Elpidophoros
Greek News
President Biden Hosts Greek Independence Day Reception
President Biden hosted the Greek Independence Day Reception on Thursday at the White House stressing the strong bonds of friendship between Greece and the United States.
Biden, greeted his Greek-American guests with a speech during which he did not fail...
Greek church
Elpidophoros Clashes With Greek Church Over Same-Sex Marriage
Elpidophoros, the head of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, expressed over the weekend his disagreement with the Head of the Orthodox Church in Greece over the baptism of children by same-sex parents.
In a wide-ranging interview with the Athens...
Greek church
Archbishop Elpidophoros of America Defies Opposition in Visit to Holy Mount Athos
Archbishop Elpidophoros, head of the Greek Orthodox Church in America, has announced a visit to Mount Athos, the most important center of Eastern Orthodox monasticism, despite some monasteries who expressed concern about his views on same-sex marriage.
According to a...
Diaspora
Biden Hosts Celebration of Greek Independence at the White House
President Biden hosted the traditional Greek Independence Day reception at the White House on Wednesday.
Hundreds of Greeks and Greek Americans attended the event to honor the men and women who fought for Greece’s independence against the Ottomans, and to...
Diaspora
Thousands Celebrate Greek Music and Dance in Arizona Festival
Thousands of Greeks from the western states of the US gathered in Phoenix, Arizona for a festival of Greek music and dance, organized by the Orthodox Church of America.
The Festival (FDF), which was originally launched 46 years ago, was...
Diaspora
Greek Parade Returns to NYC After a Two-Year Pandemic Hiatus
Thousands of people gathered along New York's Fifth Avenue again on Sunday to watch the Greek Independence Day Parade.
The parade, which marks Greece's 1821 declaration of independence from the Ottoman Empire, runs each year along Fifth Avenue between East...
Europe
Archbishop Elpidophoros Slams Russia’s Orthodox Church on Ukraine
Archbishop Elpidophoros of America slammed Russia's Orthodox Church for supporting the invasion of Ukraine, signaling out its head Patriarch Kirill in a speech delivered on Monday.
Speaking at an event at the Archangel Michael Greek Orthodox Church, Port Washington, New...
Greek church
Archbishop Elpidophoros Visits Mt. Athos as Part of Special Pilgrimage
The Archbishop of America Elpidophoros, on a pilgrimage to Mount Athos, worshiped at several noted monasteries on Orthodoxy's "Holy Mountain" on Monday, accompanied by archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and other officials and clergy of the Archdiocese.
This very special...
Greek church
Archbishop Elpidophoros to Visit Northern Greece
The Greek Orthodox Archbishop of America, Elpidophoros, will visit northern Greece early next month to attend a number of religious services and events.
The Archbishop's visit was announced in a statement released by the Diocese of Maroneia and Komotoni, located...
Diaspora
NYC Mayor Eric Adams Meets Greek Community Leaders
New York City Mayor Eric Adams met on Tuesday with Archbishop of America Elpidophoros and other leaders of the Greek-American community in New York.
Among those present were businessmen Michael Psaros and John Catsimatidis, Chairman of the Friends of St....