Members of the US Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues, in a joint letter, called on the UN Secretary-General to take concrete action against Turkey over the Erdogan regime’s threats to open the closed-off Cypriot resort of Varosha. In the letter, official Turkey’s claims on Varosha are refuted in detail, while the letter underlines that Ankara’s…

Greece’s Parliament on Tuesday commemorated the memory of the victims of the Greek genocide in Asia Minor, as Sept. 14 has been recognized since 1998 as a day of remembrance of the annihilation of thousands of years of Hellenic presence in Asia Minor by Turkish nationalist forces in 1922.

The Archbishop of Cyprus, His Beatitude Chrysostomos, this week issued an ultimatum to clerics of the Archdiocese who have urged the faithful to avoid vaccination for the Covid-19 virus. The ultimatum expires at the end of the week. The Archbishop said that if these clerics do not issue a public apology, along with a written…

The Patriarch of Serbia, His Holiness Porfirije, on Monday arrived at the historic Monastery of St. John the Baptist at Jasenovac, located some 90 kilometers southeast of the capital of Croatia, Zagreb, for an event honoring the martyrdom of people killed at a WWII concentration camp there. The death camp was operated in the area…

The Church today venerates the Elevation of the Venerable and Life-Giving Cross. The Feast, also known as the Universal Exaltation of the Precious Cross, is celebrated each year on September 14. The Feast commemorates the finding of the True Cross of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in the Fourth century by St. Helen, the…

After 17 years of hard work by the parish community, St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral in Brooklyn has been added to the New York State Register of Historic Places. The parish prepared an 80+-plus submission that led to the honor being bestowed by Governor Kathy Hochul, the cathedral reports. The final step is the cathedral’s…

In the midst of tragically high levels of Christian persecution throughout the country, one tiny house-church community in the Nigerian capital is joyously welcoming several new members. Having returned from his studies in Greece last year, Archimandrite Cornelius Osuji now heads the Church of St. Andrew the First-Called in Abuja, where he recently celebrated the…

On 10 September, for the College’s ongoing ‘Themes in Contemporary Theology’ e-lecture series, Faculty and students welcomed Revd Prof. Dn. Perry Hamalis, Cecelia Schneller Mueller Professor of Religion, North Central College. Fr Perry is also a Deacon of the Orthodox Church and belongs ecclesiastically to the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea which is under the jurisdiction…

Fr. Gennadios Manolis, Theologian The Lord’s Precious Cross is the supreme symbol of sacrifice and sanctification for the Church of Christ, Who was crucified and then rose, because the Cross, together with the Resurrection, are the two pillars which support the life for the Church and its members. The honour paid by the Orthodox Church…