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The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, led by Archbishop
@Elpidophoros.goarch.org and headquartered in the City of New York, is an Eparchy of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
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OCF leaders, HCHC students pursue Orthodox unity
A roundtable discussion involving national leaders and students convened in Brookline, MA, on the evening of Nov. 5.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Abp. Elpidophoros looks to future on Eastern-Oriental Orthodox dialogue
Archbishop Elpidophoros offered a hopeful outlook on future dialogue between the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Churches.
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November 5, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America prioritizes the cybersecurity of our communities and parishioners. Here are four essential actions you, our fellow parishioners, and parishes can take to enhance security ⬇️

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Department of Information Technology promotes cybersecurity essentials
The Department of Internet Technology issued a set of guidelines promoting cybersecurity for parishes and faithful.
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November 4, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Fr. Spiro was a featured speaker at the U.S. Attorney General’s Human Trafficking Summit, a gathering of national leaders dedicated to eradicating human trafficking across the country.

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August 22, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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This past week, His Eminence visited Chios, a Greek island facing intense wildfires. There he spoke to residents, officials, and the firefighters.

Read about the visit here: www.goarch.org/-/archbishop...

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August 20, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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On August 24, parishes across the Archdiocese will celebrate College Student Sunday, a day to offer prayers for our college students and work to ensure that they each have a spiritual home away from home.

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August 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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The OCPM urges Orthodox Christians not to see incarceration as a distant, abstract policy concern, but as a pastoral and spiritual reality already present in our parishes.

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July 31, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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From Camp Saint Paul to the streets of Hamilton Heights, New York, this week’s generosity and stewardship extended far beyond campgrounds.

Read about the week at the camp here: www.goarch.org/-/camp-saint...

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July 31, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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We’ve highlighted the events that will be open to the public during Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew’s U.S. visit in September.

Refer to them here: www.goarch.org/-/ep-public-...

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July 30, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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Today, on the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, we are reminded that millions are enslaved in our time. Scripture exhorts us: “Speak out for those who cannot speak” (Proverbs 31:8). As Orthodox Christians, we cannot remain silent.

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July 30, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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On July 20, 2025, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew condemned an Israeli attack on a church in Gaza.

Read His All-Holiness’s statement here: www.goarch.org/-/ecumenical...

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July 29, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Now that the IOCC’s repairs are completed, 212 students and staff in Uganda are back to school.

Read the full article, including an update on the IOCC’s other projects in the region here: goarch.org/-/after-iocc-r…

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July 29, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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On July 8, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew met over 80 children from Ukraine. His All-Holiness addressed them with compassionate words.

Read the @OrderStAndrew’s statement about the moment here: goarch.org/-/ecumenical-p…

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July 25, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Archbishop Elpidophoros met with a delegation from the Greek Orthodox Community of Antioch who expressed profound gratitude for the GOA’s support of earthquake survivors in Turkey.

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July 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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“The day and memory are bitter.” His Eminence @elpidophoros.goarch.org issued an encyclical on the Day of Remembrance of the Hagia Sophia.

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📸 by OO/Brittainy Newman
July 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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The pilgrims spent the day in the ancient city of Nicaea. Follow them as they walk in the footsteps of the First Ecumenical Council’s attendees, including Emperor Constantine the Great:

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July 22, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Today’s emotional pinnacle for the New Rome pilgrims was a visit to the Hagia Sophia—once the Great Church of Christendom, now transformed into a mosque.

Read about the history and the pilgrims’ experience here: goarch.org/-/hagia-sophia…

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July 21, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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Yesterday, Archbishop Elpidophoros of America presided over from the Patriarchal throne, which His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew noted as a particular joy.

Read about the pilgrims’ first day in Istanbul here: www.goarch.org/-/he-patriar...

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July 21, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Before departing the city, the pilgrims in Rome made one last stop at the only Greek Orthodox Church in Rome.

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July 20, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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The Leadership 100 Fund, whose mission is to advance Orthodoxy and Hellenism in the U.S., has appointed Penny Panayiota Deligiannis as their new executive director, effective February 2026.

Read the full release here: goarch.org/-/leadership-1…

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July 19, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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The “From Rome to New Rome” pilgrimage began their last full day in the Eternal City at the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore.

Read about the end of the pilgrimage to here: goarch.org/-/faithful-par…

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July 19, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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Following a private morning audience with Pope Leo XIV at Castel Gandolfo, the “From Rome to New Rome” pilgrims continued their journey at the monastery of Grottaferrata.

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July 18, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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In the words of Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras, "May this meeting be the dawn of that blessed and luminous day in which future generations, communing from the same chalice, may partake of the Holy Body and precious Blood of our Savior, and in love, peace, and unity, praise and glorify Him.”
July 17, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Archbishop Elpidophoros, Cardinal Tobin, and fifty pilgrims shared a private audience this morning with His Holiness Pope Leo XIV at the Papal Palace of Castel Gandolfo.

Full article here: goarch.org/-/papal-audi...

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July 17, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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The joint pilgrimage “From Rome to New Rome” spent its first full day in the Eternal City, visiting the Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano, the catacombs of San Sebastián, and St. Peter’s Basilica.

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July 17, 2025 at 1:47 AM