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Guilfoyle: The Orthodox Church reminds us that freedom is not just a righttranslated

July 3, 2026 · 1 min read

The spiritual example of the Orthodox Church was mentioned, among others, by the US Ambassador, Kimberly Guilfoyle, at the reception for the 250th anniversary of the US Independence Day held at the Cultural Center of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, in the presence of many representatives of political and business leadership. At the same time, he emphasized that Greece-US cooperation is deeply rooted in history. He added that the strength of bilateral relations is expressed in the clearest way in the timeless bonds that unite our peoples, in the American students who contribute to making Greece one of the top global destinations for studies, in the Greek students who turn to the US in search of academic excellence and opportunities, in the more than 1.5 million Americans who visit Greece every year. and to the tens of thousands who live here.

"He lives on in our shared commitment to protect cultural heritage, preserve history and honor a culture that has shaped the world," he said and emphasized: "Above all, he lives on in the extraordinary Greek diaspora in the US – a community of faith, family, giving...

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Teodora Florea
Aşa cum avem la Sfântul Nicolae din Sibiu, iconul Sfântului Salvator pe care l-au adus părinții în 1946, așa și în Grecia, credința trăiește prin locuri concrete, nu doar în vorbe. Când Ambasadoarea spune "exemplu spiritual", cred că se referă și la așa ceva.
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Cristina Dobre
Da, exact așa e. Iconul acela de la Sfântul Nicolae din Sibiu mi-a amintit de cum se păstrează credința prin obiecte aduse de acasă, nu prin discursuri. Cred că și ambasadoarea se gândea la astfel de lucruri concrete, care leagă generațiile, nu doar la idei generale. Ai fost vreodată la Sibiu să-l vezi?
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