Elpidophoros

The President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Theodoros Roussopoulos, is visiting New York, the headquarters of the United Nations, to strengthen cooperation between the organizations.

Archbishop Elpidophoros: Presents the Athenagoras Award to Yulia Navalnaya
Archbishop Elpidophoros of America presented the 2024 Athenagoras Human Rights Award to Yulia Navalnaya. In his remarks, he referred to her as a “courageous woman who carries the torch of her late husband’s legacy.” Navalnaya received the award for her advocacy of human rights.

After the official confirmation of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz’s candidacies by the Democratic National Convention last Thursday, the electoral landscape in the US is set.

Archbishop Elpidophoros of America has offered prayers at the 2024 Democratic (DNC) and Republican (RNC) national conventions, continuing a longstanding tradition of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America of making invocations at these political events.

Speaking on the day for commemorating the victims of the Holocaust, Archbishop Elpidophoros of America warned Sunday against the spread of anti-semitism by religious and church officials.

The Greek Orthodox Church would agree to baptize children of same-sex couples, if they so desire, Archbishop Ieronymos, the leader of the influential Orthodox Church of Greece, said on Thursday.

Archbishop Elpidophoros of America has dismissed reports suggesting a lukewarm reception during his recent visit to the Mount Athos monastic community on Greece's Halkidiki peninsula.

NEW YORK - Serbia's Consul-General in New York Vladimir Bozovic has met with Archbishop Elpidophoros in the seat of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America to discuss many current topics of mutual interest, Serbia's consulate-general in New York said in a statement.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with Archbishop of Elpidophoros of America on Wednesday. The prime minister reiterated his support for the spiritual, social, and educational activities of the Archbishopric and thanked Elpidophoros for his service to the Greek community.

Greek-American community leaders filled the New York Greek Consulate to celebrate the release of the book, "The Extraordinary Greek People: Their Remarkable Achievements and Philosophy for Living from Ancient Times to Today."