US Government Commission Calls for Halki Reopening
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) calls on the Turkish government to reopen the Greek Orthodox Theological School of Halki, which was closed 44 years ago this month when...
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Spirit of Hope and Commitment to Rebuilding Pervades St. Spyridon
NEW YORK – While the proud and historic parish of St. Spyridon in Washington Heights can be called a wounded community after the dramatic and sudden downfall of its pastor, the now-defrocked George...
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Fifth Annual St. Andrews Reception Spotlights Religious Freedom
WASHINGTON, DC – For the fifth consecutive year the St. Andrews Human Rights and Religious Freedom Reception was held on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC in to highlight and promote issues related to the...
View ArticleSt. Nicholas Shrine Grows Through Concrete and Outreach
NEW YORK – The creation of the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox National Shrine is a labor of love, but it is also a complex endeavor involving construction, fund raising, and outreach, and each element...
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Holiday Family Gatherings May Touch on Catholic-Orthodox Progress
ST. LOUIS – As Christmas approaches, with interfaith family gatherings part of the holiday for many, some well-informed Catholic and Orthodox guests might comment on the steady progress made in the...
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Ithaca Church Celebrates 50th Anniversary
By Evan C. Lambrou ITHACA, NY – Saint Catherine Greek Orthodox Church in Ithaca celebrated the 50th anniversary of its official church charter recently with a special event, to which the Saint...
View ArticleA Choir of Little Angels Heralds Christmas at N.Y. Cathedral
NEW YORK – It was indeed a choir of angels that the people who filled the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity encountered the evening of December 13. Maria Koleva presided over a little...
View ArticleEx-Archbishop Spyridon Shares His Thoughts on the Church
BOSTON, MA – Former Archbishop Spyridon of America discussed with TNH a number of serious ecclesiastical issues including the split of the Archdiocese into Metropolises, and the recent scandal of his...
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HOLIDAY FETES – Annunciation Rocks Christmas at Harvard Club in N.Y.
The Church of the Annunciation’s annual Stewardship Gala dinner, chaired by Cassandra Romas filled Manhattan’s Harvard Club with Greek Christmas Kefi. Later the young 350 young professionals enjoying...
View ArticleSpecial Tour for Special St. Nicholas Donors
NEW YORK – While the dollar amount of the pledges to the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox National Shrine is impressive – $35.76 million to date – communities rooted in humble origins in homelands like...
View ArticleArchdiocese Spotlight Stavros Niarchos Foundation’s Iakovos Donation
NEW YORK – The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America issued a special announcement about two gifts honoring the memory of the late Archbishop Iakovos. The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) has donated...
View ArticleArchdiocesan Cathedral’s “Glorious Christmas”
NEW YORK – The choir and orchestra of the Archdiocesan Cathedral of Holy Trinity continued the community’s delightful holiday musical ride with its annual “Glorious Christmas” concert on December 18....
View ArticleSt. Demetrios Christmas Pageant Again A Hit, Lights Up Holiday Season
By Constantinos Vouzakis ΝΕΑ ΥΟRΚ – A show equal to a Broadway production, as Archbishop Demetrios said, was what the audience experienced during the spectacular show that fueled the run up to...
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The Archdiocesan Byzantine Choir
NEW YORK. The year 2010 marked the establishment of the men’s Byzantine choir of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, which possesses an authentic ecclesiastical character and performs hymns...
View ArticleTNH EXCLUSIVE – Rev. Gounaris Has Gone to Canada with his Mistress
BOSTON – Rev. Anastasios Gounaris, the former presiding priest of the St. Nicholas parish in Tarpon Springs Florida who last June had left his parish and family abruptly and departed the U.S. for an...
View ArticlePope, Russian Patriarch Will Hold Historic Meeting in Cuba Next Week
VATICAN CITY — In an historic step to heal the 1,000-year schism that split Christianity, Pope Francis and the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church will meet in Cuba next week in an attempt to begin...
View ArticleGreat Synod Venue Moved Due to Russia Turkey Strife
The Holy and Great Synod of the World Orthodox Church, which has been in the works for the past 50 years, will finally be convened from June 16 to 27 at the Orthodox Academy of Crete located in...
View ArticleAnastasia Michals: a Lifetime of Service to Family, Education, and Community
Anastasia (Anne) Michals, President of the Philoptochos of the Metropolis of New Jersey, spent many years as an educator. With a bachelor’s degree in English and a master’s in Education and...
View ArticleRev. James Dokos, Charged with Church Theft, Reaches Temporary Plea Bargain
CHICAGO, IL – Rev. James Dokos, a Greek Orthodox priest who has been charged with stealing more than $110,000 from a $1.2 million trust fund that he oversaw at the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church...
View ArticleGatsas May Run For NH Governor
MANCHESTER, NH – Having recently won a fourth term in office as mayor of New Hampshire’s largest city, Manchester, Ted Gatsas announced that he is “seriously considering” running for governor in this...
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