Podgorica, Montenegro (19 July 2020) — Prime Minister Duško Marković called on the Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral and other dioceses of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) in Montenegro, to continue talks on the Law on Freedom of Religion or Belief and the Legal Status of Religious Communities. “The Government’s Team for negotiations on…

Press Release No: 20/14 15 July 2020 Brussels The Conference of European Churches (CEC) has witnessed the recent decision of Hagia Sophia’s conversion into a mosque with deep regret. The regional ecumenical organisation, representing 114 Member Churches across Europe, many of them Orthodox churches, raised its concern last week with the European Institutions and UNESCO,…

Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology strongly protests the decision of the Turkish government to turn Hagia Sophia into a mosque. This decision strikes at the core of religious and cultural sensitivities and identities, and we are opposed to it on moral, ethical, cultural, and religious-freedom grounds. The history of the edifice…

On Tuesday the 14th of July 2020, ACOY NSW held its first face-to-face meeting since the introduction of COVID-19 restrictions. Held in the new Antiochian Youth Centre, we were joined by His Eminence Metropolitan Basilios and our Clerical Advisor, Father Nabil, as we discussed future plans for the youth of our Archdiocese. A major talking…

A specific insult against both Christianity and Islam. The stubborn decision of Turkey about the Hagia Sophia is not only a kind of cultural “jihad” (holy war), especially today when any type of jihadist is condemned internationally, but constitutes a specific insult against both Christianity and Islam. They made a mosque ofthe marvelous Church of…

46th Anniversary Commemoration of the Invasion of Cyprus To the Very Reverend and Reverend Clergy Esteemed Members of the Metropolitan Council, Esteemed Members of the Parish Councils, Philoptochos Sisterhood, Faculty and Students of the Catechetical and Greek Afternoon Schools, Directors and Participants of all Youth Organizations, and all devout Orthodox Christians of the Communities of…

Brussels, 17 July 2020 COMMUNIQUE ON THE TRANSFORMATION OF HAGIA SOFIA FROM A MUSEUM TO A MOSQUE It is with deep grief that the members of CROCEU1 learned about the unprecedented violation of the UNESCO rules that took place in Turkey, after the Turkish authorities decided to change the status of the world heritage monument “Hagia…

His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain has released the following Encyclical regarding the tragic anniversary of the Turkish invasion in Cyprus. The Encyclical reads:

Beloved Brothers and Sisters in the Lord, “The Lord will give strength to His people; the Lord will bless His people with peace.” –Psalm 29:11 It was on July 20, 1974 that the people of northern Cyprus suffered greatly during the invasion of the Turkish forces. Since that day, their lives have forever been changed. The destruction,…