2+ hour, 19+ min ago  (805+ words) The Orthodox Observer Christian communities in the Middle East: Contemporary challenges and future prospects The recent tragic events in the Syrian city of Al'Suqaylabiyah'where the population is overwhelmingly Greek Orthodox'have reignited concern regarding the status and the future of Christian…...

2+ hour, 19+ min ago  (180+ words) The Orthodox Observer Cathedral of Saint Paul in Hempstead, NY celebrates Sacrament of Holy Unction The community of the Cathedral of Saint Paul in Hempstead, New York celebrated the Sacrament of Holy Unction on the afternoon of Wednesday, April 8, 2026. Celebrating…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (285+ words) The community of Kimisis tis Theotokou Greek Orthodox Church in Brooklyn, New York welcomed His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America on the evening of Tuesday, April 7, for the Orthros of Great and Holy Wednesday, the Third Bridegroom Service. Celebrating alongside…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (187+ words) Last Friday, April 3, 2026, thousands of Catholic and Orthodox faithful participated in the Way of the Cross procession over the Brooklyn Bridge to mark Good Friday according to the Gregorian calendar." For 30 years, the Way of the Cross procession, organized by…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (214+ words) The community of St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Norwalk, Connecticut welcomed His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America on the evening of Monday, April 6, for the Orthros of Great and Holy Tuesday, the Second Bridegroom Service. Celebrating alongside His Eminence…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (115+ words) Fr. Paul Martin, the Presiding Priest at Annunciation-St. Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Church in New Buffalo, Michigan, has written the moving and profound reflection below about Saint Catherine's, and the challenge of maintaining the Holy Orthodox Faith amid often hostile and…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (349+ words) By setting up in North America an independent see what was intended was, among other things, the acquaintance of the heterodox world with the Orthodox Church. How far has this objective been met? What is being done for this? Very…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (242+ words) The community of Kimisis tis Theotokou Greek Orthodox Church in Island Park, New York welcomed His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America on the evening of Sunday, April 5, for the Orthros of Great and Holy Monday, the First Bridegroom Service. Celebrating…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago  (190+ words) The community of Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church in Corona, New York welcomed His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America on Sunday, April 5, for Orthros and the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy of Palm Sunday. Celebrating alongside His Eminence was Proistamenos the V. Rev. Arch....

4+ day, 18+ hour ago  (219+ words) For His Eminence, the visit carried particular warmth, as this year marks his seventh Holy Week as Archbishop and his fifth Lazaros Saturday alongside the Archangel Michael community, a community which he has come to regard as a leader within…...