Turkish provocations continued unabated this week throughout the eastern Mediterranean and Near East, days after a shocking decision by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to convert the iconic Hagia Sophia back into a mosque, from the present status as a museum. Official Turkey continued its saber-rattling and mischief by again tabling demands for so-called mutual…

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The Hellenic Initiative Australia today announced that it will be funding the successful Boroume Farmers’ Market Program for a fourth year, enabling the dynamic food saving program to continue helping people in need. The Farmers Market Program supports more than 32 charities in Athens and Thessaloniki, providing fresh food for church and municipal soup kitchens,…

Tbilisi, July 14, Interfax – The decision of Turkish authorities to strip the Hagia Sophia of its status as a museum is a “very sad fact,” head of the Georgian Orthodox Church’s public relations service Archpriest Andria Dzhagmaidze said. “In regard to the Hagia Sophia, the Patriarchate of Georgia has published a statement saying that…

The Serbian Orthodox Bishop Antoniје of Moravica was awarded with the highest decoration of the Department of Foreign Church Affairs of the Russian Orthodox Church – the medal of St. Mark of Ephesus I degree. On Sunday, July 12, 2020, on the feast of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul – the church feast of…

  Washington, D.C., July 14, 2020—The National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA decries the decision of the Turkish Government to convert the Hagia Sophia from its long-term status as a museum to a mosque. It was a political decision made just this past Friday, July 10, by Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip…

In the wake of cancelling the Summer 2020 program, the Office of Ionian Village is refocusing on two very important aspects of the program: Longevity and Year-Round engagement. For 50 years Ionian Village has served the youth and young adults of the Archdiocese. Since 1970, over 18,000 participants (Campers, Staff, Medical Staff, and Clergy) have…

Presvytera Melanie DiStefano In the wake of COVID-19 social distancing measures, The Saint Nicholas Family Camp offered at the Ukrainian Orthodox All Saints Camp in Emlenton, PA provided an online option this year. The program seeks to create a church camp experience for families who have children with all varieties of special needs. This year…

WASHINGTON, DC – In a U.S. Department of Defense news release, Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper announced on July 13 that Greek-American Michael J.K. Kratsios had been designated to serve as Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, effective July 10, 2020. “In seeking to fill this position we wanted someone…