Mayor of Athens, Giorgos Kaminis, is on an official visit to New York, where he will meet on May 15 with the Mayor, Michael Bloomberg, at the New York City Hall. Earlier, he will have a meeting with Archbishop Demetrios of America. Kaminis and his associates accompanying him, will also have a separate workshop meeting [...]
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Ieronymos Praises Diaspora In Greek History
The Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Ieronymos described the Diaspora as a “great chapter of our history” and as “Greece outside the borders of Greece” in an interview with the New York newspaper The National Herald. He is the first Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church to officially visit the Greek-American community in the [...]
Obama Urged To Protect Patriarch
Archbishop Demetrios of America has sent a letter to U.S. President Barack Obama, urging him to exert influence in order to ensure the protection of the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. According to an announcement of the Archdiocese of America “just when publications in the Turkish press and other media were released, referring to the assassination plan [...]
CFA Will Help Cyprus
The annual conference of the Cyprus Federation of America (CFA), which was held in Queens, New York on April 6, decided to send financial and material assistance to Cyprus and to carry out meetings in Washington to prevent negative developments regarding the Cypriot issue. Archbishop Demetrios of America referred to the recent meeting at the [...]
Avramopoulos Hits N.Y. for UN Talks
Foreign Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos will be in New York City on Feb. 21 for a meeting with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. The topics to be discussed during Avramopoulos’s talks include the negotiations on the FYROM name issue, the Cyprus issue, and issues concerning the stability and security of the wider region of Southeast Europe, [...]
America’s Archdiocese Donates $ 200,000 to Greece
The amount of $ 200,000 has been offered by the Archdiocese of America to the International Orthodox Christian Charity (IOCC) in order to use this money for the urgent delivery of heating oil to 30 charitable institutions located in Athens, Boeotia and in 14 other cities in Northern Greece. This financial amount comes from the [...]
Biden Meets Diaspora in Washington
Vice-President Joe Biden, who was sworn in for the second time, also attended a Greek-American event organized in Washington D.C. during the second inauguration festivities for President Barack Obama. Biden spoke highly of the Greek Diaspora’s contribution to the growth and development of the U.S. over the years, while he also complimented Archbishop Demetrios of [...]
No Greek Victims In Conn. School Massacre
None of the three Greek-American children who attended the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton, Conn. were reported among the 20 students killed, along with six adults, by a gunman identified by Adam Lanza, 20, who then shot himself, police said. The victims were between the ages of 5-10. According to a statement of the [...]
Archbishop Demetrios of America: “The Greek-American Community Will Continue to Help Greece”
“The Greek-American community will continue to help Greece and its people,” underscored Archbishop Demetrios of America during his meeting with a delegation from the Holy Archdiocese of Athens in NY. The Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church of America noted that in light of the estimated long duration of the crisis, the Greeks of America [...]
Olympian Pyrros Dimas Attends NY Charity Event at ‘Panatha USA’ Club
Famous Olympic and world champion weightlifter Pyrros Dimas has landed in New York. The great athlete will contribute his time to help raise funds for the Greek school “Homer” in his home city Himara, participating in a series of events. He visited Greek-Orthodox Archbishop Demetrios this past Friday, and later went to the Panathinaikos Club [...]
Archbishop Demetrios of America Presents Three Hierarchs Awards of Excellence
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America organized a series of events in celebration of Greek Letters and the Feast Day of the Three Hierarchs, St. Basil the Great, St. Gregory the Theologian and St. John Chrysostom. On Saturday, January 28, at 5:00 p.m. His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America will present the Three Hierarchs Awards [...]
Epiphany Celebrations In Tarpon Springs Attract Attention
Every January 6, the “Greek” village of Tarpon Springs amasses attention during its celebrations for the Epiphany day of the Greek Orthodox Church. The Tarpon Springs “Cross Dive” is both a religious ceremony and a community event, as well as a major tourist magnet. Dozens of boys dive in the chilly waters of a bayou [...]
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