Carousel Front Page
Archbishop of Australia: Decision on Hagia Sophia is sacrilege against world symbol of Orthodox Church
The Archbishop of Australia, the Bishops of Australia, the entire clergy, the monastic fraternities and the hundreds of thousands of...
Read more
International outcry against Erdogan over Hagia Sophia
The decision to convert Hagia Sophia from a museum into a mosque has sparked an outcry from the majority of...
Read more
Holy Eparchial Synod of America: Turkey must respect deeply wounded pan-Orthodox consciousness
According to a communiqué issued yesterday, following the decision to convert Hagia Sophia in Constantinople from a museum into a...
Read more
EU’s Borrell: Turkey’s decision on Hagia Sophia is regrettable
A Turkish court decision to allow the change of the status of World Heritage Monument Hagia Sophia from a museum...
Read more
UNESCO ‘deeply regrets’ Turkish decision on Hagia Sophia monument
UNESCO said it "deeply regrets the decision of the Turkish authorities, made without prior discussion," to change the status of...
Read more
Archbishop of Cyprus: I did not contact Ecumenical Patriarch for Hagia Sophia because Turks have been monitoring our phones
"I did not want to contact the Ecumenical Patriarch because the Turks are monitoring our phones," said Archbishop Chysostomos of...
Read more
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...
Read more
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...
Read more
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...
Read more
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...
Read moreLatest News
Metropolitan of Belgium: They should respect the great importance of Hagia Sophia for Christians, Orthodox and even more so for Greeks
The Metropolitan of Belgium and Exarch of the Netherlands and Luxembourg, Athenagoras, expressed regret over the decision of Turkish...
Archbishop of Cyprus: Turks are uncivilized and coarse – Europeans are indifferent
In his statement today for the Hagia Sophia, Archbishop Chrysostomos of Cyprus said that the Turks "remained uncivilized, coarse,...
Pope Francis is “saddened” over Hagia Sophia
With a brief and absolutely neutral reference to the issue of Hagia Sophia, Pope Francis commented on what was...
Church of Crete: Hagia Sophia is not deleted or written off
The Eparchial Synod of the Church of Crete refers in very strong terms to the decision to convert Hagia...
Feast of St. Paisios was celebrated in Sydney
On Sunday, July 12, the day that our Church celebrates the memory of St. Paisios of Mount Athos, Archbishop...
Archbishop of Athens: Insult and affront to all civilized humakind
Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and all Greece made a statement for the Athens News Agency (ANA) regarding the decision...