Archdiocese Announces “Significant” Steps for St. Nicholas
NEW YORK – The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America declared in a news releasef that significant steps have been taken towards the completion of the Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National...
View ArticleThe Priest of Anchorage Alaska’s Transfiguration Parish Speaks to TNH about...
BOSTON – The Transfiguration Greek Orthodox parish in Anchorage, AK survived the recent strong earthquake with minimal consequences and damage according to its presiding priest of seven years Fr....
View ArticleChicago’s Holy Trinity Church Receives Judgment of Foreclosure
ΒΟSΤΟΝ – The historic 121 year-old Greek Orthodox parish of Chicago has somnambulated into bankruptcy. As a result, the MB Financial Bank will take its nave, the school building and the rest of the...
View ArticleFr. George Kaloudis Priest of 57 Years at Holy Trinity Chicago Speaks to TNH
BOSTON – Father George Kaloudis is priest emeritus of the Holy Trinity parish in Chicago after pastoring there for more than half a century –since 1961. In a telephone interview with The National...
View ArticleSt. Nicholas: Letter from Port Authority to Archbishop Demetrios
NEW YORK – The Executive Director of The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (“Agency”), Richard Cotton, wrote a letter dated November 6, 2018 to Archbishop Demetrios of America and Ecumenical...
View ArticleNuns Leave Monastery in NY Alleging Abuse
NEW YORK – Abbess Foteini and nun Theonymfi have temporarily left the All Saints Monastery located in Calverton, New York. On October 9, 2018, their lawyer, G. Michael Stewart (“Mr. Stewart”), sent a...
View ArticleNY Post: Two Nuns Say “Silence Isn’t Spiritual”
NEW YORK – A few months ago, two Long Island nuns began social media campaigns bringing to light sexual misconduct in the “faith communities” – including their own, the Greek Orthodox Church. According...
View ArticleFr. Gerasimos Makris Denies Nuns’ Allegations in NY Post
BROOKLYN – “I’m happy I’m back in my church, and I never bothered them,” Fr. Gerasimos Makris said outside Holy Cross Church in Bay Ridge on December 9 when asked about allegations of “inappropriate”...
View ArticleSt. Nicholas Feast Day Marks New Beginning for National Shrine at the WTC
NEW YORK – On the feast of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, December 6, His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America administered the solemn Affirmation of Office to the first Board of Trustees for the...
View ArticleESPN Visits Kimisis tis Theotokou in Brooklyn for Giannis Antetokounmpo
BROOKLYN, NY – ESPN, the world’s cable and satellite sports television channel, visited Kimisis tis Theotokou Greek Orthodox Church in Brooklyn for the sake of Giannis Antetokounmpo. The ESPN presenter...
View ArticleNuns Notified Archbishop Demetrios about Archimandrite Gerasimos Makris...
BOSTON.- Abbess Foteini and Sister Theonymphi, nuns at the All Saints Monastery in Calverton, NY on Long Island had notified the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America verbally and also in writing that...
View ArticleMetropolitan Nathanael Speaks to TNH about the Troubled Holy Trinity Parish...
BOSTON – His Eminence Metropolitan Nathanael of Chicago spoke exclusively to The National Herald regarding the troubled historic Holy Trinity parish of Chicago which is about to be taken in foreclosure...
View ArticleAP on Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) — A 120-year-old Chicago church was saved from auction after a midnight call from a group of donors, which one church official said was “a Christmas miracle.” Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox...
View ArticlePatriarch Suing Princeton University over Stolen Manuscripts
NEW YORK – Earlier this year, The National Herald reported on the Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate calling for the return of 8 manuscripts stolen from the Panagia Eikosifoinissa Monastery in...
View ArticleUkraine Orthodox Leaders Approve Break with Russian Church
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian Orthodox leaders on Saturday approved the creation of a unified church independent of the Moscow Patriarchate and elected a leader to head that new church — a move that...
View ArticleHoly Trinity Chicago Saved by Christmas Miracle Donation (Pics)
CHICAGO – Just hours from the property being turned over to the bank, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church received a miracle in answer to parishioners’ prayers, a donation of $2 million which will keep...
View ArticleFormer Members of the Holy Trinity Parish Council Speak Out
Paid Submission Dear Mr. Kalmoukos, After reading your interview with Fathers Jonas and Kaloudis of Holy Trinity Chicago, we feel compelled to reply. Miraculously, it appears that someone has...
View ArticleHundreds Attend Annunciation’s Stewardship and Mistletoe Galas
NEW YORK – Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church held its annual Stewardship and Mistletoe Galas on December 15 at the Harvard Club in Midtown Manhattan. The evening of Christmas spirit, live music,...
View ArticleAP: Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Sues Princeton over Allegedly Stolen...
PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — The leader of the Eastern Orthodox churches is suing Princeton University for the return of four historic manuscripts allegedly stolen from a Greek monastery during World War I....
View ArticleInternational Orthodox Christian Charities Releases Holiday Gift Catalog
BALTIMORE, MD – In time for the busiest giving season of the year, International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) has released its gift catalog, offering gift-givers ways to share with loved ones...
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