Religion

According to information, there has been unrest in Mount Athos since the night of July 17, as police forces with two patrol cars are outside the Esphigmenou Monastery. The tension began after the evacuation of the Holy Monastery that was...

AHEPA Supreme President of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association, John Grossomanides, along with several representatives of AHEPA had the opportunity to learn about the charitable work of the Church against the economic crisis and how it manages the...

A young archimandrite in Alexandroupoli who authorities said was allegedly sexually harassing young girls during confession will be brought before a Synod Court, according to the Holy Metropolis of Alexandroupoli. There was no information on whether he would also face...

The Greek government is being squeezed by international lenders to slash the salaries of about 9,500 priests to meet demands from international lenders to keep reducing expenditures, which could lead to resistance from the Church and clerics. There is...

Greek officials said they are going to allow Muslims to use the Olympic Athletic Center of Athens (OAKA) and the Peace and Friendship Stadium (SEF) for huge celebrations for the period of the Ramadan religious time and fasting, as...

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s first stop in Greece will be Mount Athos, then the island of Apocalypse, Patmos and finally the Byzantine city of Peloponnese, Mystras. Patmos has already started the preparations to welcome him in Mid-August. He decided to...

For the first time Saint Andrews' Cross will be transferred -  upon the approval of the Holy Synod - outside Patras and then to Russia, on the occasion of the celebrations for the anniversary of 1025 years of the...

Saint Hyacinth, the Greek god of love from Crete, is celebrated every year on July 3, the date he martyred for the love of Christ. According to the Orthodox Church, Saint Hyacinth was a steward of the Emperor Trajan, who...

Patmos is a small Greek island in the Aegean Sea which is mentioned in the Christian scriptural Book of Revelation. The book's introduction states that its author, John, was on Patmos when he was given (and recorded) a vision...

Russian President, Vladimir Putin, is going to visit the Aegean on the yacht of an entrepreneur friend. Although it is difficult to tell Putin’s plans for sure, it seems that after Mount Athos, which he visits every year, the...