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Greek PM Mitsotakis Meets Archbishop Elpidophoros Putting Spat Behind
Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met Archbishop Elpidophoros on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly on Friday, seemingly putting behind the spat caused by the Archbishop's participation at a Turkish event earlier in the week.
They discussed issues of...
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Cyprus President Reportedly Snubs Archbishop Elpidophoros Over Turkey Event
The President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday cancelled a scheduled meeting with Archbishop Elpidophoros in New York because, according to reports, the Head of the Greek Orthodox Church in America attended a ceremony for the opening of the...
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Archbishop Elpidophoros Joins Erdogan in Opening of Turkevi Center
Archbishop Elpidophoros, the Head of the Greek Orthodox Church in America, attended a ceremony for the opening of the Turkevi Center presided over by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in New York on Monday.
The Turkevi Center, which will become...
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Saint Nicholas Shrine To Be Illuminated for September 11
Saint Nicholas Shrine, the church that was built on the site of the only church that was demolished in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, will be illuminated on Friday night like a beacon of light going into...
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US State Department Deplores Closing of Halki Seminary 50 Years Ago
The seminary at Halki, Turkey, was closed on July 29, 1971 when Turkey ruled that all private institutions of higher learning be closed.
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George Korkos, “One of the Great Hellenes of America,” Laid to Rest
The funeral Dr. George Korkos, a renowned plastic surgeon and the Greek-American co-founder of the Milwaukee Bucks, took place last Friday
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Saint Nicholas Shrine Hits Record-Breaking $95 Million Fundraising Total
The Friends of Saint Nicholas announced on Monday that the total of the fundraising on behalf of the Shrine has reached $95 million.
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Archbishop Elpidophoros Issues Joyful Easter 2021 Encyclical
Archbishop Elpidophoros issued a joyful Easter encyclical just before the greatest feast of the Christian year.
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FAITH Endowment Offers $2.57 Million Grant for St. Nicholas Shrine
FAITH, an Endowment for Orthodoxy and Hellenism, has issued a grant of $2.57 million towards St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church
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President Biden Sends Letter of Thanks to Archbishop Elpidophoros
President Biden sent a letter to Archbishop Elpidophoros, thanking him for the remarks that he shared on Greek Independence Day.