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AP: Rebuilding of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church to Resume
NEW YORK (AP) — Two years after a lack of funds halted construction of a marble-clad Greek Orthodox church at New York’s World Trade Center site, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Greek Orthodox officials...
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Gov. Cuomo Officially Welcomes Archbishop Elpidophoros, Announces St....
NEW YORK – Governor Andrew M. Cuomo on January 2 officially welcomed His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America to New York and announced plans to resume the rebuilding of St. Nicholas Greek...
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Seeking the Cross: Icy Dips Mark the Feast of Epiphany
Thousands of Orthodox Christian worshippers plunged into the icy waters of rivers and lakes across Bulgaria on Monday to retrieve crucifixes tossed by priests in Epiphany ceremonies commemorating the...
View ArticleDaytona Beach St. Demetrios’ Blessing of Waters at DeLeon Springs State Park
DELEON SPRINGS, FL – St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church of Daytona Beach held its annual Blessing of the Waters on January 4 at DeLeon Springs State Park in Florida, the Daytona Beach News-Journal...
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Archbishop Elpidophoros Visits St. John’s Parish in Tampa Florida
TAMPA, Fla. – The Greek Orthodox parish of St. John the Baptist in Tampa Florida welcomed enthusiastically His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America during his first pastoral visit on Sunday...
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Greek-American Hunter Sakadales Retrieves Cross in Tarpon Springs
TARPON SPRINGS, FL – Greek-American Tarpon Springs-native Hunter Sakadales, 18, retrieved the cross, during the annual Blessing of the Waters ceremony in this enclave of Hellenism in Florida. In a...
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Orthodox Church Tensions in Montenegro on Christmas Eve
PODGORICA, Montenegro – Dozens of police on Monday were deployed in Montenegro for Orthodox Christmas Eve celebrations being held amid heightened tensions over a religious rights law opposed by the...
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Russia’s Putin Visits Syria to Meet Assad, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch
DAMASCUS, Syria – Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to Damascus on Tuesday for a meeting with President Bashar Assad, a rare visit that comes amid soaring tensions between Iran and United...
View ArticleArchbishop Sotirios with Canadian Minister Nicolaides in Calgary
CALGARY – Archbishop Sotirios visited Calgary, Alberta as he has done for many years on the 31st of December. That evening, he was present at the New Year’s Eve celebration in the community hall. On...
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Serbian Orthodox Church Protests “Suffering” of Serbs in the Balkans
BELGRADE, Serbia – Thousands of people protested in Serbia’s capital Wednesday against the alleged suppression of religious and other rights of Serb minorities in neighboring countries, answering a...
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Archbishop Makarios of Australia, Celebrates Epiphany, Speaks of Human Humility
SYDNEY – His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, celebrated the Feast of Theophany at the Cathedral of the Annunciation in Sydney on January 6. This feast commemorates the baptism of Jesus...
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Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Rejects Initiative of Patriarch Theophilos...
CONSTANTINOPLE – His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, at the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy on Sunday, January 5, at the Patriarchal Church of Saint George, said in his homily, that...
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Archbishop Elpidophoros in Florida for Epiphany Celebration
CLEARWATER – His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America arrived on Saturday, January 4 at Tampa International Airport in Florida in advance of Monday’s Epiphany celebrations at Tarpon Springs....
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Greece to Give 2 Million Euros Annually to Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School...
BOSTON – Greece will be giving a grant of two millions euros every year to Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in support of its survival, programs, and advancement. This grant will be in...
View ArticleSt. Andrew Ecumenical Patriarchal Fund Established
NEW YORK – The Archons of the Order of St. Andrew held an inaugural meeting of the St. Andrew Ecumenical Patriarchal Fund, a new initiative to enhance and contribute to the financial independence of...
View ArticleEcumenical Patriarch Advises Youth to Make Proper Use of Technology
CONSTANTINOPLE – His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, speaking at the Zografeion High School in Constantinople, gave valuable paternal advice to the youth and their parents at a blessing...
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Largest Epiphany Celebration Graced by Visit of Greek Prime Minister and New...
TARPON SPRINGS, FL – Twenty-five thousand people cheered in celebration of a new Spring Bayou cross-retriever, the 18-year-old Hunter Sakadales, in the largest Epiphany celebration in the Western...
View ArticleArchdiocese of Canada Mourns All Loss of Life in PS752 Flight Tragedy
ΤΟΡΟΝΤΟ – Upon learning the devastating news of the destruction of the passenger jet operated by Ukraine International Airlines, His Eminence Archbishop Sotirios lit a candle for all victims and their...
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St. Thomas Cherry Hill Cutting of the Vasilopita and 2020 Parish Council...
CHERRY HILL, NJ – On January 12, after the Divine Liturgy, the vasilopita was cut at St. Thomas Greek Orthodox Church in Cherry Hill. Every year, the traditional cutting of the vasilopita is held for...
View ArticleEcumenical Patriarch Offers Condolences to President of Ukraine
CONSTANTINOPLE – His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in a letter to President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, expressed his deep sorrow over the Ukraine International Airlines plane crash...
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