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Archons’ 4th Annual Pilgrimage of Discovery – Eighteen Orthodox Young Adults Arrive in Constantinople

  • Writer: Cally Kobza
    Cally Kobza
  • Aug 3
  • 1 min read

Eighteen Orthodox Christian young adults from across the United States arrived in Constantinople on August 2, 2026 to begin the 4th Annual Pilgrimage of Discovery (POD), a program that the Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate founded. With ongoing funding from the Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, as well as from charitable contributions from generous donors across the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, the POD is a religious and educational journey through Constantinople awarded to Orthodox Christian young adults across America.


 
 
 

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