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George Passias; the former Greek priest who had allegedly been involved in an extra-marital relationship, has been formally defrocked as a pastor of the Greek Orthodox Church, according to the New York Post. The alleged decision was reportedly made by the...

  Over 850,000 migrants and refugees have arrived on European soil since January 1, 2015. The United States Refugee Agency reports that more than 703,374 people have entered through the Greek islands, travelling primarily from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq, in what...

Constantinos Daskalakis, a Greek professor at the Electric Engineering department of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), will be awarded the Vatican's Giuseppe Sciacca Award for Research and Development. Daskalakis, who has received multiple awards and international acclaim for his work throughout the...

Following allegations of Greek Orthodox Pastor George Passias extramarital relations with parishioner Ethel Bouzalas, the Archdiocese of Greek Orthodox Church in America has officially addressed the scandal. In its official announcement the Archdiocese informs its faithful that Passias has been suspended. The New York Post's...

A Greek Orthodox priest in New York City was allegedly having extra-marital relations with a school principal. 67-year-old George Passias, a pastor at the Saint Spyridon Church in Washington Heights allegedly had romantic relations with 45-year-old Ethel Bouzalas who hails from Peru,...

Harvard researchers from Boston Children’s Hospital, the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have just published an article introducing a novel scientific method that could revolutionize the field of cardiac surgery by repairing...

Columbia University scientists analyzed the highly controversial manuscript called the "Gospel of Jesus' Wife," running new tests on the ancient document's ink, in a new report that will be published soon in a peer-reviewed journal. The business card-sized papyrus fragment, which is written...

The Empire State Building in New York City hosted a spectacular event in which a video projection with phenomenal nature scenes was displayed across 33 floors of Manhattan's iconic tower in an effort to draw attention to the plight of endangered animals. The moving...

Veteran music star Tony Orlando chatted with Greek-American journalist Markos Papadatos about his upcoming shows at Eisenhower Park and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; moreover, he discussed his Greek heritage. This past Sunday, Orlando was afforded the privilege to see Criss Angel’s new...

Corinth Films will distribute "Little England," the Oscar shortlist submission from Greece for Best Foreign Language Film, directed and produced by husband and wife team Pantelis Voulgaris and Ioanna Karystiani (upon whose earlier book the script is based) about a...