Greek Monk Vanishes in Turkey After Asking About Soumela
A Greek Orthodox monk who entered Turkey in July has been missing for months, and the case has now reached Turkey’s parliament. Serhat Eren, an MP from the…
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Greece Pushes to Freeze Egypt Court Ruling on St. Catherine’s Monastery
Greece’s Foreign Ministry is moving to diplomatically freeze an Egyptian court ruling against St. Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai, as both sides edge toward a…
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Egypt’s Top Court Rules on Saint Catherine’s Fate in 48 Hours
Egypt’s Court of Cassation is set to issue a ruling this Saturday, October 24, on the legal fate of Saint Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai, one of the oldest…
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The Martyrdom of Chrysostomos: What the West Never Talked About After Smyrna 1922
In September 1922, as Smyrna burned, the Greek Orthodox Metropolitan Chrysostomos Kalafatis was handed over to a mob by Turkish forces and killed in the…
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Albanian Police Chase Protesters Into Orthodox Cathedral During Tirana Crackdown
Albanian police entered the courtyard of the Orthodox Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ in Tirana on Tuesday, chasing and violently arresting protesters…
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Egypt’s Supreme Court Could Strip St. Catherine’s Monastery of More Land
Egypt’s Supreme Court is set to rule on October 24 on the property rights and legal status of St. Catherine’s Monastery at Mount Sinai, and the outcome could…
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Turkey’s Blue Homeland Think Tank Calls Sumela Monastery a Sovereignty Issue
Turkey’s “Blue Homeland” think tank declared the Sumela Monastery in Trabzon a matter of national sovereignty this week, escalating its rhetoric against Greek…
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Metropolitan Grigorios of Kydonies: Executed by Turks for Refusing to Flee
On October 3, 1922, Metropolitan Grigorios of Kydonies (Ayvalik) was executed by Turkish forces after refusing to abandon his flock during one of the bloodiest…
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Turkey Restricted the Crowd. Greeks Still Prayed at Sumela
Greeks gathered at the Monastery of Panagia Sumela in Pontus on Sunday for the annual Divine Liturgy, even as Turkish authorities imposed strict restrictions…
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Turkey Bars Media From Panagia Sümela Liturgy for First Time
For the first time ever, journalists will not be allowed inside the Panagia Sümela Monastery in Pontus, Turkey, for today’s annual Divine Liturgy on August 15…
