On December 6 the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Feast Day of Agios Nikolaos, also known as Nikolaos the Wonderworker
because of the many miracles he is known for such as ill-treatments, restorations of the poor and the release of the three commanders.
A 2,000-year-old gem seal depicting Greek god Apollo has been found during excavations of the City of David.
Another great discovery about the mystery of the Crucifixion of Christ was made by archaeologists in Jerusalem, Proto Thema reported. Traces of bone and wood have been found on nails allegedly associated…
“Welcome to Israel, my dear friend, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias. It is always a great honor to host you in Jerusalem,” Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi tweeted, welcoming Nikos Dendias to Israel. Welcome to…
A small group of Israelis waving the Greek flag, also burned a Turkish flag in front of Turkey’s Consulate in Jerusalem on Monday. The nine Israelis, going by the name of the…
Greece and Israel are close to reaching an agreement on the establishment of an International Flight Training Centre in Kalamata, following a visit by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Jerusalem last week,…
“Many Israeli companies are already investing in Greece, especially in the real estate sector, but there are several other aspects of our partnership that can be further strengthened,” Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos…
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis paid tribute to six million Jews murdered by the Nazis during World War II, during his visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem. The PM…
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitstotakis visited the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Tuesday evening, Jerusalem Patriarchate reported. He was accompanied by a group of his associates including Minister of Energy Mr.…
Two months after the doors were shut to curb the spread of the coronavirus, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem remained closed to the public on Sunday, despite an earlier official…
A few minutes before 6pm on Holy Saturday, the Aegean airline plane carrying the Άγιο Φως (Holy Fire) from the church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, arrived at Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos. The…
GCT is live streaming the Άγιο Φως (Holy Fire) ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. The Holy Fire ceremony unfolds without pilgrims due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.…
Today is Holy Monday and for each of the first three days of Holy Week, there is a general theme. These are the days that set the stage for Christ’s death and…
The Feast of the Entrance of our Lord Jesus Christ into Jerusalem On the Sunday before the Feast of Great and Holy Pascha and at the beginning of Holy Week, the Orthodox…
Greece’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Konstantinos Vlasis on Monday met with the Exarch of the Holy Sepulchre, Archimandrite Damianos, to discuss the procedure for transporting the Holy Light from Jerusalem to…
John G. Panagiotou Over the last several weeks and months, the world has been gripped by the turmoil that the Coronavirus pandemic has wrought upon its seven billion people. Whether affected directly…
Israeli authorities will allow usual Easter-related ceremonies in Jerusalem to proceed, but with restrictions put in place to combat the coronavirus pandemic, a Foreign Ministry source said on Monday. The various churches…
Close to one million Israeli tourists visited Greece in 2019 and the Tourism Ministry says they expect more than 1 million this year. “The number of Israeli tourists is remarkably growing year…
Greece’s Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister for Diaspora Greeks, Antonis Diamataris is scheduled to arrive in Israel today where he will visit Jerusalem and Tel Aviv on Friday. According to a ministry statement,…
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras praised Jordan on Sunday for its role as a regional stabilising force during the 2nd Greece, Cyprus, Jordan trilateral Summit that is held in Amman. Tsipras noted that…