January 10th, 20210305
Tarpon Springs, Fla. (GreekNewsOnline)
16-year-old Colten Sakadales, a junior at Tarpon Springs High, was this cross dive winner of the 115th Annual Epiphany Celebration that took place in the Spring Bayou, of the little picturesque village founded more than a century ago by Greek sponge divers. His brother was last year’s...
December 28th, 20200496
New York.- On December 10, 2020, the Saint Basil Academy children and staff welcomed Archbishop Elpidophoros for their socially distant Christmas celebration. Traditionally, in the past, the Greek Orthodox Archbishop visits the Academy for the annual Christmas celebration: His Eminence is welcomed by hundreds of guests who come to watch...
December 19th, 20200791
Archbishop Elpidophoros and Rabbi Marans of AJC discuss the “Festival of Lights” and the victory of the Maccabee Martyrs over King Antiochus IV Epiphanes
New York.- By Vicki James Yiannias
Hannukah, the Jewish festival of lights, celebrates the re-dedication of the Temple after the Maccabean Revolt (167-160 BCE), which...
November 1st, 20200648
When His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros came to America, it was the first time many of us heard the name Elpidophoros. We knew the name in Greek, meant “hope-bearer” but perhapsdid not know it was the name of a great martyr. Even if and when there was a feast day was probably unknown to many of us. Today, November 2, the Orthodox...
October 31st, 20200393
New York.- (GreekNewsOnline)
Messages of condolences and solidarity to Greece and Turkey, following the 6.7 R of magnitude that hit Smyrna (Izmir) and the Island of Samos, have been sent by the U.S. Department of State and the National Security Advisor O’Brien, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and Archbishop Elpidophoros...
October 25th, 20200663
NEW YORK – Archbishop Elpidophoros of America has announced his appointments to the 2020-2022 Archdiocesan Council. The Archdiocesan Council is advisory and consultative body to the Archbishop and to the Holy Eparchial Synod and is concerned with the ministries, institutions and financial affairs of the Archdiocese. Its voting...
October 25th, 20200717
Boston.- (GreekNewsOnline, ANA-MPA)
Archbishop Elpidophoros of America thanked the Greek government for its 2mln euro annual donation to the Hellenic College Holy Cross (HCHC) in Boston, the accredited Orthodox Christian College, School of Theology and Seminary in the US, in a post on social media on Friday.
On Twitter, the...
October 18th, 20200977
New York.- By Apostolos Zoupaniotis
The Archdiocese of America approaches its first centennial anniversary full of surprises; things that may not be canonical but there are unique and extraordinary.
Metropolitan Evangelos didn't come to Astoria to officiate holy liturgy as it was announced by the Archdiocese.
On October 8 the...
September 12th, 20203857
New York, NY – (GreekNewsOnline)
Archbishop Elpidophoros of America led a Memorial Service at the Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine with surviving families of those Orthodox Christians who perished on 9/11 along with members of the Friends of St. Nicholas. The Memorial included prayers for all who were lost...
September 12th, 20201773
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese looks financially sound despite difficulties created by the Covid-19 pandemic
New York.- By Apostolos Zoupaniotis
Overcoming the problems created by the Covid-19 pandemic that have shut down most major events across the United States, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America held its first ever virtual...