The U.S. House of Representatives adopted a measure for the restoration of Christian churches in Turkey

This morning, the Foreign Affairs Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives has passed a measure binding Turkey to honor its international obligations and return property confiscated Christian church and to fully respect the rights of Christians to practice their faith.

She asks, in essence, the immediate opening of the Greek Orthodox Church of the Theological School of Halki, founded in 1844 (Halki Island).

The amended version of the RH4347 was adopted by vote despite a last-minute campaign led by pro-Turkish lobbyists.