On August 8, the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Feast Day of Saint Emilian, Bishop of Cyzikus. Saint Emilian, Bishop of Cyzikus, lived during the reign of the Iconoclast emperor Leo the…
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Muslims in Athens fear their own official place of worship that is due to open could be delayed in retaliation for the conversion of Hagia Sophia into a mosque, Turkey’s Daily Sabah…
On August 6 the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ. The feast commemorates the transfiguration or metamorphosis of Christ on Mount…
Archbishop Elpidophoros of America on Monday used sprigs of basil and holy water to bless the restart of construction works at the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church. On 9/11 in 2001, two…
Construction on the new Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine at the World Trade Center in New York City, will resume on Monday. “Monday’s going to be a very emotional…
On August 1, the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Feast Day of Agia Elessa of Kythira. Elessa was born in the Peloponnese to a wealthy pagan father and devout Christian mother and…
The Holy Synod of the Greek Orthodox Church has renewed its call to churches and monasteries to follow the strict guidelines issued by the government to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.…
On July 27 the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates the Feast Day of Agios Panteleimon. The Great Martyr and Healer Agios Panteleimon was born in the city of Nicomedia into the family of…
The best estimate of malnutrition in Australian community home care settings is around 15% thus ensuring that nutritional needs are met in aged care is an extremely important task. Premier provider of long-term aged care, St Basil’s has exceeded all outcomes in recent accreditation of food safety standards so we talk to them about this complex issue.
On July 8, the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates the Feast Day of Agios Procopius. Procopius was born in Jerusalem of a Christian father and a pagan mother. At first, his name was…
Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece and US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt, visited the ‘Dimitrio’ Center for Creative Work affiliated with the Greek Orthodox Church through the NGO ‘Apostoli’. It is recalled…
On July 1 the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates Agios Kosmas and Agios Damianos the Holy Martyrs, Wonderworkers and Unmercenary Physicians. They suffered at Rome in the reign of the emperor Carinus (283-284).…
On the 30th of June, the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates the Synaxis (a celebratory gathering) of the Twelve Holy Apostles. The commemoration of a Synaxis is commonly observed on the day following…
On the 29th of June, the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the feast day of Agios Petros and Agios Pavlos. So important is this celebration in the Orthodox Church that it is marked…
“The number one goal of vandals in Moria is its new colours. Ten times they will break it, a hundred times we will fix it.” This was the message by Makis Pavlellis,…
15.5% of today’s population in the North Aegean islands are illegal immigrants compared to 1.4% in the South Aegean. With the exception of these two regions, whose islands are the first reception…
Another church on the island of Lesvos in the eastern Aegean, was attacked by illegal immigrants. The “Ταξιάρχης της Μόριας” church had large stones thrown through the windows. Makis Pavlellis, a local…
The Saint Catherine church in the small town of Moria on Lesvos, hit international headlines when it was trashed by illegal immigrants over a month ago. Things only got worse for the…
The North Aegean Region is filing a complaint with the Prosecutor’s Office against a group of asylum seekers that has formed a Non-Government Organisation on the island of Lesvos and is operating…
The Moria Corona Awareness Team, which was set up to inform Moria migrants about the coronavirus, believes the government’s welcome measures have protected migrants from the Greek coronavirus, SLPress reported. The organisation…