In the Orthodox Christian tradition, Christmas doesn’t happen on December 25. The Orthodox Church’s religious celebrations are based on the Julian calendar, which means the festivities go down on or ...

As the Greek Orthodox commemorate the Feast of Lazarus, or Lazarus Saturday, just one day before, it is clear that John’s telling of Christ’s entry into Jerusalem is the accepted version for Palm ...

This Sunday, April 13, holds a special significance across the Christian world, including Greece, as both Orthodox and Catholic believers celebrate ... EPA via AMNA This celebration is an important ...

Police said an anonymous call to a Greek newspaper warned of the attack A bomb exploded Friday outside the Athens offices of Hellenic Train, the company involved in Greece's worst rail disaster ...

Upon learning of this distinguished honor, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros convened an extraordinary session of the Holy Eparchial Synod of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America with the sole ...

Greece (AP) — For more than 50 years, Spyridon Denaxas — or Father Spyridon, as he’s affectionately called — has prayed, worked and welcomed the faithful in a millennium-old monastery carved into a ...

The majority of the open cases are related to alleged forced removals of thousands of people by Greek migration officials at land borders and at sea, a practice known as pushbacks that is illegal ...

The location at Dassia is also very special; snuggled into a crescent of buttery-soft golden sand, it makes it one of the best beach hotels in Greece (perfect for little toes).

Unions all over Greece joined street protests on Wednesday demanding collective agreements and higher wages – halting trains, boats and flights. The General Confederation of Greek Workers ...

Here are some of the best itineraries coming up to help you go Greek. Explore Greece from a tall ship with Star Clippers. This small-ship experience, aboard the 170 passenger capacity Star Clipper ...

In a significant step toward cultural repatriation, 76 Greek Jewish artifacts are set to return to the Jewish Museum of Greece in Athens, following a landmark agreement announced during a working ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, carved into ...