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The proceeds from the Enthronement luncheon for His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros will be used for the construction of the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine, according to a statement released on Tuesday by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of...

The new Archbishop of America, Elpidophoros, who was enthroned in New York on Saturday, declared that it is his duty to rebuild St. Nicholas Church, which was destroyed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. "It is our...

The new Greek Orthodox Archbishop of America Elpidophoros gave his first press conference in New York on Friday, following his arrival to the United States on Thursday. During his press conference, Elpidophoros spoke about the new church of Saint Nicholas: ''The...

Construction on the Greek Orthodox church destroyed in the Sept. 11 attacks, was temporarily suspended on Tuesday, because of the inability to meet payment deadlines, and to answer questions on how donations have been used. The work on the St. Nicholas...

Greek Orthodox Church officials have gathered in lower Manhattan for a blessing of the site where a church that was destroyed in the Sept. 11 terror attacks will be rebuilt. The ceremony is being held Saturday near the redeveloped World...

Eight images were published recently on the website of the renowned Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, who is designing the new Church of St. Nicholas. The images showed a building that will draw inspiration from Byzantium and great churches of...

The American newspaper New York Post published an article on its online version on August 20, in which it confirmed that Santiago Calatrava has been chosen to design the Church of St. Nicholas just south of the World Trade...

Plans to rebuild St. Nicholas Church, destroyed when the World Trade Center buildings collapsed on it during the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, are finally under way after years of delays. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, during the joint luncheon...

Occasioned by the soon-to-be-expected re-building of the Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Nicholas in lower Manhattan, Archbishop of America Demetrios visited the area where the Twin Towers, known as the World Trade Center, while a bit earlier, he had...

Despite a price tag that might exceed 81 million dollars and a turbulent background that involved accusations of financial mismanagement, "now the construction of Saint Nicholas Shrine is on the right track and the church - once finished -...

The long-stalled construction of the new St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine at the World Trade Center is back on track, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday. The announcement followed a meeting with Greek Orthodox Archbishop Elpidophoros of America....

Just in time for the 16th anniversary of the World Trade Center Attacks on September 11, 2001, a formal lease and purchase agreement has been signed with the Port Authority for The Saint Nicholas National Shrine at the World...

Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine held a “topping out ceremony" this morning at its construction site at Greenwich and Liberty Streets in New York City. This traditional construction ceremony, marking the raising of the highest structural...

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Father Demetrios Kazakis is the presiding priest at the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in West Babylon, New York. He talks with Markos Papadatos about his future plans with his church. He has been an integral part of the...