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Hellenic Parliament President Nikitas Kaklamanis marched in the parade, the first president of Parliament to do so since Dimitris Sioufas in 2008, while Archbishop Elpidophoros welcomed Mayor Zohran Mamdani, the first sitting New York City […]\nThe post A day of firsts marks New York’s Greek Independence Day celebrations appeared first on Orthodox Observer.

Nikitas Kaklamanis, President of the Hellenic Parliament, was formally welcomed today by Archbishop Elpidophoros of America at the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America during an official visit to the United States. He was accompanied by […]\nThe post Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament visits the Archdiocese ahead of parade appeared first on Orthodox Observer.

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America welcomed the Presidential Guard of Greece (Evzones) to St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine for a Doxology commemorating 205 years since Greece’s Declaration of Independence. The Evzones […]\nThe post Greek Americans raise flags at Bowling Green ahead of Independence Day parade appeared first on Orthodox Observer.

NEW YORK — His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America welcomed dignitaries—church leaders, government officials, regional representatives and members of the Hellenic Armed Forces—to the headquarters of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America on Thursday, as […]\nThe post Archbishop Elpidophoros receives Greek Independence Day guests at the Archdiocese ahead of Fifth Avenue Parade appeared first on Orthodox Observer.

NEW YORK – On the occasion of the feast of the Holy Great Martyr George the Trophy-Bearer, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew sent a letter to His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, conveying Paschal greetings […]\nThe post Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew sends Feast Day letter to Archbishop Elpidophoros appeared first on Orthodox Observer.

April 22 is Earth Day, a global observance of the need to care for the natural environment that has been a centerpiece of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew’s long and fruitful diakonia to the Church […]\nThe post ‘Every day is Earth Day,’ says Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew appeared first on Orthodox Observer.

In her recent op-ed for the Orthodox Observer, “The Holy Land is beyond AI,” Christina Moniodis closes with the observation that sacred sites “endure,” because people are “seeking a lived encounter.” It’s an astute one, […]\nThe post Opinion | Response to ‘The Holy Land is beyond AI’ appeared first on Orthodox Observer.

What can participants expect when they arrive in Cleveland? His Grace Bishop Nektarios of Diokleia, Chancellor of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, offers a preview of the rhythm of the Clergy-Laity Congress, from the […]\nThe post A walk through the Clergy-Laity Congress schedule appeared first on Orthodox Observer.

As part of the America at 250: Orthodoxy in a New Homeland initiative, we are proud to republish this 2025 account of Archbishop Elpidophoros’s visit to New Orleans, Louisiana, home to Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox […]\nThe post A landmark visit to Holy Trinity Cathedral in New Orleans appeared first on Orthodox Observer.

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America presided yesterday, Monday, April 20, 2026, at the Katholikon of the Holy Monastery of Saint Nektarios in Roscoe, New York, over the Divine Liturgy, the Funeral Service, and the […]\nThe post Archbishop Elpidophoros presides over funeral for Archimandrite Joseph of St. Nektarios Monastery appeared first on Orthodox Observer.