IAO: Inspection by foreign experts and restoration of hagiographies in Sumela Monastery
"The photos published on a Turkish website cause feelings of frustration, sadness and indignation not only to Orthodox Christians, but ...
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Zero hour for Hagia Sophia
We are at zero hour for Hagia Sophia. Tomorrow, the Turkish Council of State will decide whether the historic church ...
Concern about Hagia Sophia and support for Ecumenical Patriarchate
The priests of Crete express their strong opposition to the intentions of the Turkish leadership to convert Hagia Sophia into ...
UNESCO warns Turkey: Converting Hagia Sophia into mosque is unlawful
"UNESCO has been investigating the issue regarding the conversion of Hagia Sophia into an Islamic mosque since Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ...
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 ...
Why the Orthodox primates remain silent about Hagia Sophia
Recently, once again, the issue of the conversion of Hagia Sophia into a mosque has been added to the Greek-Turkish ...
Associated Press: Position of Archbishop of America on Holy Communion is more realistic
One of the largest news agencies in the world attempts to shed light on some aspects of the debate regarding ...
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 ...
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 ...
IAO: Pandemic was a serious ordeal especially for Christians
"The pandemic was a serious ordeal for the world. Especially for the Christians that this year we were forced to ...
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