Fr. Nicholas Vieron and His Connection to Dr. Martin Luther King
MEMPHIS, TN – Father Nicholas L. Vieron, son of Leonidas and Ellas (nee Metaxas) Vieron, was born in New Orleans on November 13, 1925 and lived across the street from the first Greek Orthodox Church in...
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Holy Tuesday Services at St. Nicholas and St. Marina Church in Brooklyn
BROOKLYN – The Holy Tuesday services were celebrated in Brooklyn at the St. Nicholas and St. Marina Church, Metochion of the Sacred Patriarchal Monastery of St. Irene Chrysovalantou. The V. Rev....
View ArticleGreek-American Maria Menounos, Kevin Hart to Host Rally HealthFest in Chicago
CHICAGO – (BUSINESS WIRE) – Actor and comedian Kevin Hart, Greek-American TV/radio personality Maria Menounos and Ron “Boss” Everline are hosting the Rally HealthFest in Maggie Daley Park in downtown...
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Greek-Cypriot Musician Renos Efthymiou Released from Ohio Jail
NEW YORK – Musician Renos Efthymiou was released from Seneca County Jail (Detroit Field Office) in Ohio on April 4, on $7,500 bail. He had been held there since February 23. The decision was made on...
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Stelios Kirimlis Resigns as Pan-Macedonian Association Supreme President
NEW YORK – Stelios Kirimlis has resigned as Supreme President of the Pan-Macedonian Association of the United States, a position he has held since 2016. Mr. Kirimlis sent out a letter of resignation,...
View ArticleEcumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, President Putin Exchange Good Wishes by Phone
ANKARA, Turkey – Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew spoke on the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who was visiting in Ankara, and exchanged good wishes for Easter. Putin thanked the...
View ArticleGeorge Papadopoulos Tweets Beach Selfies, Mueller’s Probe Shows it Pays to...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Greek-American George Papadopoulos, taken by surprise by FBI agents at an airport last summer, now tweets smiling beach selfies with a Mykonos hashtag. Rick Gates, for weeks on home...
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Boater Offers Few Answers in Deaths of Greek-American Grandfather, Mother
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A Vermont man accused by his family of killing his millionaire Greek-American grandfather and possibly his mother in an attempt to collect inheritance money offered few clues in...
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American Artist George Condo Exhibition at the Museum of Cycladic Art
ΑTHENS – The Museum of Cycladic Art (MCA) hosts the exhibition George Condo at Cycladic, opening on June 8, through its contemporary art program. This is the first major solo museum exhibition of the...
View ArticleUnited States Attorney Investigates St. Nicholas, Archdiocese; Archbishop...
NEW YORK – The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York as well as the New York State Attorney General are conducting an investigation into the finances of St. Nicholas National...
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Metropolitan Nathanael Officiates Holy Thursday at Greek American...
WHEELING, IL – His Eminence Metropolitan Nathanael of Chicago presided over the Holy Thursday Divine Liturgy at the Greek American Rehabilitation and Care Centre in Wheeling, Illinois, on April 5. His...
View ArticleAristides Logothetis Talks to TNH about ARCAthens
NEW YORK – Artist Residency Center Athens (ARCAthens) Founder and Executive Director Aristides Logothetis took time out of his busy schedule to speak with The National Herald about this extraordinary...
View ArticleHistory: Archbishop Iakovos Reflects on Joining Dr. King to March on Selma...
Reflections on the Civil Rights Movement and the March on Selma by the late Archbishop Iakovos of North and South America. The post History: Archbishop Iakovos Reflects on Joining Dr. King to March on...
View ArticleAeschylus’ The Persians Opens Off-Broadway
NEW YORK – Aeschylus’ The Persians presented by the American Theatre of Actors opened Off-Broadway on April 4 at the John Cullum Theatre, 314 West 54th Street in Manhattan. The production, with...
View ArticleTrezoros: The Lost Jews of Kastoria Airing on PBS
NEW YORK – Trezoros: The Lost Jews of Kastoria will be airing on PBS stations across the United States this April, check your local listings. The documentary chronicles life in the picturesque town of...
View ArticleObituaries in Greek-American Community
KAPETANAKOS, BETTY JONESBORO, GA (from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, published on Mar. 22) – Constance Betty Constance Kapetanakos, 81, of Jonesboro, Georgia passed away peacefully March 20, 2018....
View ArticlePatriarch Theodore II of Alexandria Stresses Importance of Greek Economy’s...
The Greek people and Greece deserve their own resurrection after all these years of torment due to the economic crisis, the Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria said in an interview with the...
View ArticleKaramandaneio Children Hospital of Patra Receives Helping Hand from Santa...
LOS ANGELES, CA – To celebrate Greek Independence this year, The Santa Barbara-Patras Sister Cities Group organized a fundraiser to benefit the Karamandaneio Children Hospital in Patras, Greece. The...
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Greek American Student Thomas Verveniotis Honored by the New York Knicks (Vid...
NEW YORK – The New York Knicks will recognize Corinne McGetrick of Southside Middle School in Rockville Centre, NY and Thomas Verveniotis of McKinley IS 259 in Brooklyn, NY as the recipients of the...
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Metropolitan Nathanael Officiates Easter Sunday in Chicago
CHICAGO – His Eminence Metropolitan Nathanael of Chicago officiated Pascha morning services on April 8 at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Parish in Chicago to the largest crowd in memory. The services...
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