Holy Synod of Orthodox Church of Ukraine discussed measures for protection and safety of faithful from coronavirus
By Kostas Onisenko The meeting of the Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, led by the Metropolitan Epiphaniy...
Monday, November 10, 2025
Greek Foreign Minister: I informed EU Foreign Ministers about Hagia Sophia
Greek Foreign Minister, Nikos Dendias, posted on Twitter that he had informed his EU counterparts about Turkey's decision to convert...
Imam calls for prayer from loudspeakers of Hagia Sophia (video)
Turkish TV channels, following the announcement of the decision of the Turkish Council of State and the signing of the...
Greek Minister of Culture: Decision about Hagia Sophia is provocation against whole civilised world
The decision of the Turkish Council of State to change the status of Hagia Sophia is "the result of the...
It’s official: Hagia Sophia will reopen as a mosque (upd)
LAST UPDATE 18:02 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced that Hagia Sophia would open for Muslim worship, after the Council...
Russian Orthodox Church about Hagia Sophia: We regret that our concern has not been heard
The Russian Orthodox Church expresses regret that its concern, like that of other Orthodox churches, about the prospect of converting...
The Turkish Council of State cleared the way for conversion of Hagia Sophia into mosque (upd)
LAST UPDATE 17:16 The Turkish Council of State annulled the 1934 decision by which the Turkish government then in office...
Georgian Patriarchate calls on the Turkish authorities not to make Hagia Sophia a mosque
The Georgian Patriarchate calls on the Turkish administration to be wise and not to convert Hagia Sophia into a mosque,...
Vice President of Commission: Change of status of Hagia Sophia will undermine tolerance in Turkey
Vice President of the Commission and Commissioner for the Promotion of the European Way of Life, Margaritis Schoinas, highlighted the...
Mufti of Komotini: Hagia Sophia is Christian church
"Hagia Sophia is a Christian church, as it is also implied by its name, and, therefore, its conversion into a...
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