His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros Homily for the National Day of Mourning over Ἁγία Σοφία Holy Trinity Archdiocesan Cathedral July 24, 2020 New York, New York Beloved Faithful and Friends around the world, This day is a day, when grief and sorrow are mingled with faith and with hope. This day is a day, when our hymns…

On Friday, 24 July 2020, His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain presided during the celebration of the Divine Liturgy at the Archdiocesan Chapel of the Annunciation. Clergy and laity in attendance joined their prayers with His Eminence for the unity and stability of the Holy Churches of God as well as for…

The Church today venerates the memory of Christina the Great Martyr of Tyre. Living in the late second century, St. Christina was the daughter of a pagan named Urban. Enlightened in her heart to believe in Christ, she broke her father’s idols, made of gold and silver, and distributed the pieces to the poor. She…

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The online magazine Pemptousia today posted footage of a con-celebratory assembly of elders of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi on Mount Athos, as well as the address of Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, the Abbot of Vatopedi, along with the addresses of the Abbots of the Holy Monasteries of Hiliandariou and Karakallinou, the Elder Archimandrites…

Christianity, and especially Orthodoxy, observed a day of anguish today, as the insulting and sacrilegious conversion of the Hagia Sophia – the greatest of all Orthodox basilicas – into a mosque, was formally sealed with a Muslim prayer. The conversion and the widely broadcast prayer service were orchestrated, promoted and exploited by autocratic Turkish President…

Bishop Silvester has issued the following message regarding the conversion of Hagia Sophia into a mosque. The message reads: Together with all Orthodox Christians world wide and all Christendom generally, WE EXPRESS our GREAT GRIEF & PAIN OVER the TURNING of our CATHEDRAL OF HOLY WISDOM (HAGIA SOFIA) INTO A MOSQUE by the Turkish Moslem…

N. DENDIAS: Today, we held a meeting with the Minister for Culture, Lina Mendoni, on the issue of Hagia Sophia, with our Representative to UNESCO in attendance. We have repeatedly stressed that the conversion of Hagia Sophia into a mosque is not a Greek-Turkish issue. Nevertheless, this monument is of special importance to Greeks. For…

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America held a meeting with U.S. political leaders in Washington on Thursday to discuss concerns over the seizure and re-conversion of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul into a mosque. He said that Hagia Sophia action shows “right of conqueror” mentality by Turkey’s leadership; this is dangerous for Christian, Jewish, and…