Christianity
US-State Department: We call on the Turkish government to maintain Hagia Sophia as a World Heritage Site
The American Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, Sam Brownback, has called on the Turkish government to maintain Hagia...
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Archaeologists search for St Vlas’ tomb in Sivas, Turkey
Archaeologists dig for St Vlas’ tomb in Turkey. He was the Bishop of Sebasta in the IVth century and a...
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Catholic Bishops in Turkey: Status of Hagia Sophia is issue concerning Turkey
According to sigmalive.com, "The status of Hagia Sophia is an issue concerning Turkey," Catholic bishops in Turkey said in a...
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Turkey: They are in favor of converting Hagia Sophia into a mosque
The overwhelming majority of the voters for the ruling party AKP are in favor of converting Hagia Sophia in Constantinople...
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Ukraine: Key to friendship between Muslims and Christians, the neutral status of Hagia Sophia
The certainty that if Hagia Sophia remains a museum and is not converted into a mosque will be a key...
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Erdogan wants to pray in Hagia Sophia on July 15
A proposal for a Muslim prayer on July 15, the anniversary of the coup attempt, was presented at yesterday's meeting...
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Hagia Sophia can open as a mosque from July 15, report Turkish media
Turkish provocations and attempts to convert Hagia Sophia into a mosque continue. Officials from Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling Justice and...
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Reconstruction work of Notre-Dame in Paris begins in January 2021
The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Paris, Michel Aupetit, confirmed today that work to rebuild the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, which...
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Turkish Minister of Justice: Hagia Sophia will be converted into a mosque, as Sultan Mehmed wanted
Turkish Minister of Justice Abdulhamit Gül has said that "the chains of Hagia Sophia must be broken" in order to...
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UNESCO put the brakes on Erdogan: Hagia Sophia is a World Cultural Monument
The telephone communication of Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias, during his stay in Paris, with the Director-General of...
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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...