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Greek Deputy FM to visit Mount Athos and Thessaloniki
The Deputy Foreign Minister, Konstantinos Vlasis, travels to Mount Athos to visit the holy monasteries and attend the handover ceremony...
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Turkey to US: Hagia Sophia is our property and we make the decisions- Mind your own business
"Hagia Sophia is our property and we make the decisions," Ankara said in a provocative statement, responding to US concerns...
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The United States call on Turkey to respect the multireligious history of Hagia Sophia
The challenges faced by religious minorities in Turkey are recorded in the State Department's annual report on religious freedom around...
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Greek Foreign Minister: Hagia Sophia is the ark of Christianity and Orthodoxy
The issue of Hagia Sophia is not a Greek-Turkish issue, nor a dispute between us, said Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias...
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Greek President praised Archbishop of America
The President of the Hellenic Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, contacted Archbishop Elpidophoros of America on Tuesday night. The Greek president praised...
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Agreement on delimitation of maritime zones between Greece and Italy signed
In joint statements with Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio after the signature of an agreement on Tuesday between Greece...
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MED7 group of European countries call on Turkey to respect International Law
The European Affairs Ministers of the MED 7 Group of southern European countries called on Turkey to respect International Law...
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Hurriyet: Erdogan orders change in the status of Hagia Sophia
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has ordered a change in the status of the Hagia Sophia Museum, according to the...
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Greek Government to present plan for tourism at “Restart Tourism” event
The Greek Government has set three political goals in its bid to protect the tourism sector in view of the...
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Turkey’s new provocative statement: Hagia Sophia is in our territory, we will do whatever we want with our property
In an interview with the Turkish channel 24, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu spoke about Hagia Sophia and the tension caused...
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Ukraine to Ecumenical Patriarch: Ask Moscow to renounce the “Russian world”
The Holy Synod of the Hierarchy of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine sent a letter to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew...
Graduation Ceremony at the Patriarchal Toronto Orthodox Theological Academy
The Patriarchal Toronto Orthodox Theological Academy is in its 26th year of operation. Sixty-three young men have graduated. Thirty-seven...
Patriarchate of Alexandria’s shilly-shalling regarding the ordination of a deaconess
By Efi Efthimiou In a somewhat convoluted statement, the Patriarchate of Alexandria seeks to address the concerns raised by...
Sunday of Thomas: Commemorating the Belief Beyond Doubt
Introduction The Orthodox Church observes the Sunday of Thomas one week following the celebration of the Sunday of Holy...
Greece called for UNESCO intervention due to Chora Church conversion into mosque
Athens is stepping up its response to the Turkish government's decision to convert the Chora Church in Constantinople into...
Honoring Archbishop Elpidophoros: 5 years since his election as Archbishop of America
Today, May 11, 2024, marks 5 years since the election of Archbishop Elpidophoros as Archbishop of America by the...
