PHOTO: At the residence of the Turkish Ambassador in Washington DC during the recent iftar dinner...
By Nick Stamatakis
We have had many Archbishops in our century-old Church and for the most part, they tried to honor their commitment to the...
By "blessing" them, His Eminence sends the wrong signals in all directions and displays a lack of leadership skills. His role, to a great extent, is a ceremonial public role, and his appearances have to correspond to his stated...
†Anastasios
Archbishop of Tirana, Durres, and all Albania
Easter 2021
Freedom from hatred and its mutations
“It is the day of Resurrection
Let us shine brightly for the festival
… Let us even to those who hate us,
forgive everybody for the Resurrection”.
(Doxological hymn of the...
Helleniscope sends our heartfelt wishes to all of you who travelled along during these difficult times! May Christ bring joy and love to your life and family! Χριστός Ανέστη!
By Nick Stamatakis
I received our main photo today. My friends know (and many of our readers may have noted) that I was born in Nikea of Pireaus, Greece - informally known as "Kokkinia" (translated as "red soil", "red storm"...
UPDATE: The Patriarchate of Moscow has declared that this video is from an earlier interview of 2016 and it does not reflect the real views of Patriarch Kirill, who has repeatedly expressed in the past his respect for the...
ΣΗΜΕΙΩΣΗ ΣΥΝΤΑΞΗΣ: Στα βάθη της Αφρικής οι αληθινοί υπηρέτες του Χριστού έρχονται κοντά στον Θεό μέσα από τα ανθρώπινα πάθη. Στην Αμερική, την Ευρώπη και την Αυστραλία οι λεγόμενοι "ιεράρχες" υπηρετούν άλλους θεούς ξεχνώντας και πίστη και παράδοση και...
By Nick Stamatakis
The direct connection between ecclesiastical Byzantine music and Greek folk literature and music has been analyzed in-depth by many. Even more interesting is the endless inspiration it provided for modern artistic performances. If there is one day...
EDITOR'S NOTE (Nick Stamatakis): We received the following from Arthur Piccolo - referring to today's front-page article by the NY Times (you can see it here Cuomo Aides Repeatedly Stalled Release of Nursing Home Death Toll - The New...
ΣΗΜΕΙΩΣΗ ΣΥΝΤΑΞΗΣ: Ενα απλό άκουσμα των δύο αυτών ασμάτων αποδεικνύει και στους πιο ανίδεους την ισχυρή σχέση μεταξύ εκκλησιαστικής, λαϊκής και σύχρονης ελληνικής μουσικής - μια σχέση που βυθίζεται σε αιώνες παράδοσης και πάει πίσω στην αρχαιότητα... Απολαύστε τον...
