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Lilly Endowment awards Holy Cross $7.4m grant for parish-based practical training
Fri, 05 Dec 2025
Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (HCHC) announces today that the School of Theology has received a $7,466,083 grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to redesign its Master...
IOCC marks one year of recovery work following Hurricanes Helene and Milton
Fri, 05 Dec 2025
One year after Hurricanes Helene and Milton caused widespread damage across the southeastern US, International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) is marking a year of bringing hope to those affected through...
St. Nicholas Church & National Shrine to host Christmas musical performance
Wed, 03 Dec 2025
Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine invites the faithful to a deeply moving Christmas musical celebration on Sunday, December 7, 2025, at 7:00 PM, followed by fellowship and...
FREEDOM Ministry participates in high-level U.N. meetings on global anti-trafficking action
Tue, 02 Dec 2025
New York, NY —FREEDOM Ministry Director Rev. Protopresbyter Dr. Peter J. Spiro participated in high-level United Nations sessions this week as member states adopted a renewed Political Declaration under the Global...
Abp. Elpidophoros speaks to Real.gr on an ‘evolving’ Archdiocese
Mon, 01 Dec 2025
At a moment when the American religious landscape is shifting quietly yet substantially, the Orthodox Church — for decades a small and relatively unknown branch of Christianity in the United...