Christianity
Culture
This Christmas Tell Your Children the Real Santa Claus Story
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Behind today’s mythical Santa Claus from the North Pole, is a real saint – St. Nicholas. How he came to be today’s gift-giving jolly figure from the North Pole is a fascinating story all by itself.
By Lisa Bitel
Santa Claus...
Greek News
Jerusalem Christians Unite Behind Armenian Church Over Land Deal
Jerusalem Christians have united in response to a disputed land deal that poses a threat to the longstanding Armenian presence in the Old City. The heads of various Christian Churches issued a joint appeal, expressing concern that the deal,...
Culture
Is There Life After Death? Scientists on Both Sides of Eternal Question
Whether or not there is life after death has been widely debated for many centuries. Many people who have been declared clinically dead have been jolted back to life -- some of them unwillingly -- after experiencing very powerful,...
Europe
The Great Schism That Split Christianity Into East and West
The East–West Schism that occurred in 1054 represents one of the most significant and tragic events in the history of Christianity. Eastern and Western Christians had a history of differences and disagreements, some dating back to the earliest days...
Greece
Saint Demetrios: The History of Thessaloniki’s Beloved Patron Saint
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...
Greek church
AI Creates Image of Jesus Using the Shroud of Turin Relic
Artificial intelligence (AI) has employed the Shroud of Turin, a significant Catholic artifact, to create a realistic representation of what Jesus might have looked like.
The Shroud of Turin is a 14-foot-long linen cloth that has a faint image of...
Culture
108-Year-Old Greek Yiayia Prays For the Whole World Every Day
At 108 years of age, a Greek yiayia, or grandmother, named Anthi Katsouli stands in her yard every single day and prays for the entire world.
Born in the village of Katarraktis in the region of Arta in Epirus in...
Archaeology
New Papyrus With Early Jesus Sayings Released by Scholars
The recent discovery of a Christian fragment provides a glimpse into the early Christian worldview before the New Testament's formation. This artifact is dated to the second century CE, making it one of the earliest known Christian manuscripts from...
Ancient Greece
When the Acropolis’ Parthenon was Converted to a Christian Church
The brightest symbol of Western Civilization, the Parthenon, was converted to a Christian church for almost a millennium, from 500 AD to 1450
Greece
Saint Thomas, the Apostle of India
India has a thriving community of Eastern Orthodox Christians. The Eastern Orthodox faith stems from the Apostolic Church, brought by Saint Thomas the Apostle to India. Orthodox Christians have confronted certain challenges from the Latin West.
As per the book...