Eparchial Synod Meeting, Transfer of Bishops, Archdiocesan Council
NEW YORK – The Archdiocesan Eparchial Synod, which recently convened in New York, transferred auxiliary Bishop Apostolos of Medeia from the Chancery of the Metropolis of San Francisco to the position...
View ArticleThe Strategic Implications of the Greek Oxi
The first aggression in 20th century history perpetrated by a fascist state was carried out against Greece, 12 years before the Italian conquest of Ethiopia, and 16 years before the German invasion of...
View ArticleI Put a Spell on You: Most Greeks Believe in Evil Eye
ATHENS – Many times when Stella Karavasili has a headache or feels out of sorts, she would call her grandmother on the phone and ask for her to do an incantation called a xematiasma to get rid of it,...
View ArticleHoly Cross-Brooklyn Philoptochos President Psaras Comments on Makris
BROOKLYN – October 14, the Holy Cross Church in Brooklyn warmly welcomed the return of Archimandrite Gerasimos Makris, who was ousted from there in January. After the Divine Liturgy, he attended the...
View ArticleRemembering Oxi Day and a World at War
Dramatic events disturbed the bucolic life of Griazdani, my birthplace in Northern Epirus, on a sunny October day of 1940. The village elders advised all inhabitants to stay indoors, except for a...
View ArticleGreek Women’s University Club 2019 Music Competition Accepting Applications
EVANSTON, IL – The Greek Women’s University Club, recognizing excellence and encouraging the achievements of young men and women of Greek heritage, is sponsoring its 28th national music competition on...
View ArticleMichael Psaros Presented the Oxi Courage Award to Vladimir Kara-Murza
WASHINGTON, DC – Prominent global businessman Michael Psaros, co-Founder and co-Managing Partner of the private equity fund KPS Capital Partners LP warmly introduced Vladimir Kara-Murza, recipient of...
View ArticleDavid Bressler Running for NYS Assembly Talks to TNH
WHITESTONE – David Bressler, born and raised in Whitestone, is the Republican candidate for New York State Assembly in District 26 in Northeast Queens. A retired Regional Manager for Entenmann’s, he...
View ArticleMemorial Service for Aris Anagnos at UCLA Held on Oxi Day
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Hellenic community gathered together to memorialize the World War II veteran, real estate developer, political activist, and humanitarian Aris Anagnos at UCLA on October...
View ArticleDr. Lygeros’ Lecture on the Prespes Pre-Agreement (Video)
WASHINGTON, DC – The Coordination Committee for Macedonia Issue Awareness-Washington, DC hosted a lecture by Dr. Nikos Lygeros, a well-known professor and geopolitical strategist, on October 12...
View ArticleMonte Carlo Night Raises Funds for St. Basil’s and FCAO
OLD BRIDGE, NJ – Monte Carlo Night, an event organized to raise money for St. Basil Academy and the Federation of Cypriot American Organizations (FCAO) Philanthropy, was held on October 28 at the Grand...
View ArticleAristotle Saturday Greek School in Niles, IL Celebrates Oxi Day (Video)
NILES, IL – The Aristotle Saturday Greek School of the St. Haralambos community in Niles, a suburb of Chicago, celebrated Oxi Day. All the teachers and School Director Andrianna Panayiotou prepared an...
View ArticleSt. Thomas Greek School Celebrates Oxi Day in Cherry Hill, NJ
CHERRY HILL, NJ – The Oxi Day celebration at St. Thomas Greek School in Cherry Hill took place on October 29. The students commemorated the historic day, October 28, 1940 with poems and songs in the...
View ArticleHellenic Hearts Awards $15,000 in Scholarships
BRYN MAWR, PA – Hellenic Hearts hosted its first Scholarship Award Ceremony on October 28 at the picturesque Rosemont College in Bryn Mawr, PA. The non-profit organization Hellenic Hearts has many...
View ArticleJoseph Biden Among the Guests Honoring Fr. Alex Karloutsos and Presbytera...
NEW YORK – Former U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden was among the guests at the Patriarch Athenagoras Award of Human Rights bestowed upon Fr. Alexander and Presbytera Xanthi Karloutsos for their...
View ArticleThe Panepirotic Federation of America ‘Strongly Condemns’ the Killing of...
NEW YORK – The Panepirotic Federation of America, with an announcement, ‘strongly condemns the senseless killing of an ethnic Greek by Albanian police‘ in Northern Epiros on Sunday and calls for an...
View ArticleDemetrios and Despina Mattheos Celebrate 50 Years of Marriage
CAMBRIDGE, MA – Demetrios and Despina Mattheos of Lowell, MA got the surprise of their lives on October 28, when they were surprised in a surprise celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary, in a...
View ArticleAHEPA Supreme President George E. Loucas Invested into the Order of St....
NEW YORK – Supreme President George E. Loucas was invested into the Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle, Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Oct. 28, during events held for Archon Weekend in New York...
View ArticleNewly Elected Board Sworn in for Federation of Dodecanese Societies
ASTORIA – The newly elected board of the Federation of Dodecanese Societies (FDS) was sworn in on October 21 at St. Catherine and St. George Church in Astoria. The Federation also held an Artoklasia...
View ArticleGianaris, Simotas, and Liu Visit the Offices of TNH
LONG ISLAND CITY – With the election just one week away, New York State Senator Michael Gianaris, Assemblymember Aravella Simotas, and State Senate candidate for District 11 John Liu visited the...
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