On December 15 the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates the Feast Day of Agios Eleftherios. When the phrase “child prodigy” is mentioned it may bring to mind the name of Mozart, who composed…
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For Elyssa Vickers, converting to Orthodoxy was like “finding a home, somewhere that I belong”. Here is her beautiful story.
A huge, bright Holy Cross, which was erected in a prominent position in the surrounding area of the Holy Monastery of Agia Skepi – Agia Paraskevi of Nea Vyssa on the Greek-Turkish…
Around Australia, thousands of Greeks celebrate Father’s Day. Father’s Day truly honours fatherhood – fathers, pappou’s (grandfathers) and those who are a father figure in our lives. We also celebrate the influence…
More people in Greece say religion is at least somewhat important to them (80%) than in any other European country, according to a recently published Pew survey. Pew Research Center posed these…
The issue of converting Hagia Sophia into a mosque has deeply touched Greeks. A nationwide poll conducted by Vergina Television found that 70% of Greeks believe the conversion of Hagia Sophia into…
Cypriot Archbishop: Turks remain uncivilized who only destroy and appropriate the cultures of others
The Turks “have remained uncivilized, they are rude, and they will remain [this way],” said the Primate of the Church of Cyprus, Archbishop Chrysostomos, regarding Ankara’s decision to turn Hagia Sophia into…
Entitled ‘Erdogan Talks of Making Hagia Sophia a Mosque Again, to International Dismay’, an article on the New York Times notes that the Turkish president’s move to turn the Hagia Sophia museum…
Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State, Pope Francis discussed the global challenge posed by the coronavirus pandemic and the…
The Feast of Palm Sunday, commemorates Christ’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem and the Resurrection of Lazarus, as these two feasts are linked. Given the global pandemic this year, unfortunately the faithful are…
By Chrysanthe Ntemos Through each epoch of mankind well before Christ and after his Resurrection, man has evolved through different stages as to the perception of life, the meaning through existence the…
The US State Department announced that the Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, Sam Brownback will visit Istanbul, Turkey today, January 16, where he will meet with the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew…
Icons depicting Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary, have been shot in two churches on the northern Aegean island of Thasos. The shocking discovery was made on Monday by worshippers who visited the…
On December 21 the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates the Holy Martyr Themistocles, protector of persecuted Christians. Holy Martyr Themistocles lived in the city of Myra of Lycia during the reign of the…
The most prominent of all Orthodox faith commences at the sacred Monasteries of Agion Oros and where Mount Athos protrudes amongst all with divine glory. It is the sanctuary, with which herritage…
Agios Stefanos located on Syros island is tiny in size but with its very impressive view and being built in a cave, it’s considered amongst the 20 best chapels in the world.…
Greece has been ranked as the most religious country in Europe, with 92 percent of Greeks stating they believe in God, according to a survey conducted by Pew Research Center in 2015-17…