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Archons News Review the Latest News and Developments Displaying records 111 through 120 of 384
Order of Saint Andrew mourns loss of Archon Dr. Constantine Papadakis, President of Drexel University
4/8/2009 It is with profound sadness, that the Order of Saint Andrew, Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in America, notes the falling asleep in the Lord of Archon Didaskalos tou Genous, Dr. Constantine Papadakis, President of Drexel University. Full Text
President Obama supports religious freedom and reopening of Halki Seminary in address to Turkish Parliament
4/6/2009 In his address to the Turkish Parliament on April 6, 2009, President Barack Obama, pressing the issue of religious freedom, highlighted the reopening of the Theological School of Halki (the Patriarchal Institution which was shut down by Turkish authorities in 1971). Full Text
Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle, Archon Historic Pilgrimage to Cappadocia, Holy Land & Mt. Sinai: May 28 - June 9, 2009
3/28/2009 Join the Order of St Andrew on an Archon historic pilgrimage to Cappadocia, Turkey, the Holy Land & Mount Sinai. Join His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew celebrate Vespers and Divine Liturgy in one of the historic churches in Cappadocia. Joining him will be Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem and Patriarch Daniel of Romania. Full Text
National Commander issues letter of appreciation to President Obama for recognition of Greek Independence Day and tribute to Archbishop Demetrios
3/27/2009 Dear Mr. President: Thank you for inviting to the White House Church and Community leaders and representatives from all of the major Greek-American organizations in our country for yesterday's celebration of Greek Independence Day. Full Text
Turkish judiciary and state behind alienation of non-Muslims
3/23/2009 A new report reveals the facts behind confiscated properties of non-Muslim foundations inside Turkey. The Ecumenical Patriarchate is among those persecuted non-Muslim minorities. Full Text
United Nations' Committee calls on Turkey to reopen Theological School of Halki
3/18/2009 The United Nations' Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) has called on Turkey to reopen the Greek Orthodox theological seminary on the island of Halki, to return confiscated properties and to promptly execute all judgements by the European Court of Human Rights relating to it. Full Text
Fordham University Professor, Archon National Commander speak at Religious Freedom Symposium
3/18/2009 The newly constructed Education and Cultural Center of the St. Luke Greek Orthodox Church in Broomall, Pennsylvania, was the setting on March 7th for the inaugural Symposium presented in the Philadelphia region by the Order of St. Andrew the Apostle Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. Full Text
Archons National Commander Responds To Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's Statements in Turkey Regarding Religious Freedom and the Ecumenical Patriarchate
3/13/2009 Contrary to some press reports, a careful reading of the official transcript of the remarks made on March 7, 2009 in Ankara, Turkey by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Foreign Minister of Turkey Ali Babacan, leads us to conclude that Secretary Clinton and the Obama Administration have taken a step forward on the religious freedom crisis confronting the Ecumenical Patriarchate. Full Text
The Wall Street Journal highlights 'Battle Over an Orthodox Christian Monastery Tests Turkey's Tolerance of Minorities'
3/11/2009 Mor Gabriel, one of the world's oldest functioning Orthodox Christian monasteries in Turkey for more than 1600 years, is in jeopardy of losing more than half its property. Full Text
Symposium to be held on Ecumenical Patriarchate's Religious Freedom Crisis
2/18/2009 The Order of Saint Andrew's Greater Delaware Valley region will be hosting a symposium entitled, "The Ecumenical Patriarchate: A Church in Captivity and the Religious Freedom Crisis in Turkey" at St. Luke Greek Orthodox Church in Broomall, PA on March 7, 2009. Full Text Displaying records 111 through 120 of 384
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