Peja Stojakovic and IOCC Assist Disabled Children in Greece
BALTIMORE, MD -- All star basketball player Peja Stojakovic of the NBA’s New Orleans Hornets is partnering with International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) to provide mobility assistance to more than 160 disabled people in Thessaloniki, Greece. More than $200,000 in wheelchairs, including sports wheelchairs for disabled athletes, and other mobility devices and therapeutic equipment will be distributed in Thessaloniki from May 12 - 16, 2008.

Catholic Pope Visits US This Month
ATLANTA, GA -- Between April 15 and April 20, Americans will get their first visit from one of the world's most prominent leaders. While Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger visited the United States five times previously, the now Pope Benedict XVI makes this maiden journey at an interesting time in U.S. history. Americans are in the midst of a controversial and heated presidential campaign in which many of the key issues important to U.S. Catholic voters are in play.

Martin Marty Receives Special Award From Religion Communicators Council
CHANTILLY, VA -- One of America's foremost interpreters of faith in public life was honored Saturday by the Religion Communicators Council. The Rev. Martin E. Marty, emeritus professor of religious history at the University of Chicago and longtime columnist for The Christian Century, received a special Wilbur Award for promoting open and appropriate public discourse on religion.

Book of Buddhist Revelation Presented to the Library of Congress
WASHINGTON, DC -- H.H Dorje Chang Buddha III, a Treasury of True Buddha-Dharma, a book that confers the most evolved and enlightened status on H.H. Master Wan Ko Yee, was presented to the Library of Congress last week at an event attended by Members of Congress, the Diplomatic Corps and sixteen Dharma Kings and Rinpoches from around the world.

IOCC Expands Work in Kosovo
BALTIMORE, MD -- International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) Saturday announced an expansion of its work in Kosovo to provide immediate assistance to isolated minority communities and long term development projects aimed at providing stability and cooperation. The expanded initiatives in Kosovo will provide continued support for families, including household items, support for agricultural projects and family gardens, and school supplies. The IOCC response will also offer assistance for schools and community centers in isolated communities.