The Feast of the Entrance into the Temple of Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary is celebrated on November 21 each year. The Feast commemorates when as a young child, the Virgin Mary entered the Temple in Jerusalem.
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Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has been targeted by the Turkish ultranationalist retired admiral theoretician of the…
The historic First Pan-Australian Clergy Synaxis was a great success, ending with a dinner hosted by St Basil’s NSW/ ACT of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia at the venue of the Parish of St Spyridon, Kingsford with the evident satisfaction of all for the spiritual interaction and the substantial benefit from this – the first National Clergy Synaxis.
The historic First Pan-Australian Clergy Synaxis was a great success, ending with a dinner hosted by St Basil’s NSW/ ACT of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia at the venue of the Parish of St Spyridon, Kingsford with the evident satisfaction of all for the spiritual interaction and the substantial benefit from this – the first National Clergy Synaxis.
A child’s baptism was interrupted in the most dramatic way in Western Greece as the…
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople signed the condolence book for Queen Elizabeth II at the…
The Queen was laid to rest on Monday in a historic state funeral that was…
On September 16, the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Feast Day of St Euphemia the Great Martyr.
One of the most beautiful villages in Greece, the mountainous village of Agios Lavrentios remains untouched by time and largely unknown to most.
Researchers in the field of the Middle East have always wondered about the reasons for…
Shortly before midnight on Friday, the Immediate Action Police operations centre in Thessaloniki received a…
California born African American Sharia Sarantis, celebrity stylist and director of thriving business ‘The Braid Boss’ says “I would never have guessed I’d be Greek Orthodox and living in Australia with a thriving business!” Yet somehow, at 39 years of age, Sharia finds herself living in Sydney with her Greek Australian husband Sotiri, their two beautiful children and her 72 year old mother-in law. And she couldn’t be happier.
A new book by veteran Royal watcher Ian Lloyd, The Duke: 100 Chapters In The Life Of Prince Philip, unearths some interesting particulars pertaining to the Greek background of the Prince and his Greek connections that you probably never knew. Or in some hilarious cases, never wanted to know.
Walking through the streets of Athens, you come across buildings from bygone eras, great monuments and attractions that take you back in time and invite you to get to know their history, such as the Church of the Holy Apostles.
The beautiful Church of Panagia Paraportiani in Mykonos, Cyclades is among the most photographed churches not only in Greece but in the entire world.
The Church of Panagia in Chora is the most famous church of Folegandros island. It is located on a stunning spot offering an incredible view of the entire island and the sea.
Incredible scenes unfolded in a Ukrainian city when a Russian priest interrupted the funeral of…
Two people were killed and a further 12 injured on Sunday by a bombardment of…
The first children of a gay couple to be baptised Greek Orthodox was preceded by…
Hollywood comedian Zach Galifianakis became a godfather on his ancestral island of Crete to the…