Adopted Woman Finds Her Greek Family Two Days before Christmas
NINE MILE FALLS, WA – Though Karen Williams knew she was adopted, arriving in the United States with her new family when she was 13 months, she did not know that her biological family in Greece had...
View ArticlePerson of the Year – Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
The person of the tumultuous year 2018 that is drawing to a close is Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, for two important reasons: First, he was not able to solve the ecclesiastical problems of the...
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Pan-Laconian Progressive Brotherhood Awards Six Scholarships
CHICAGO, IL – The Pan-Laconian Progressive Brotherhood of Chicago awarded students and community leaders of Laconian descent at its annual Scholarship and Awards Dinner December 27. Held at St....
View ArticleEncyclical of Archbishop Demetrios for the Feast of Saint Basil and the New...
Archbishop Demetrios released the following encyclical for the feast of Saint Basil and the New Year 2019: I can do all things in Christ Who strengthens me. (Philippians 4:13) January 1, 2019 Feast of...
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TNH’s Woman of the Year Eleni Kounalakis
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – This year was a groundbreaking year for women. From a record number of women running for office across the United States, breaking the glass ceiling, and the #MeToo movement...
View ArticlePappous Greek Restaurant Knows What’s Good for You
Pappous Greek Kitchen is up and operating in Yorktown Heights, NY, run by Rui Cunha, who has been a restaurateur in Westchester for about 15 years and now is offering authentic dishes, fresh salads and...
View ArticleOpa! Viva Greek Dishes! Via Canada, Greece
Greek diners are traditionally thought of being in inner cities like New York, Boston and Chicago but you can find them most anywhere in the United States, and now Opa! – from Greece – is landing in...
View ArticleObituaries in Greek-American Community
KAFKES, TOM CHICAGO, IL (from the Chicago Tribune, published on Dec. 20) – Tom (Anastasios) Kafkes, age 91, passed away on December 14, 2018, surrounded by his loving family. Born September 1, 1927, to...
View ArticlePavlopoulos Wishes Happy New Year to the Greeks of Alaska
Greek President Prokopios Pavlopoulos contacted the members of the Hellenic Community in Anchorage, Alaska, in the United States and wished them Happy New Year. The communication was made through the...
View ArticleOur Everyday Greek: REVIEW: Roots of English words in «Χρόνια πολλά»,...
Can you imagine how many English words have roots in our common wish «Χρόνια πολλά» and in the second compound of the word Χριστούγεννα? Verbatim «Χρόνια πολλά» means «Many years». What is the...
View ArticleThe Theological School in Dire Financial Straits
BOSTON -The year-end recrudescence of the financial problems of the Hellenic College and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Brookline include signals that long-time personnel might soon be...
View ArticleIOCC Awarded $25,000 for Ongoing Hurricane Michael Response
BALTIMORE, MD – International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) has been awarded $25,000 in the first round of Florida Disaster Fund grants to help communities in the Florida Panhandle recover after...
View ArticleHatzipetros Accused of Sexual Assault, Fights Being Held without Bail
CHICAGO – Luke Hatzipetros, a Cook County sheriff’s deputy is accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl, the Chicago Tribune reported, adding that he appeared in court on December 30 to fight being...
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Nun’s Mother Had Notified Archbishop Demetrios about Fr. Makris
BOSTON – The mother Theonymphi, the nun from the All Saints Monastery in Calverton Long Island, New York had notified Archbishop Demetrios of America about the sexual misconduct towards her daughter by...
View ArticleSen. Gianaris Op-Ed Calls for Enacting Automatic Voter Registration in NY
NEW YORK – New York State Senator Michael Gianaris, incoming Deputy Majority Leader and author of New York’s automatic voter registration (AVR) proposal, and AVR Now co-founder Sean McElwee, wrote an...
View ArticleDiana Petrakis, Wife of Harry Mark Petrakis, Was 96
CHICAGO – Diana Petrakis, wife of well-known Greek-American author and The National Herald contributor Harry Mark Petrakis, passed away on Christmas day at home in Chesterton, IN, at the age of 96 from...
View ArticleMinos A. Zombanakis, Banking Innovator, Was 92
ATHENS – International banking innovator Minos A. Zombanakis passed away on December 22 following a long illness. He was 92. Born in 1926 at Kalyves, Chania, Crete, he was the second of a farmer’s...
View ArticleBattle Between Constantinople and Moscow over Autocephaly in Ukraine
BOSTON – A battle, if not war, has broken out between the Orthodox Patriarchate of Moscow and the Ecumenical Patriarchate as the day approaches when Patriarch Bartholomew will present the Patriarchal...
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The 125th Anniversary of Greek Immigrants’ Arrival in Pittsburgh Comes to an...
PITTSBURGH – With the conclusion of the events and the exhibition next week, the celebration of the 125th anniversary of the arrival of the first Greek immigrants to the city of Pittsburgh comes to an...
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Theodore’s Miracle: the Fight against Batten Disease
NEW YORK – How easy is it to endure when you learn that your child suffers from an incurable illness? How easy is it to fight with all your powers against all the ominous predictions to keep him alive?...
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