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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 event’s main ballroom.  Filling […]\nThe post FDF participants express shared faith at Sunday liturgy appeared first on Orthodox Observer.

Under the vision and leadership Fr. Eugen J. Pentiuc, Dean of Holy Cross, and Dr.  James Skedros, Director of Continuing Education Program (CEP), Holy Cross announces the launching of its online  Continuing Education Program Catechesis. […]\nThe post Holy Cross launches ‘Catechesis’ continuing education program appeared first on Orthodox Observer.

For Judgement (Meatfare) Sunday, the Orthodox Observer has republished this statement by His Eminence Metropolitan Sevastianos of Atlanta.  “My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, If the Church uses the first two Sundays of Triodion […]\nThe post ‘It is not enough to proclaim our belief in Christ,’ says Metropolitan Sevastianos of Atlanta appeared first on Orthodox Observer.

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 their unique communities.  > […]\nThe post Desert dancing at the Metropolis of San Francisco’s 49th annual FDF appeared first on Orthodox Observer.

As faithful from across the Metropolis of San Francisco arrived in Phoenix Thursday, the 49th Annual Greek Orthodox Folk Dance and Choral Festival (FDF) began not with dancing, but with diakonia. Sponsored by the Metropolis […]\nThe post Dance meets diakonia at the Metropolis of San Francisco’s FDF appeared first on 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 Festival (FDF). This year’s theme is […]\nThe post West Coast parishes ‘SHINE’ at 49th annual Folk Dance Festival appeared first on Orthodox Observer.

On October 15, 2026, the Greek National Opera will present Nikos Kazantzakis: An Odyssey in Music at Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage—a sweeping musical homage to one of Greece’s most far-reaching literary figures. The concert […]\nThe post Greek National Opera will present ‘Nikos Kazantzakis: An Odyssey in Music’ at Carnegie Hall appeared first on Orthodox Observer.

On February 5, Pope Leo XIV invoked former Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras as a “pioneer of the ecumenical movement,” and quoted his prayer: “I am disarmed of the need to be right, to justify myself by […]\nThe post Pope Leo quotes Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras: ‘I am disarmed of the need to be right’ appeared first on Orthodox Observer.

BROOKLINE, MA  – Today marks the launch of The Scriptorium Initiative at Holy Cross (TSI) website for the worldwide community. The website and The Scriptorium Initiative are the creation of the faculty of Holy Cross […]\nThe post HCHC’s Scriptorium Initiative launches new website to preach and teach ‘beyond the seminary’ appeared first on Orthodox Observer.

On Thursday, February 5, A. Fantis School celebrated the International Day of the Greek Language, an annual observance on February 9th that was recently proclaimed by UNESCO, honoring the Greek language’s enduring legacy and global […]\nThe post A. Fantis School celebrates International Day of the Greek Language appeared first on Orthodox Observer.