Greece’s Council of State, the highest administrative court in the country, has ruled that decisions taken by the previous government’s education ministry regarding religious studies in primary and secondary schools are unconstitutional and non-compatible with the European Convention on Human Rights. In a very public reprimand of the previous leftist government’s policies in the specific…

Cyprus President, Nicos Anastasiades, will be in New York next week to attend the UN General Assembly, which he will address on September 26. As has already been announced, Anastasiades’ will also meet with the UN Secretary General Antonio Gutteres. Moreover, he will have a meeting with the Archbishop of America Elpidophoros and will attend…

We ought to be careful never to do anything rashly or carelessly, or anything at all for which we cannot give a reasonable ground. For though a reason for our action is not given to everyone, yet everybody looks into it. Nor, indeed, have we anything to excuse ourselves with. For though there is a…

Dr. Thomas C. Lelon, HCHC President from 1976-1986 and longtime Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees, was honored at an elegant dinner in Dowd Hall on September 11. His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, and His Eminence Metropolitan Methodios, Interim President, presided over the dinner, which was attended…

In response to the devastation in the Bahamas resulting from Hurricane Dorian, the National Philoptochos Executive Board approved an immediate $25,000 disbursement to International Orthodox Christian Charities earmarked for hurricane disaster relief in the Bahamas. The announcement was made on September 16. However, destruction is widespread, and the need continues. Accordingly, the National Philoptochos Board…

Archbishop Elpidophoros received Metropolitan Antony and Archbishop Daniel of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA at the headquarters of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. The three bishops discussed ministries of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA and the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and decided to explore ways to collaborate in the…

My beloved students Of the Greek-American Day Schools, Greek Afternoon/ Saturday Schools and Sunday Schools, Today, with the Agiasmos (Blessings) a new school year begins, a new journey, a journey not to unknown destinations, but to the knowledge, exploration and learning of the Greek language, Greek culture, and our Orthodox faith and traditions. In this…

September 10-12, His Eminence Metropolitan Alexios was joined by Bishop Sevastianos and 75 clergy of the Metropolis of Atlanta. The three-day gathering at the Diakonia Retreat Center offered continuing education and important resources for Metropolis Clergy. It concluded with a Divine Liturgy in Panagia Chapel and remarks by His Eminence Metropolitan Alexios in support of…

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