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Chios Rocket War Easter Custom to be Broadcast in Las Vegas
This year, the colorful tradition of the rouketopolemos, or "rocket war" on Chios island, Greece will be broadcast live thousands of miles away in Las Vegas.
Every Easter, celebrants on Chios celebrate the Easter occasion by commencing the rocket war...
Greece
Holy Saturday: Greek Orthodox Prepare for the Resurrection of Jesus
Holy Saturday, the day before Greek Easter on Sunday, marks the last day of Holy Week for Orthodox Christians.
Diaspora
Former Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, Irineos I, Has Passed
Irineos I, the 140th patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem, passed away in Athens last Tuesday, January 10th at the age of eighty-three after years of illness.
His burial took place on Samos, his birthplace, after Patriarch Theophilos...
Greece
Greece’s Open-Air Church that Looks Up to the Skies
The roofless church of Panagia Kakaviotissa on the island of Limnos is one of the most impressive Greek Orthodox churches in the world.
Culture
Church of Greece Protests Baptism of Children of Gay Couple
The Church of Greece's highest governing body is formally protesting the recent baptism of the children of a same-sex couple in Athens, an occasion that marked the first time a gay couple held a Greek Orthodox baptism for their...
Greece
Metropolitan of Glyfada Claims He was Unaware of Gay Baptism
The Metropolitan of Glyfada, Antonios, claims that he was unaware of all of the details regarding the Greek Orthodox baptism that Archbishop of America Elpidophoros conducted for the children of a gay couple on Saturday.
Evanggelos Bousis and Peter Dundas,...
Greece
Honoring Saint Paisios, One of Greece’s Most Beloved Saints
Each year on this day, July 12th, the Greek Orthodox faithful honor Saint Paisios, one of the most beloved figures in the Church.
Known for his incredible prophesies, countless miracles, deep understanding of the love of God, and mysticism, Saint...
Greece
First Greek Orthodox Baptism for Child of Gay Couple in Greece
Evanggelos Bousis and Peter Dundas, both of Greek descent, became the first gay couple to hold a Greek Orthodox Baptism for their children in Greece on Saturday.
The couple's children, Alexios and Eleni, were baptized by his Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros...
Greek News
Father Alex Karloutsos Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
Father Alex Karloutsos, a Greek American priest and former Vicar General for the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, has been awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom for his work as a spiritual leader by US President Joe Biden during...
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St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church at Ground Zero Consecrated
Early on Monday morning, Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, with the faithful and other members of the clergy present, consecrated the rebuilt St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine, the only place of worship destroyed in 9/11.
After an extraordinarily...