10+ hour, 32+ min ago  (206+ words) Today, in recognition of Juneteenth, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America issued the following message via his social media accounts: "Today we observe Juneteenth, the day that marks the emancipation of the last enslaved African Americans in Texas in 1865, more…...

9+ hour, 12+ min ago  (336+ words) Metropolitan Theoleptos of Ikonion, Hypertimos and Exarch of all Lycaonia, fell asleep in the Lord suddenly on Thursday, June 18, 2026, the Ecumenical Patriarchate announced. He was 69. His All-Holiness also offered a Trisagion service for the late Metropolitan on Friday, June 19, at…...

13+ hour, 49+ min ago  (262+ words) The Orthodox Observer Greek Americans fill Yankee Stadium for Greek Jersey Night Yankee Stadium was filled with an unmistakable sense of Greek pride as members of the Greek Orthodox community and friends of Hellenism gathered to celebrate Greek Jersey Night…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (568+ words) Opinion | When the Lavra burns The Orthodox Observer Opinion | When Lavra burns When the Russian strike hit the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra in the early hours of June 15, 2026, many Ukrainians felt this was something different " not just another episode of war. The…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (554+ words) The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople has condemned the Russian missile and drone attacks that set fire to the Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, calling it an "unacceptable and sacrilegious" assault on a shrine sacred to all of Christianity. In…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago  (648+ words) Life is not digital," says Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on AI The Orthodox Observer Life is not digital," says Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on AI While the world"s attention has recently been focused on His Holiness Pope Leo XIV of Rome…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago  (277+ words) The National Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Oratorical Festival Finals were held June 1314, 2026, at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Northridge, California, bringing together young students from across the country for a weekend centered on faith, education, and fellowship. The…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago  (250+ words) The Very Rev. Dr. John Chryssavgis, Archdeacon of the Ecumenical Throne and a leading Orthodox theologian, educator, and environmental advocate, has been appointed a'Member of the Order of Australia'in the General Division of the'2026 King's Birthday Honours List. The 2026 King's…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago  (487+ words) The Orthodox Observer Archbishop Elpidophoros receives Stelios Kympouropoulos, Greece's new Accessibility Chief NEW YORK " His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America received Dr. Stelios Kympouropoulos at the headquarters of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Dr. Kympouropoulos was recently appointed by…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (69+ words) The Orthodox Observer Archbishop Elpidophoros's schedule | June 1319, 2026 His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America will travel to St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Northridge, California to attend the National Oratorical Festival Finals. The event will be held on Saturday, June 13. On…...