The Church of Cyprus has confirmed the existence of a controversial letter urging Orthodox priests to abandon the Church and establish a separate ecclesiastical organization, raising concerns about a potential schism amid continuing tensions over the removal of former...
A scientific study of a 1,000-year-old Virgin Mary icon in Greece has revealed unusual painting techniques and new evidence about its age. Researchers examining the Byzantine artwork on Santorini found that its wooden panel dates to around 1090 A.D.,...
Every October 28, Greece remembers the defiant “OXI” that marked the country's entry into World War II. Yet the date also carries deep religious meaning. The Church of Greece celebrates the Holy Protection of the Virgin Mary, known in...
Thirty-five years after his election as Ecumenical Patriarch, Bartholomew remains one of the most influential figures in contemporary Orthodox Christianity, having guided the Church through the collapse of communism, major disputes over ecclesiastical authority and expanding dialogue with other...
In Orthodox churches, familiar saints often appear in ways that visitors may not expect. Some stand in military dress, holding a spear or a sword. Others ride horses, transforming traditional religious images into striking scenes of movement and power.
Saint...
Jordanian security forces arrested three suspects early Monday, October 26, following a gun battle in southern Jordan, three days after an attack on a Greek Orthodox church left nine people dead and dozens wounded during a funeral service.
The suspects...
Saint Demetrios (or Dimitrios) of Thessaloniki is one of the most popular Christian saints not only in Greece but across the Orthodox Christian world, with millions of people bearing his name, in all of its many beautiful variations.
Saint Demetrios...
Pope Leo XIV received Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the Vatican on Saturday, October 24, as the pontiff resumed official engagements while recovering from surgery for lung cancer.
Bartholomew offered his support and wishes for a speedy, complete recovery, according to...
Greek army commandos and alpine volunteers have completed a high-altitude mission at the peak of Mount Taygetos in Sparta to restore the historic Prophet Elijah (Greek: Προφήτης Ηλίας) Orthodox chapel.
The high-stakes repair operation took place on Wednesday, October 21,...
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew marked the 35th anniversary of his election to the Ecumenical Throne with a Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchate in Istanbul on Thursday, October 22, reflecting on his decades of leadership and the Orthodox Church's role in...
A new study finds that Saint John Chrysostom used Greek mythology to challenge pagan gods, retelling familiar stories in ways that undermined the beliefs they supported. Writing in fourth-century Antioch, the future Christian preacher portrayed Greek god Apollo and...
In the Middle Ages monastery monks were the ones who preserved ancient knowledge from Greece and Rome, copying manuscripts of literary, philosophical, scientific, and religious works and transmitting them across generations.
The work that was taking place in medieval monasteries...
A journey to his family’s ancestral homeland has turned into a painful search for answers. A 58-year-old Greek Orthodox monk has been missing in Turkey since July, leaving his family desperate for news.
Known as Joseph in monastic life and...
