19, 2026, at St. John of the Ladder in Greenville, South Carolina. The conference w...

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#WeAreGreekWarriors comes to the Hellenic Museum of Michigan In partnership with One Bean Marketing, Ramona Pintea, National Hellenic Society, and the Detroit Cultural Center, the Hellenic Museum of Michigan is proud to present a celebration of the women of the...

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Chancellor of the Metropolis of Chicago Elected to the Episcopacy | Orthodox Observer 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 ...

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Pan-Orthodox liturgy commences visit of Archbishop Joani of Albania This morning, His Beatitude Archbishop Joani of Tirana, Durrës, and All Albania presided over a pan-Orthodox Hierarchal Divine Liturgy at St. Catherine Greek Orthodox Church in Braintree, Massachusett...

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02.03.2026 15:06 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Ec. Patr. Bartholomew marks four years since Ukraine invasion, calls for 'genuine, just, and lasting peace' His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew delivered a forceful appeal for peace with justice as he commemorated the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, speaking at t...

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01.03.2026 01:32 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Greek Ambassador Antonis Alexandridis Visits Archdiocese Headquarters, Meets Archbishop Elpidophoros | Orthodox Observer NEW YORK — Greece’s new ambassador to the United States, Antonis Alexandridis, paid a courtesy visit to the headquarters of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, where he met for the first time w...

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Fr. Panagiotis Papazafiropoulos appointed L100 Executive Director Leadership 100 has announced the appointment of Protopresbyter of the Ecumenical Throne Fr. Panagiotis Papazafiropoulos as its new Executive Director.

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Michael Bapis elected Chairman of Leadership 100 On the day before the announcement, Michael sensed he was not only taking on a new responsibility, but a role with which he was already familiar.

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GOARCH ministries collaborate to address vulnerabilities of children with disabilities The FREEDOM National Ministry of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America partnered with the Department of Marriage & Family Ministry to record a powerful new podcast episode examining a critical iss...

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26.02.2026 17:59 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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GOARCH Department of Greek Education launches new professional development program A new professional development program entitled “Children’s Literature, Song and Dance: Innovative Teaching Approaches for the Instruction of the Greek Language” will commence in March 2026.

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Toward a common date of Easter On January 24, 2025, a group of Orthodox Christian theologians met at Holy Cross to discuss a common date for Easter.

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HCHC announces leadership transition Dr. Katos informed the Hellenic College Holy Cross Board of his intention to step aside as President, effective March 1, 2026.

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24.02.2026 16:09 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew issues message for Great Lent His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew issued a message for the beginning of Holy and Great Lent, February 23, 2026.

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23.02.2026 15:43 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Col. Matthew Bogdanos named recipient of 2026 Marica Vilcek Prize in Art History | Orthodox Observer Col. Matthew Bogdanos, the Greek-American prosecutor who leads the Manhattan District Attorney’s Antiquities Trafficking Unit, has been named the recipient of the 2026 Marica Vilcek Prize in Art Histo...

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‘The Church is not a museum’: The ministry of Metropolitan Gerasimos When Metropolitan Gerasimos of San Francisco was a teenager, becoming a priest was “the last thing” on his mind.

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'Moving the Dialogue Forward': Conclusions from the conference on Eastern-Oriental Orthodox relations | Orthodox Observer The dialogue between the Orthodox (Chalcedonian) and the Oriental Orthodox (non-Chalcedonian) churches began in its official capacity in 1989, and the official Joint Commission has continued to operat...

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Memory eternal, Metropolitan Dimitrios of Xanthos | Orthodox Observer It is with deep sadness but hope in the Resurrection that we announce the falling asleep of Metropolitan Dimitrios of Xanthos on February 19, 2026.

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20.02.2026 16:24 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Ecumenical Patriarch: Holy and Great Lent is a time of ‘Journey with the Lord’ | Orthodox Observer Sunday, February 15, 2026 is Judgment Sunday (Meatfare Sunday), followed by Forgiveness Sunday (Cheesefare Sunday) on February 22. Then, as Holy and Great Lent begins, we would do well to look to the ...

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FDF participants express shared faith at Sunday liturgy This morning, the final day of the Metropolis of San Francisco’s 49th Annual Greek Orthodox Folk Dance and Choral Festival (FDF) began with participants celebrating the Divine Liturgy together in the ...

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16.02.2026 16:15 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Desert dancing at the 49th annual FDF While the Metropolis of San Francisco’s Greek Orthodox Folk Dance & Choral Festival (FDF) offers plenty of kefi, it also presents the opportunity for parishes throughout the American West to highlight...

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15.02.2026 17:42 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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‘It is not enough to proclaim our belief in Christ,' says Metropolitan Sevastianos of Atlanta | Orthodox Observer As the Evangelist relates in the Gospel reading, at the Last Judgment the Son of Man will shepherd the nations into the sheep on His right and the goats on His left (Matthew 25:31–34).

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Dancing meets diakonia at the Metropolis of San Francisco’s FDF As faithful from across the Metropolis of San Francisco arrived in Phoenix yesterday, the 49th Annual Greek Orthodox Folk Dance and Choral Festival (FDF) began not with dancing, but with diakonia. Spo...

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14.02.2026 14:32 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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West Coast parishes ‘SHINE’ at 49th annual Folk Dance Festival | Orthodox Observer Yesterday, thousands of parishioners from across the American West converged on Phoenix, Arizona in anticipation of the Metropolis of San Francisco’s 49th Annual Greek Orthodox Folk Dance and Choral F...

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