Who is Responsible for Letting Turkey Influence Greek Muslim Minority in Thrace?
This editorial was published in Hellas Journal in Greek by Nikos Meletis The Greek State is perpetuating the mistake of allowing Turkey to use the Greek...
Greek President Meets New Archbishop of America Elpidophoros
President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos received Archbishop Elpidophoros of America at the Presidential Mansion on Tuesday and congratulated him on his election...
Ecumenical Patriarch Meets With US Ambassador in Athens Visit (video)
US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt met with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in Athens on Friday to discuss the Patriarch’s upcoming visit to Washington in...
Germans Return Priceless Saints Relics to Cyprus, Once Looted From the Occupied North
A priceless case which includes relics of nine Orthodox Christian saints was returned to Cyprus' Orthodox Church recently, and it was exhibited before the...
Vatican Delegation Donates $100,000 for Refugees on Lesvos
A Vatican delegation which visited refugees living in a rag-tag collection of tents on Lesvos on Thursday has donated more than $100,000 to Caritas...
Orthodox Monk Wins Case to Practice as a Lawyer in Greece
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Tuesday vindicated an Orthodox monk whose application to register at the bar had been rejected by the...
Holy Light Arrives in Greece with Head of State Honors
The presidential aircraft carrying the Holy Light from Jerusalem arrived at the Elefsis Military Airport at 20:20 on Holy Saturday. Greek officials received the Holy...
Corfu Celebrates Resurrection with Traditional Pot Smashing (video)
Thousands of locals and visitors commemorated the First Resurrection at noon on Holy Saturday with the traditional pot smashing ritual in Corfu's city center. According to...
Chios’ “Flying Priest” is the Star of the First Resurrection Once Again (video)
The "Flying Priest" was for another year the star of the First Resurrection service on Chios, attracting viewers from across Greece on television and...
Holy Saturday: The Last Day of Great and Holy Week
The last day of Great and Holy Week is Holy Saturday -- the day on which the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates Jesus’ burial and his...
The Timeless Easter Traditions of Greece
The Greek Orthodox Church is blessed with rich, colorful and symbolic Resurrection and Easter traditions, even more so than the Catholic Church, and Greeks...
Greeks to Mark Solemn Holy Friday With Epitaphios Processions
Good Friday is a profoundly mournful day in Greece which commemorates the Passion of Christ. A nationwide affair, it recalls the moments leading up...
