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President Biden met Theodore II, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa at the White House earlier in the week. Archibishop Elpidophoros of America said in a message that President Biden is a man of faith, and is...

Rep. Gus Bilirakis, the co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues and the International Religious Freedom Caucus, delivered the keynote address at the Oct. 24 AHEPA Congressional Banquet in honor of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, member of...

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...

The US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman met with His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew in Istanbul on Saturday.

Congressman Gus Bilirakis, the co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on International Religious Freedom, on Friday condemned the decision by Turkey's President Erdogan to turn Hagia Sophia into a mosque. "In a clear demonstration of arrogance and inhumanity, Erdogan has turned...

A detailed record on the practices and the nature of the Greek neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn, is incorporated in the International Religious Freedom report that is conducted every year on behalf of US State Department. This report was published...

The International Council of Museums (ICOM) celebrated International Museum Day on May 18th, 2013.  Museums display and protect the “Memory of the World”, sharing a common vision of safeguarding heritage for the benefit of society. “We celebrated International Museum...

Mr. Heiner Bielefeldt, the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, recently released a report on his mission to Cyprus from 29 March to 5 April 2012 (Report of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief,...

The State Department 2011 Report on International Religious Freedom underlines that the Greek government shows respect towards religious beliefs and their practice and that there was no change in the status of respect for religious freedom by the government...

Congressman Gus Bilirakis of Greek descent, was one of the main speakers at a conference sponsored by United Peace Federation USA, and the Washington Times Foundation in Washington. Mr. Bilirakis stated that religious oppression is an issue that personally touches...

The U.S. State Department on Wednesday released its Annual Report on International Religious Freedom.  It is a comprehensive review of the status of religious freedom in countries and territories around the world. The country chapter on Greece notes that the constitution...

The fate of Greek orphans of the 1821 Revolution in the US is but a footnote in the history of the glorious uprising against the Turks. Nonetheless, it is definitely a fascinating one. What happened to some children who lost...

The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was grilled on Washington's support for Turkey by Bob Menendez at a Senate hearing on Wednesday. The Chairman of the Committee on International Relations of the Senate, a staunch critic of Erdogan's Turkey,...

On Thursday, the United States Congress passed legislation to safeguard same-sex marriage under federal law. President Joe Biden has signaled that he will swiftly sign the measure. The measure received bipartisan support in the House of Representatives. Thirty-nine Republicans voted...

US President Joe Biden delivered his first State of the Union address on Tuesday night. The coronavirus pandemic, Russia's invasion in Ukraine, as well as America's economic future were all subjects he touched upon. During his State of the Union,...