Reactions and international pressure continued on Tuesday against the Erdogan administration’s threats to reconvert the iconic Hagia Sophia back into a so-called “imperial mosque”. Orthodoxy, in its entirety, has been joined by national leaders and institutions, who called on the increasingly authoritarian Turkish president to respect the history and symbolism of the UNESCO World…

  The Metropolitan-Bishop of Montenegro and the Littoral, His Eminence Amphilochios, this week received the ambassador of France to the country, Christine Toudic. The French envoy was briefed by the Orthodox primate in the small Adriatic country over the continued state persecution against the Serbian Orthodox Church there and the Orthodox faithful.

  Serbia-Kosovo talks are set to resume with a virtual summit hosted by France and Germany on Friday, followed by a meeting between Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and the prime minister of the breakaway province, Avdullah Hoti, two days later in Brussels. The summit will be hosted by EU High Representative Josep Borrell, in the…

  The Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II, this week received the visiting foreign minister of Hungary, Péter Szijjártó, who arrived in the Caucasus country for an official visit.

With the blessing of the Metropolitan of Zambia, His Eminence John, clerics of the Orthodox metropolis traveled to the Chongwe District to preach the Word of God and the Orthodox faith, with the intent being to establish a new parish.

  The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, on Tuesday morning officiated at a con-celebratory service at the Church of St. Kyriake, in the downtown Kumkapı district of the Bosporus metropolis. Known in Greek as the Kontoskaliou district, it was one of the best known ethnic Greek communities in past decades. The…

The campaign to fund a new support center for pregnant women managed to raise more than 90% of its goal to set up and operate the center in just two months. Thus, $21,070 of the needed $23,280 have been raised, reports the Basilica News Agency. This is the largest amount ever publicly raised from private…

  New York, NY – Today, July 6, 2020, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America reiterated his support of the Archdiocese Benefits Committee (ABC) as they develop a strategy for providing retirement benefits to Clergymen and Lay Employees of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. The ABC is a separate entity led by members who…

New York, June 30, 2020—The Hellenic Film Society USA (HFS) announced the first-ever virtual Greek film festival in the US, to be held July 10-20, 2020. Audiences across the country will have the opportunity to stream ten quality, entertaining Greek films to their devices throughout the US. For many of the films, it will be…