Tag: Greek Orthodox Church

U.S. Government Commission on Religious Freedom Calls on Turkey to Reopen Halki Seminary

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has called on the Turkish government to reopen the Greek Orthodox

December 6, 2015

New Jersey Church Sends Dozens of Boxes of Winter Clothes to Northern Greek Border Town for Stranded Refugees

Thirty one boxes of hope shipped from New York to the Greek border town of Idomeni as part of an

December 4, 2015

Chicago’s 88-Year Old Greek Orthodox Metropolitan Joins Communities in Feeding Needy on Thanksgiving

Two communities in Chicago count their blessings every year and share them with those in need. Like most American urban

November 27, 2015

Greece’s Archbishop Ieronymos Blames the West for Syrian Refugee Crisis

The massive refugee crisis that Greece and the rest of Europe face is the Western world’s fault, according to statements

November 27, 2015

American Greek Orthodox Priest Responds to Criticism Over Joint Christian-Muslim “Heretical” Prayer Service

Several Greek Orthodox priests on the island of Lesvos who organized a joint prayer between Christians and Muslims received criticism

November 25, 2015

Bartholomew Ruffles Feathers in Bulgaria After Calling for the Return of Stolen Byzantine Antiquities

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew ruffled the feathers of his Bulgarian hosts during an official visit to the Balkan nation when he

November 11, 2015

Virgin Mary’s Snakes Appear Again in Tiny Kefallonia Church

In a tiny village on the western Greek island of Kefallonia, hundreds of Greek Orthodox pilgrims flock every year– as

August 17, 2015

America’s Orthodox Archbishops: Supreme Court Has Overstepped its Purview with Marriage

The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America is a bishops’ assembly that is made up

July 6, 2015

The Politics of Faith: The Greek Orthodox Church’s Official Position in Sunday’s “Yes or No” Referendum

Metropolitan Anthimos of Thessaloniki— an important Metropolis of Greece’s Orthodox Church and seat of the country’s second largest city had

July 3, 2015

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