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At Ecumenical Patriarchate, Leadership Delegation Meets Newly-Elected...
ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE – The 2019 AHEPA Family Leadership Excursion continued with a two-day visit to the Ecumenical Patriarchate where Supreme President George E. Loucas presented a $25,000 donation...
View ArticleSam Brownback: US Supports the Reopening of the Theological School of Halki...
There are no excuses for the non-reopening of the Theological School of Halki said the United States ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom, Sam Brownback in an interview with the...
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Google Doodle Marks Pap Smear Greek Inventor Dr. Georgios Papanikolaou
Ranking behind only Alexander the Great on a list of the 100 Greatest Greeks in a survey by the Greek TV station SKAI, pioneer scientist Dr. Georgios Papanikolaou, who created the Pap Smear that could...
View ArticleMetropolitan Elpidophoros of Bursa Elected Archbishop of America, Sends...
BOSTON – Metropolitan Elpidophoros of Bursa was elected Archbishop of Saturday, June 22 at the Holy Trinity Archdiocesan Cathedral in Manhattan and Metropolitan Methodios of New England was appointed...
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Last Song to Xenitia at the NY Greek Film Expo (Vid & Pics)
ASTORIA – The powerful, beautifully shot documentary Last Song to Xenitia was the final film screened at this year’s New York Greek Film Expo, presented by the Hellenic Film Society USA at the Museum...
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Gianaris Presents Resolution to Young Women’s Leadership School of Astoria
ASTORIA – New York State Senate Deputy Leader Michael Gianaris recognized middle school students from the Young Women’s Leadership School of Astoria with a resolution honoring their victory in the...
View ArticleMemory Eternal, Presbytera Georgia Metropulos
BOSTON – Presbytera Georgia (Mitsos) Metropulos, 63, of Boca Raton, FL and Jamaica Plain, MA, passed away May 7 with her family by her side. She was born to the late Rev. Constantine Mitsos and Evelyn...
View ArticleProject Beauty Share Announces New Campaign, #NationalBeautyDrive
SPOKANE, WA (BUSINESS WIRE) – Project Beauty Share, a Spokane, Washington non-profit that collects personal hygiene and beauty products and distributes them through nonprofit organizations who serve...
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Greek Connections in the Met’s Camp: Notes on Fashion Exhibition
NEW YORK – Following the fanfare associated with the Metropolitan Museum’s Costume Institute Gala featuring the exhibition Camp: Notes on Fashion, members had a chance to preview the impressive...
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Greek-American Institution Inspires Greece
ATHENS – Just as AHEPA helped Hellenism put down strong roots in the United States, AHEPA is helping rebuild Greece by conveying the principles that became the foundation of Greek-American success. On...
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Edward Kostakis Speaks about Drones and His Greek Heritage
NEW YORK – Edward Kostakis is the co-founder and Head of Aerial Operations at Xizmo Media, a leading drone services company based in New York City. Kostakis has logged thousands of hours on set...
View ArticleMetropolitans Gerasimos and Nathanael Issue Announcements About Election of...
BOSTON – Two senior metropolitans, Gerasimos of San Francisco and Nathanael of Chicago, issued official announcements regarding the election of Metropolitan Eplidophoros of Bursa as Archbishop of...
View ArticleGreek Coca-Cola Heir Caught on St. Kitts with $1.3 Million in Marijuana
Greek-Cypriot billionaire Alkiviades “Alki” David, 50, heir to Coca-Cola’s Greek operations, was arrested on the Caribbean Island of St. Kitts after a search of his private jet uncovered more than $1.3...
View ArticleArchbishop Elpidophoros of America Invites Clergy to a Teleconference
BOSTON – His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America invited all Clergy of the Archdiocese of America, including the retired, to an Archpastoral Teleconference on Thursday May 16, 1-2 PM EST. The...
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The Need for a New Cultural Space, the Nikos Mouyiaris Theater in Queens
ASTORIA – The Pancyprian Association of America is investing in a plan to build a new state-of-the-art theater in Astoria – the first of its kind in decades. Named in honor of the late businessman and...
View ArticleUCLA Stavros Niarchos Foundation Center Announces Sharon E. J. Gerstel as...
LOS ANGELES – The UCLA Stavros Niarchos Foundation Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture on May 14 announced the appointment of Sharon E. J. Gerstel as its inaugural director, effective July 1,...
View ArticleArchbishop Elpidophoros of America Sends First Letter to the Faithful
BOSTON – His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America sent his first letter to all the faithful of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese throughout the United States. In his letter he said, “I want all of...
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New Museum Opening at Statue of Liberty in New York (Vid & Pics)
NEW YORK (AP) — A new museum opening at the Statue of Liberty is giving visitors another opportunity to explore its history and the impact the iconic structure has had on the world. The...
View ArticleOur Everyday Greek: The Greek Words for Salt and Sea You Already Know
THE THALASSOCRACY The Greek word for the sea, η θάλασσα, is found in English in the word thalassocracy. It means a state’s dominance of the sea. In history we talk about the Athenian thalassocracy in...
View ArticleAlexander Spiridakis Obituary, May 13, 1926 – May 11, 2019
By John Spiridakis, ASTORIA – He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Eugenia, his three sons John, Harry and Tony, five grandchildren, Alexander, Tyler, Stephen. Nikos and Dimitri. Son, brother,...
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