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In a poignant homily for the Feast of the Transfiguration, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew called the ongoing starvation of Gazans “a shame for the human race.”

Eight students recently completed the biennial Asia Minor Travel Seminar, an immersive four-week academic program exploring Hellenic heritage in Asia Minor and the Pontos region, including the Black Sea coast.

Immense progress has been made in recent decades in dialogue between Christians of differing faith traditions, as well as between Christians and non-Christians. His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has just provided valuable insight into the precise nature of the unity and mutual understanding that could be expected to be achieved from this dialogue.

The patron saint of the Orthodox Volunteer Corps (OVC), an organization that places twentysomethings in lines of volunteerism in Pittsburgh and Boston, is Mother Maria of Paris—a Russian poet, nun, and member of the Parisian resistance who was killed in the Holocaust and later canonized as a saint by the Ecumenical Patriarchate. Her life of service, Boston OVC volunteer Harry Parks points out, was two-fold.

The Orthodox Parish Leadership ministry of the Metropolis of San Francisco is offering a webinar on “Expanding Your Volunteer Network: Connecting the Other 80{caa8bd48624b0a73df2c26a2dcb7ca8d0f7376ad8b052b5ee928f702f9a73af5}\". Kristina Mehas will lead this engaging discussion on Monday, August 18, 2025. 

This November, join award-winning storyteller Anna Conomos-Wedlock for an unforgettable journey to the Greek island of Lemnos, once a lifeline for wounded soldiers during the Gallipoli campaign. At its heart, this is a story of a chance encounter between a Greek village girl and an Allied soldier—an unforgettable relationship that will change both their lives forever.

“The international understanding of changemaking and diplomacy I gained...has changed the way I look at the world around me as I look for connections between disparate issues and opportunities for advocacy in my daily life,” writes alumna Demetra Chudley.

On August 24, parishes across the Archdiocese will celebrate College Student Sunday, a day to offer prayers for our college students and work to ensure that they each have a spiritual home away from home.

Celebrating its 36th year in operation, the Metropolis of Boston Camp (MBC) welcomed over 600 campers and 100 volunteer staff members to its campgrounds in Contoocook, New Hampshire for a summer of faith and friendship.