Chora Monastery prepares for first Islamic prayer following completion of its conversion into mosque
Turkey is nearing the final stages of the conversion of the Chora Monastery into a mosque for its first Islamic ...
Thursday, March 12, 2026
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Opening of Largest Mosque in Turkish-Occupied Cyprus Set for January 11
The inauguration of the largest mosque in Turkish-occupied Cyprus is scheduled for Thursday, January 11, under the auspices of Suat ...
Archbishop of America: Let us pray that Hagia Sophia will be restored to a place that welcomes all people
"The Great Church of Holy Wisdom, Hagia Sophia, is a living monument to the glory of our Orthodox Christian Faith ...
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: I am shocked by Erdogan’s statements about Hagia Sophia
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew said he was shocked by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's recent statements about converting Hagia Sophia into a ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
US continues to support the current status of Hagia Sophia
The United States continues to support the preservation of Hagia Sophia's multireligious character, the State Department said in a new ...
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 ...
The Muslim Friday prayer will not take place tomorrow in the square in front of Hagia Sophia
Head of Turkey’s Directorate of Religious Affairs Ali Erbas has changed his schedule and will not hold tomorrow's Muslim prayer ...
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Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church held it’s first meeting of 2026
On March 12, at the Patriarchal and Synodal Residence in the Danilov Monastery in Moscow, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow...
The Patriarch of Alexandria visited the New Governor of Alexandria
On Wednesday, March 11, 2026, Pope and Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria and All Africa paid a courtesy visit...
The feast of Saint Porphyrios, Bishop of Gaza, was celebrated at the Patriarchate of Jerusalem
On the Second Sunday of the Fast, March 8, 2026, the Patriarchate of Jerusalem celebrated, by transfer, the feast...
Archbishop of America approved ordinations and confered Offikion
In his sacred responsibility as described in the Charter of the Sacred Archdiocese of America, and in his pastoral...
Memory of Saint Symeon the New Theologian
Today, the Holy Orthodox Church honors the memory of three saints: Saint Gregory the Dialogist, Pope of Rome (who...
Metropolitan Epifaniy visits Kyiv Cardiology Center to support patients and bless renovated ICU
Metropolitan Epifaniy of Kyiv and All Ukraine visited the Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Center of the Ministry of Health...
