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AUTH Pastoral Theology Department: Incomprehensible decision to turn Hagia Sophia into a mosque
Following the decision by the Turkish government to convert Hagia Sophia from a museum into a mosque, the Department of...
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Mufti of Komotini: Ankara’s decision on Hagia Sophia is provocative and wrong
The Mufti of Komotini, Khalil Jihad, said that Ankara's decision to turn Hagia Sophia into a mosque was provocative and...
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Regional authorities request discontinuance of funding for restoration of Valide Mosque in Mytilene
The North Aegean Regional Governor, Kostas Moutzouris, sent a letter to the Minister of Development, Adonis Georgiadis, and the Minister...
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Academy of Athens: Conversion of Hagia Sophia into a mosque is a serious mistake
In a resolution, Greece's national academy, the Academy of Athens, denounces the "conversion of the glorious monument of Hagia Sophia...
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Imam of Milan against the conversion of Hagia Sophia into a mosque
The imam of Milan and president of the Italian Islamic Religious Community, Yahya Pallavicini, has explicitly taken a stance against...
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This is how the chants in Hagia Sophia sounded 15 centuries ago
After many years of researching, analysing, and studying acoustics, architecture, Byzantine history, the evolution of Byzantine music and testimonies, Stanford...
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Glykatzi-Ahrweiler on Hagia Sophia: I wouldn’t be surprised to hear that the mosaics are in tears
Speaking on ERT TV, Hélène Glykatzi-Ahrweiler was shocked by the decision of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Hagia Sophia....
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How international press comments on Erdogan’s decision on Hagia Sophia
Following the decisions by the Supreme Administrative Court of Turkey and Recep Tayyip Erdogan that provide for the conversion of...
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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...
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Turks are celebrating outside Hagia Sophia
According to in.gr, many celebrations took place outside Hagia Sophia in Constantinople, immediately after the decision of the Turkish Council...
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The medal of the Cross of the Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre was awarded to Savilov Viktor
On Wednesday, April 124th 2024, Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem accepted the Architect of the Church of the Resurrection, Theodosios Mitropoulos,...
Archbishop of Australia: It is imperative that we turn our gaze to the past
"At a time when respect for universal principles and values, unfortunately, gives way to selfishness and self-interest, to greed...
Bishop of Bukoba was appointed Patriarchal Commissioner of the Diocese of Rwanda
Following the Patriarchal Synod's decision on February 15, 2024, to separate the Holy Metropolis of Burundi from the state...
The Service of Holy Light to take place at 1 pm on Holy Saturday in Jerusalem
The timetable of services for the Holy Week at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre has been published. The...
Metropolitan of Sweden meets with Minister of Interior of Greece
On the afternoon of the Tuesday preceding Palm Sunday, April 23, 2024, Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden and all Scandinavia,...
Ecumenical Patriarch met the President of the French Senate
The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew had an official meeting on the afternoon of Tuesday, April 23, 2024, with the President...
