News & Updates : Month: December 2025

• Board of Trustees Charts Transformative Future with Unanimous Votes on Strategic Plan, Growth

  Under the spiritual leadership of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, the Board of Trustees of Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (HCHC) convened December 9 via Zoom to continue shaping a bold new chapter in the 88-year history of the institution. Facilitated by Board Vice Chairman and Protopresbyter of the Ecumenical Throne Fr. Mark Leondis (Hellenic, BA ’92; Holy Cross, MDiv ’95) and President Demetrios S. Katos, PhD (Holy Cross, MDiv ’94), the Board of Trustees meeting united hierarchs, clergy, and accomplished lay leaders in business, higher education, finance, real estate, and law—all committed to strengthening...

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• Lilly Endowment Awards Holy Cross $7.4M Grant for Parish-Based Practical Training

  Holy Cross Dean Fr. Eugen J. Pentiuc, Dr. James Skedros Author Winning Grant Proposal 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 of Divinity program and priestly formation, ensuring that seminarians receive extensive, practical pastoral training in real parish settings. This is the largest grant that Holy Cross received in its recent history.  The five-year project, titled “Koinonia: Priestly Formation in Communion,” is being funded through Lilly Endowment’s Pathways for Tomorrow Large-Scale Collaboration Initiative. The grant awarded to...

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