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Fr. John Chryssavgis nominated His All-Holiness for the Templeton Prize. He had Jane Goodall’s blessing
09/04/2025
Rev. Dr. John Chryssavgis, Archdeacon of the Ecumenical Throne, is currently Executive Director of the Huffington Ecumenical Institute at Holy Cross School of Theology, where he is Professor of Theology. He also serves as theological advisor to His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. In this piece, Ben Malian, a contributing writer to the Orthodox Observer, interviews Fr. John about Orthodoxy and ecology, and His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew's awarding of the Templeton Prize.
For decades, Orthodox leaders have been committed to ‘creation care.' Read our timeline
09/04/2025
For nearly forty years, the Orthodox Church—led by the Ecumenical Patriarchate—has been at the forefront of faith-based engagement with issues pertaining to the integral health and well-being of the natural world.
Anastassiou Enharmonic Liturgy now available in Greek and official English translation
09/04/2025
The National Forum of Greek Orthodox Church Musicians is proud to announce that the long awaited and much anticipated Anastassiou Enharmonic Liturgy in the original Greek and official English translation is now available for purchase.
Building the future of faith: Archbishop’s Nameday Gala on November 3, 2025 to support youth summer camp scholarships
09/03/2025
The annual Archbishop’s Nameday Gala, honoring His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, will take place on November 3 at 7:00 pm at Leonard’s of Great Neck. Now in its third year, the Gala continues to raise critical funds for the Archdiocesan Youth Summer Camp Scholarship Fund, which provides financial assistance to children from across the Archdiocese, enabling them to attend Greek Orthodox summer camps regardless of their financial circumstances.
St. Barbara Church in Orange, CT awards over $1,000,000 to students
09/02/2025
On June 1, 2025, St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church in Orange, Connecticut awarded $56,350 in scholarships to thirty-six parishioners in support of their undergraduate and graduate studies. Since its inception, the Saint Barbara Scholarship Program has awarded a total of $1,039,350 in scholarships, helping students pursue their academic and professional goals.
Hierarchs mark Ecclesiastical New Year at the Phanar
09/02/2025
Yesterday, Orthodox faithful across the globe marked the Feast of the New Indiction, signifying the beginning of the liturgical year.
Cosmic worship, cosmic witness: Orthodox Vespers for the Preservation of Creation
08/31/2025
More than thirty-five years ago, in one of his final acts as head of the Private Patriarchal Office before assuming the Ecumenical Throne himself, then-Metropolitan Bartholomew of Chalcedon commissioned the renowned hymnographer, Fr. Gerasimos Mikrayannanitis (since canonized as St. Gerasimos of Mt. Athos), to compose a special vesperal service for September 1st. Known formally as the Office of Vespers for the Preservation of Creation, this service wonderfully exemplifies the cosmic character and essential continuity of Orthodox worship and witness as participation in the ongoing incarnation in space and time of the eternal Logos of God, the divine-human person of Jesus Christ at the very heart of our faith.
What would you say to His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew?
08/29/2025
How has His All-Holiness touched your life, inspired your faith, or strengthened your spiritual journey? If you had the opportunity to speak with him and share your thoughts, what would you say?
Patriarchal Encyclical for the New Indiction, September 1, 2025
08/28/2025
By the good pleasure of God the giver of all, we embark today upon a new ecclesiastical year, glorifying His heavenly name for the uninterrupted and bounteous fruitfulness of the initiatives of His Holy Great Church in the field of creation’s protection.
