In 1992, the first time he came to St. Mary’s Greek Orthodox Church in Minneapolis, Dan gave the sermon and told the old story about an eagle that grew up among sage chickens. Though born […] The post A reflection on the life of Dan Christopulos appeared first on Orthodox Observer.
While the world’s attention has recently been focused on His Holiness Pope Leo XIV of Rome’s May 15, 2026 encyclical letter, Magnifica Humanitas, and its guidance on safeguarding the dignity of every human person amid […] The post ‘Life is not digital,’ says Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on AI appeared first on Orthodox Observer.
The National Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Oratorical Festival Finals were held June 13–14, 2026, at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Northridge, California, bringing together young students from across the country for a weekend […] The post National Oratorical Festival culminates in final competition appeared first on Orthodox Observer.
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 […] The post Fr. John Chryssavgis appointed member of the Order of Australia appeared first on Orthodox Observer.
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 the government of Prime Minister Kyriakos […] The post Archbishop Elpidophoros receives Stelios Kympouropoulos, Greece’s new Accessibility Chief appeared first on Orthodox Observer.
This Saint, great and renowned among the ascetics of Egypt, lived in the fourth century in Scete of Nitria. After the death of Saint Anthony the Great, he left Scete to live in Saint Anthony's cave; he said of this, "Thus in the cave of a lion, a fox makes his dwelling." When Sisoes was […]
Saint Athanasios had Trebizond for his homeland. He first entered the monastic life on the mountain called Kymaeos or Kyminas, which is in Mysia of Bithynia, then he went to Mount Athos and founded a large monastery, which is known as the Great Lavra. He became so renowned for his virtue that from Rome, Calabria, […]
Tsar Nicholas II was the son of Alexander III, who had reposed in the arms of Saint John of Kronstadt. Having been raised in piety, Tsar Nicholas ever sought to rule in a spirit consonant with the precepts of Orthodoxy and the best traditions of his nation. Tsaritsa Alexandra, a grand-daughter of Queen Victoria of […]
The Holy Hierarch John Maximovitch was born in the Kharkov region in 1896, and reposed in San Francisco in 1966. In 1921, during the Russian Civil War, his family fled to Belgrade, joining the ranks of Russian exiles in Serbia, where he later became a monk and was ordained priest. In 1934 he was made […]
These Saints, who are different from those that are celebrated on the 1st of November, were from Rome. They were physicians, freely bestowing healing upon beasts and men, asking nothing from the healed other than that they confess and believe in Christ. They ended their life in martyrdom in the year 284, under the Emperors […]
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