Advocacy groups condemn Erdogan’s Hagia Sophia festivities
Three US-based organizations have reacted to the fiesta organized by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Friday outside the Byzantine-era cathedral ...
Monday, August 8, 2022
Tag: Fall of Constantinople
Archbishop of America’s message on the Fall of Constantinople
Archbishop Elpidophoros of America sent his message on the Fall of Constantinople. The Archbishop posted on social media: "May 29th: ...
Fiesta for the Fall of Constantinople outside Erdogan’s residence in Constantinople
The atmosphere outside the presidential residence in Constantinople is festive. On the occasion of the 567th anniversary of the Fall ...
The Church of Cyprus paid its tribute and gratitude to Emperor Constantine Palaiologos
The Holy Synod of the Church of Cyprus met under the chairmanship of Archbishop Chrysostom of Cyprus. On the occasion ...
The Fall of Constantinople: The dreadful day 29 May 1453
When, at the age of twenty-one, Mehmed II (1451-1481) sat on the throne of the Ottoman Sultans his first thoughts ...
Event in Mystras on the Fall of Constantinople in the presence of the President of the Republic
President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos and Metropolitan Efstathios of Monemvasia and Sparta were given a tour at the ...
Concert of the Foundation for Byzantine Music of the Archdiocese of Athens for the Fall of Constantinople
The Ecclesiastical Foundation for Byzantine and Traditional Music of the Holy Archdiocese of Athens will hold a Concert dedicated to ...
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WCC delegation visits Ukraine amidst the ongoing war
As Russia’s war against Ukraine continues for a sixth month, a WCC delegation led by WCC acting general secretary...
National Philoptochos approved $50,000 in response to the fire at Balukli Hospital in Constantinople
The National Board of the Philoptochos, in response to Archbishop Elpidophoros’ call for assistance in mitigating yesterday’s devastating fire...
Archbishop Elpidophoros announces the second monastic synaxis: October 12-14, 2022
Within the framework of the promotion of monasticism — which has blossomed over the past decades in the United...
Patriarchal Divine Liturgy at the See of the Holy Metropolis of Pelusium
On August 6, 2022, His Beatitude Theodoros II, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, presided over the...
The Transfiguration of our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ
Today, August 6, we celebrate the remembrance of the great event of the Transfiguration of our Lord. Jesus Christ,...
Meeting about the ongoing project at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
On the afternoon of Thursday, August 4, 2022, a meeting took place in the Franciscan monastery in Jerusalem to...
