On Tuesday, April 29, 2025, a delegation from the All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations (UCCRO) visited Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine at Ground Zero.
The 29th Annual Greek Independence Day Parade of Boston returned to Back Bay on Sunday, April 27th, which welcomed over 65 registered Hellenic groups marching and thousands of spectators watching along Boston’s Boylston Street in commemoration of Greece’s independence from Ottoman Rule, which began on March 25, 1821.
His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America has been invited by President Donald J. Trump to attend the National Day of Prayer, scheduled to take place at the White House on Thursday, May 1, 2025, at eleven o’clock.
This week the Orthodox Observer’s Dr. Claire Koen sat down with American Idol finalist Amanda Barise to talk about the intersection of her music and her Orthodox faith
A delegation of 16 leaders from the American Jewish Committee (AJC) visited the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and met with His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America.
His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew attended the funeral of Pope Francis in Rome on April 26, 2025, and was accorded a position of special honor, in keeping with his ecclesiastical prerogatives as stated in the canons of the Ecumenical Councils of the undivided Christian Church.
With gratitude to our Risen Lord Jesus Christ, the Hierarchs of the Standing Conference of Oriental Orthodox Churches and of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America gathered in fraternal love and prayer on Friday, April 25, 2025, at Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine at Ground Zero in New York City.
During the joyful season of Bright Week, after the celebration of the Feast of Feasts, our Lord Jesus Christ’s salvific resurrection, the Assembly of Bishops’ Executive Committee met today at Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine in Lower Manhattan, New York.
On April 24, 2025, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America presided over the Great Vespers of the Life-Giving Fountain at Zoodohos Peghe Greek Orthodox Church in The Bronx, New York.
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.