New York, November 2, 2023
Photo: archons.org
Every year, the Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate give our their Athenagoras Human Rights Award to individuals or groups who have served the Patriarchate in some way.
This year, the award was given to Prince’s Trust International—a foundation founded by then-Prince Charles in 2015, dedicated to “tackl[ing] the global crisis of youth unemployment.”
The foundation thus joins the likes of Patriarch Theodoros of Alexandria, who received the award last year, “Metropolitan” Epiphany Dumenko of the schismatic “Orthodox Church of Ukraine,” which thrives on violating the human rights of Orthodox Christians in Ukraine, the pro-abortion former governor of New York Andrew Cuomo, President Biden (when he was Vice President), and more.
Archbishop Elpidophoros of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and Dr. Anthony J. Limberakis, the Archons’ National Commander, presented the Athenagoras Human Rights Award to Crown Prince Pavlos, vice president of the trust and the eldest son of King Constantine and Queen Anne-Marie of Greece, on behalf of the trust at a banquet held at the New York Hilton on October 21, the Archons report.
The foundation’s work was praised in a message from Patriarch Bartholomew and a speech delivered by Abp. Elpidophoros.
In a message read by the CEO of the Trust, King Charles said:
I really am so pleased that The Trust’s work continues to go from strength to strength, having, in recent years, expanded from its mission in the United Kingdom and now to be supporting young people in twenty-three countries, including Greece and the United States of America where we recently launched our Enterprise Challenge programme in New York and Chicago.
Archon National Commander Limberakis noted that,
The Prince’s Trust is a shining example of the Christian Faith put into practice, with innovative and effective programs that have helped over a million young people turn their lives around. Indeed, His Majesty King Charles III has a profound understanding of the scriptural admonition to love your neighbor as yourself, and in The Prince’s Trust, he has brilliantly demonstrated the meaning and importance of that divine command. The Trust thus richly deserves to receive the 2023 Athenagoras Human Rights Award.
Prince’s Trust CEO Will Straw then announced the creation of the Prince’s Trust Bartholomew Patrons, to thank individuals who pledge $100,000 or more to the foundation’s work.
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