Today is Sunday of Orthodoxy, which is the first Sunday of Great Lent Today is…
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Lent is a 40 day season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving leading up to Easter.…
Cardiovascular health gains can be made for those who follow fasting for Lent. According to…
Restricting certain food intake through Lent helps to restrict and to balance the mind and metabolism with self-control and to reinforce the need for remorse, repent and confession and forgiveness in order for the body’s cleansing and the soul’s serenity and purification.
Ask Greeks when is their favourite time of year and the answer for many will…
Boasting high booking rates, the long weekend ending on Clean Monday (the start of Orthodox Lent) and the subsequent long weekend for Greek Independence Day on March 25th are serving as a “dress rehearsal” for many Greek tourism destinations.
Clean Monday (Kathara Deftera) must include lagana since bakeries prepare it exclusively and in large…
Greek authorities announced that the Yeni Mosque in Greece’s second city, Thessaloniki, will be open…
Patriarch Neophyte, a soft-spoken theologian renowned for his endeavors to restore the damaged reputation of…
An excursion to Hosios Loukas, the Monastery of Prodromos, the Mega Spileo Monastery, the Monastery…
The Coptic Orthodox Church says Hegumen Takla El-Samuely, Monk Yostos Ava Markos and Monk Mina…
A momentous day emerged for the Archdiocese of Australia on February 27, as the Holy…
Imagine a vibrant community of over 1.4 million people dwindling to a mere 1,500, mostly…
Calling all cheese lovers! Get ready to rejoice because Cheese Week, also known as Tyrini…
Today the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates Apokries, Meatfare Sunday, which is the last day of…
Today is Psihosavato, a day in a series of Saturdays set aside in the liturgical…
These holy Martyrs, who came from various lands, were all soldiers under the same general.…
On this rare leap year day, the Orthodox community celebrates the 84th birthday of Ecumenical…
Sydney, Australia – With immense joy and deep satisfaction, the Holy Archdiocese of Australia announces…
The Italian news agency ANSA reported on Wednesday that Pope Francis, who is suffering from…
