News & Updates

  • Convocation Kicks Off New Academic Year

    Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology welcomes His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America to campus for the Convocation of the 2026-27 Academic Year at 6 PM on Sept. 13 at the Maliotis Cultural Center theater. Convocation is one of numerous events taking place at HCHC that include: A meeting of the Eparchial Synod of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Great Vespers for the Exaltation of the Cross and an Archieratical Divine Liturgy Rassophoria, Stavrophoria, Tonsure of Readers and a blessing for all new students Conference Honoring His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew’s 35 years of ministry “There...

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  • Hellenic College, Mount Athos Foundation of America Establish Partnership for Student Internships

    Hellenic College and the Mount Athos Foundation of America (MAFA) announce a new partnership providing students with opportunities to gain practical experience in nonprofit leadership, research, communications, and educational programming through internships with MAFA. The partnership provides a meaningful connection between the classroom and the workplace for students in Hellenic College’s online Nonprofit Leadership and Management (NPLM) Program. As part of the NPLM curriculum, senior NPLM majors complete NPLM 4000, a required two-semester internship designed to give students sustained, hands-on experience in the field of nonprofit management. Through placements with the Mount Athos Foundation of America, students will have the...

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  • Hellenic College, Orthodox Youth and Young Adult Ministries Forge Partnership for Nonprofit Leadership Internships

    Hellenic College and Orthodox Youth and Young Adult Ministries (OYM) are pleased to announce a new partnership providing Hellenic College students with opportunities to gain practical experience in nonprofit leadership and Orthodox Christian ministry through internships with OYM. The partnership provides a meaningful connection between the classroom and the workplace for students in Hellenic College’s online Nonprofit Leadership and Management (NPLM) Program. As part of the NPLM curriculum, senior NPLM majors complete NPLM 4000, a required two-semester internship designed to give students sustained, hands-on experience in the field of nonprofit management. Through placements with Orthodox Youth and Young Adult Ministries,...

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  • Presidential Search Committee Offers Update

    The Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology’s Presidential Search Committee continues making progress and has attracted a strong and diverse national pool of qualified applicants from across higher education, church leadership, and executive organizations. Following a comprehensive review of applications, the Search Committee has identified a group of highly qualified candidates to advance to the first round of interviews. In keeping with the process established at the outset of the search, the Committee also consulted with His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros, providing him with an opportunity to offer feedback and identify any additional candidates he believed should be...

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  • Holy Cross 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 Art of Listening and Teaching, a new Certificate Program in Orthodox Catechism presented by Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology through The Scriptorium Initiative. The vision for The Catechist program was conceived by His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, together with the Most Reverend Members of the Holy Eparchial Synod, in response to the growing pastoral need to prepare qualified lay catechists to assist the clergy in the Church’s apostolic ministry of teaching. That vision was subsequently developed...

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  • Holy Cross Launches The Catechist

    With the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America and the approval of the Holy Eparchial Synod of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology is pleased to announce the launch of The Catechist: The Art of Listening and Teaching, a new Certificate Program in Orthodox Catechism beginning in the 2026–2027 academic year. The vision for The Catechist program was conceived by His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros, together with the Most Reverend Members of the Holy Eparchial Synod, in response to the growing pastoral need to prepare qualified lay catechists to assist...

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