1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (317+ words) orthodoxobserver.org Communiqué of the Holy Eparchial Synod, 12 September 2026 Today, September 12, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America presided over the regular Fall session of the Holy Eparchial Synod, at the Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Boston. At…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (800+ words) | Op-Ed The Orthodox Observer Is ecumenism worthwhile? A seminarian’s reflection on NATI-RETI | Op-Ed This question was at the forefront of my mind when Fr. Bartholomew Mercado, the chaplain at Hellenic College Holy Cross (HCHC), encouraged me to participate in a…...

5+ day, 14+ min ago   (336+ words) ‘More patriotic than priestly’ uncovering of Dmitry Donskoy’s relics orthodoxobserver.org ‘More patriotic than priestly’ uncovering of Dmitry Donskoy’s relics In a recent article for Carnegie Politika, historian Alexander Zanemonets examines the increasingly close relationship between the Russian Orthodox Church…...

5+ day, 44+ min ago   (833+ words) The Clergy-Laity Congress should be a gathering of the πλήρωμα τῆς Ἐκκλησίας, the fullness of the Church. Cleveland showed us the tremendous potential that exists when we bring those people together. That is an important distinction. Our goal should not…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (274+ words) orthodoxobserver.org Fr. Gregory Gilbert appointed Dean of the Archdiocesan Cathedral His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America met with Rev. Protopresbyter Gregory Gilbert, who he recently appointed to serve as Dean of the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (342+ words) Read Archbishop Elpidophoros’s message for the New Ecclesiastical Year The Orthodox Observer Read Archbishop Elpidophoros’s message for the New Ecclesiastical Year This morning, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America marked the Feast of the Indiction, the New Ecclesiastical Year, and…...

2+ week, 18+ min ago   (147+ words) His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew issued the following message on the occasion of the Beginning of the Ecclesiastical Year and the Day of Prayers for Natural Environment, September 1, 2026. See the original message here. † B A R T H O L…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (313+ words) HCHC launches new webpage for ‘The Catechist’ The Orthodox Observer HCHC launches new webpage for ‘The Catechist’ Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology is pleased to announce the launch of a dedicated webpage for The Catechist: The…...