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Meropi Kyriacou Honored as TNH Educator of the Year
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
CONSTANTINOPLE – During the meetings of the Synaxis of the Ecumenical Throne, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew made the following statement regarding the passing of renowned Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis:
“Mikis Theodorakis was a leading composer, a unique creator, a great man. He had the unique ability to determine his music in a unique way, masterfully incorporating the dynamism of the social message of each era. Through his invaluable work, he has succeeded in expressing universal humanitarian ideals, such as freedom, equality, democracy, justice, solidarity and peace.
“He always fought for these ideals with vigor and outspokenness, putting his fellow human being at the center of his life. That is why with his music he touched countless hearts all over the world.
“Here in the City of Constantine, the Greek community of Constantinople will always remember him for all this, and especially for his love and respect for the Ecumenical Patriarchate, as well as for his devotion to the purpose of building bridges of friendship and peaceful coexistence between the two shores of the Aegean.
“We will always remember and honor him. We call on you, dear brothers, to pray silently together to the God of love to rest his soul in the scene of the righteous and to strengthen his family members.
May his memory be eternal, and we are sure that it will be eternal through his unique musical legacy, which is an integral part of the world cultural heritage.”
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Filipino villager has been nailed to a wooden cross for the 35th time to reenact Jesus Christ’s suffering in a brutal Good Friday tradition he said he would devote to pray for peace in Ukraine, Gaza and the disputed South China Sea.
LOS ANGELES – The UCLA Stavros Niarchos Foundation Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture presents a captivating evening with acclaimed singer-songwriter Alkinoos Ioannidis, who will perform at UCLA’s Schoenberg Hall on Saturday, April 27, 7:30 PM, in a solo concert.
ATHENS - The "OLYMPOS - Global Spiritual Center" Association presents on Saturday, April 6, at 6:00 pm, at the "Antonis Tritsis" Amphitheatre of the Cultural Center of the Municipality of Athens, 50, Acadimias Street, the truly ingenious funding proposal for the construction of Heptapolis in the wider area of Delphi, entitled "World Green Taxation Fund".
ATHENS - Disregarding the recommendation of a prosecutor who said there wasn’t enough evidence, an Athens Mixed Jury Court found a 55-year-old man guilty of raping a 12-year-old girl but found her mother innocent of pornography.
ATHENS - A 35-year-old mother from the western city of Patras was found guilty in the murder of her eldest daughter, who was 9 at the time - with trials pending for the deaths of her other two children.