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On February 28, the Community of St. John Chrysostom Orthodox Station under the jurisdiction of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa, Archdiocese of Nigeria, was deeply honored to welcome the presence of […]\nThe post Archbishop Nikodemus of Nigeria officiates memorial for mother of Fr. Chrysostom Onyekakeyah appeared first on 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 to the Holy Episcopacy as […]\nThe post Chancellor of the Metropolis of Chicago elected to the episcopacy appeared first on 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 welcomes Orthodox Deaf, Hard […]\nThe post Orthodox Christian Deaf Association to showcase new ASL signs for the Divine Liturgy appeared first on Orthodox Observer.

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 milestone celebration kicks off at the […]\nThe post National Forum of Church Musicians prepares 50th anniversary celebrations appeared first on Orthodox Observer.

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, Massachusetts, concelebrating with His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of […]\nThe post Pan-Orthodox liturgy commences visit of Archbishop Joani of Albania appeared first on Orthodox Observer.

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 Greek Revolution. Powerful, […]\nThe post #WeAreGreekWarriors comes to the Hellenic Museum of Michigan appeared first on Orthodox Observer.

At the invitation of Rev. Dr. Nicholas Verdaris and the parish community of Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Little Rock, Arkansas, Rev. Dr. Peter J. Spiro visited the parish to address human trafficking awareness and […]\nThe post FREEDOM ministry visits Annunciation Church in Little Rock, Arkansas appeared first on Orthodox Observer.

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 the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts in the […]\nThe post Four years since invasion, Ec. Patr. Bartholomew calls for ‘genuine, just, and lasting peace’ in Ukraine appeared first on 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 with His […]\nThe post Greek Ambassador Antonis Alexandridis visits Archdiocese Headquarters, meets Archbishop Elpidophoros appeared first on Orthodox Observer.

Leadership 100 has announced the appointment of Protopresbyter of the Ecumenical Throne Fr. Panagiotis Papazafiropoulos as its new Executive Director. Fr. Papazafiropoulos will succeed Paulette Poulos, who has faithfully served as Executive Director since 2011 […]\nThe post Fr. Panagiotis Papazafiropoulos appointed L100 Executive Director appeared first on Orthodox Observer.