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Over the President’s Day weekend, the Metropolis of New Jersey hosted its Music and Dance Festival (MDF) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The event brought over 500 together as youth and performers from Greek Orthodox communities across […]\nThe post Metropolis of New Jersey hosts Music and Dance Festival (MDF) appeared first on Orthodox Observer.

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 issue: What makes children with […]\nThe post GOARCH ministries collaborate to address vulnerabilities of children with disabilities appeared first on Orthodox Observer.

The Department of Religious Education (DRE), in collaboration with the Metropolis of Pittsburgh Religious Education Committee, is pleased to announce the launch of a new monthly newsletter support Orthodox Christian families in nurturing faith-centered homes. […]\nThe post Department of Religious Education, Metropolis of Pittsburgh launch ‘In the Home’ newsletter appeared first on Orthodox Observer.

As part of the initiatives for the promotion of the Greek language and  culture undertaken by the Department of Greek Education of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, headquartered in New York City and legally represented by […]\nThe post GOARCH Department of Greek Education launches new professional development program appeared first on Orthodox Observer.

Just two months ago, at the end of November, global news organizations paid attention — like Christians from various traditions — as His Holiness Pope Leo and His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch  Bartholomew met in Türkiye […]\nThe post Toward a common date of Easter appeared first on Orthodox Observer.

An International Event with Wider Ramifications  The Huffington Ecumenical Institute at Hellenic College Holy Cross, in collaboration with the Missions Institute of Orthodox Christianity (also under the auspices of HCHC), is organizing an international conference […]\nThe post A theological conference on a global luminary: Archbishop Anastasios of Albania (1929–2025) appeared first on Orthodox Observer.

Phillip Gene “Phil” Foote—an American educator whose decades-long commitment to Greece helped shape English-language learning at the American Farm School in Thessaloniki and later brought U.S. students to Greek villages—died peacefully on Friday, January 30, […]\nThe post Phillip Gene “Phil” Foote, American educator committed to Greece, passes away appeared first on Orthodox Observer.

At its meeting on February 24, 2026, the Board of Trustees of Hellenic College Holy Cross (HCHC) received an announcement from President and Professor of Theology, Dr. Demetrios S. Katos, regarding his leadership of the […]\nThe post HCHC announces leadership transition appeared first on Orthodox Observer.

In a social media post marking the beginning of Holy and Great Lent, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America encouraged Orthodox Christian faithful to “intensify our spiritual practice, and to do so within our souls, […]\nThe post On Clean Monday, Archbishop Elpidophoros calls faithful to intensify spiritual practice appeared first on Orthodox Observer.

NEW YORK — 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 History, a major honor […]\nThe post Col. Matthew Bogdanos named recipient of 2026 Marica Vilcek Prize in Art History appeared first on Orthodox Observer.