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On the morning of September 10, 2026, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America was greeted by students outside of the St. Demetrios and Greek American School of Astoria. Within the historic St. Demetrios Cathedral, as […]\nThe post Astoria Agiasmos offers spiritual inauguration for the academic year appeared first on Orthodox Observer.

“Agape mou” … my love. Those are the words my brother John would whisper whenever he hugged me. It has been more than two decades since I last heard them. John was killed on September […]\nThe post St. Nicholas Church and National Shrine is a bridge from tragedy to hope | Op-Ed appeared first on Orthodox Observer.

More than fifty clergy of the Metropolis of New Jersey gathered at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Wilmington, Delaware, on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, to welcome His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America for a luncheon and […]\nThe post Metropolis of New Jersey holds clergy meeting in Wilmington, Delaware appeared first on Orthodox Observer.

Sacred Orthodox art and iconography will be under the spotlight in Cambridge this October at a conference focusing on Greece’s Holy Mountain, Mount Athos. Organised by the UK-based charity, the Friends of Mount Athos (FoMA), […]\nThe post The art and iconography of Mount Athos comes to Cambridge, UK appeared first on Orthodox Observer.

On Sunday, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America presided over the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of Saint John the Forerunner in Brooklyn, New York, commemorating the 70th birthday of Rev. Protopresbyter of the Ecumenical […]\nThe post Archbishop Elpidophoros presides over liturgy at the Cathedral of Saint John the Forerunner in Brooklyn appeared first on Orthodox Observer.

Last night, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America and the Metropolis of New Jersey hosted a farewell banquet honoring the ministry of His Eminence Apostolos, newly-elected Archbishop of Canada and former Metropolitan of New Jersey. […]\nThe post Archbishop-elect Apostolos of Canada honored at farewell banquet appeared first on Orthodox Observer.

Many Orthodox Christians are wary of ecumenical spaces. Some believe ecumenism is a great heresy, erroneously equating it with religious syncretism. Still others believe the project is completely pointless. In the early years of the […]\nThe post Is ecumenism worthwhile? A seminarian’s reflection on NATI-RETI   | Op-Ed appeared first on Orthodox Observer.

In a recent article for Carnegie Politika, historian Alexander Zanemonets examines the increasingly close relationship between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Kremlin’s war effort in Ukraine. He argues that the Moscow Patriarchate has progressively […]\nThe post Moscow Patriarchate incorporates Russian state’s military narrative into religious life appeared first on Orthodox Observer.

Several months ago, I wrote on this site about the vision for the 2026 Clergy-Laity Congress and our hope that this year’s gathering would be different. Now, having returned from Cleveland earlier this summer, I […]\nThe post Opinion | Carrying the Clergy-Laity Congress forward appeared first on Orthodox Observer.

As the nation begins a week of remembrance marking the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America joined public officials, Port Authority police officers, and community leaders […]\nThe post Archbishop Elpidophoros gives benediction at Port Authority Memorial dedication appeared first on Orthodox Observer.