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Moderna Sends Coronavirus Vaccine to FDA for Approval
The US pharmaceutical firm Moderna filed for Food and Drug administration approval for its coronavirus vaccine on Monday, just several days after its rival, Pfizer, sent its own vaccine to the FDA.
If the emergency authorization is granted, vaccinations could...
Greek News
Greece Honors Former Presidential Candidate Michael Dukakis
The Hellenic Republic honored Michael Dukakis, the most prominent Greek American politician, who was a former Presidential candidate in 1988 and the longest-serving Governor of Massachusetts on Saturday in Boston.
In a moving ceremony organized by the Boston Consulate with...
Diaspora
Archbishop Elpidophoros Thanks Greek Government for Donation to Hellenic College Holy Cross in Boston
In a social media post on Friday, Archbishop Elpidophoros of America thanked the Greek Government for its annual two million euro donation to the Hellenic College Holy Cross in Boston.
The Orthodox Christian College, which includes a seminary and school...
Greek church
Patriarch Bartholomew Places Metropolitan Methodios of Boston on Suspension Until Christmas
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the leader of all the Greek Orthodox faithful in the world, on Thursday placed the Metropolitan of Boston, Methodios, on "a penance of suspension" until Christmas for what he called "falling into canonical transgressions."
The shocking news...
Business
Boston’s Hellenic Innovation Network Launches Webcast Series
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the Hellenic Innovation Network has launched a series of webcasts meant to keep the community connected until in-person gatherings can take place once more.
The initiative was undertaken with the support of MIT Enterprise Forum...
Greece
"Superman" Panagiotis Rafael Out of Hospital, Returning to Greece
Some very positive and optimistic news came from Boston on Thursday regarding the health of Greek toddler Panagiotis Rafael Glossiotis, who suffers from a very rare disease and has been hospitalized for months in Boston Children's Hospital in Massachusetts.
Brave toddler Panagiotis-Rafael...
Greece
Little Greek Hero's Brave Fight Against Spinal Atrophy Brings Hope to a Nation
The condition of Panagiotis Rafael Glossiotis, the toddler from Chalkida, Greece who is suffering from a rare condition called spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), is progressing surprisingly well, it was made public on Monday.
His suffering moved the entire nation. Greeks...
Greece
Archbishop of America Elpidophoros Pledges to Help Panagiotis Rafael, Toddler With Deadly Disease
Archbishop of America Elpidophoros sent a letter on Friday to the family of Panagiotis Rafael Glossiotis, an 18-month old toddler who suffers from spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).
Panagiotis Rafael's family is fighting a campaign to raise approximately 3 million euros...
Business
SkyGreece Airlines Plans Direct Flights to U.S. and Canada
SkyGreece Airlines will act as a communication bridge between the Greek Diaspora in the U.S. and Canada and the motherland through the launch of transatlantic flights from Greece to New York and Toronto.
During a press conference that took place on April...
USA
Boston Metropolitan Methodios Speaks at Interfaith Prayer Service for Marathon Victims
President Obama spoke at an interfaith prayer service to honor victims of the Boston Marathon bombings Thursday morning at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross. Among the clergy that prayed was the Greek-Orthodox Metropolitan of Boston, Methodios who also...