Archon Carl R. Hollister Appointed Executive Director of St. Photios National Shrine
07/03/2025
His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America announces the appointment of Archon Carl R. Hollister as Executive Director of St. Photios Greek Orthodox National Shrine in St. Augustine, FL. This appointment will begin in August and follow the retirement of Polexeni Maouris Hillier, who has served at the helm of St. Photios Shrine since 2005.
St. Mark Church in Boca Raton, Florida Builds Sister Church in Kapsabet, Kenya
07/02/2025
A team of 21 faithful parishioners from Saint Mark Greek Orthodox Church in Boca Raton, Florida, led by His Eminence Metropolitan Sevastianos of Atlanta, parish priest Fr. Mark Leondis and OCMC (Orthodox Christian Mission Center) Development Director, Dan Christopulos, recently returned from a transformational mission pilgrimage to Kenya, where they celebrated the consecration of the newly built Saint Mark Orthodox Cathedral in Kapsabet.
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: "There are Dimensions of Human Life Inaccessible to Scientific Knowledge"
07/02/2025
His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew is not just a powerful and prophetic voice for peace and reconciliation, and for stewardship of the natural environment. He is also, among many other things, a strong advocate for the importance of the arts and literature, saying that “there are dimensions of human life inaccessible to scientific knowledge and to all forms of objectification,” and describing poetry as an “invaluable gift from heaven to humanity.”
Camp Saint Paul Welcomes Visit of Archbishop Elpidophoros
07/02/2025
His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America made a deeply inspiring visit on July 1, 2025 to Camp Saint Paul in Litchfield, Connecticut, the camping ministry of the Archdiocesan District.