Greek Orthodox Church

The Epitaph and Resurrection litanies will be performed at the Greek Orthodox Church of Agios Voukolos in Izmir for the first time since the 1922 catastrophe. The church, which was restored by the Izmir Municipality and inaugurated on February 6 by...

Mount Athos now has its own smartphone application. The user can download the free application that will remind them of religious holidays, days of fasting, Greek Orthodox feasts, while also provides all the information about monasteries. The application includes the old...

The Municipality of Lesbos will commemorate Saint Valentine with a series of events at the Church of Metastasis of Virgin Mary in Mytilene where the holy relics of the saint lie. The Greek Post Office, honoring Saint Valentine and Lesvos...

The Greek Orthodox Church Holy Synod issued a formal notice which limits the internet use allowed to clerics and monks. In its notice, the Holy Synod stated certain restrictions regarding online discussions and comments that members of the clergy...

The Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, Theodore, invited Prime Minister of Egypt Ibrahim Mahlab to attend the inauguration of Greek Orthodox church of St. George in Old Cairo on April 24, 2015. The two men met yesterday, January 14,...

His Eminence Patriarch John X Yazigi of the Antioch Greek Orthodox Patriarchate congratulated His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah for being named "Humanitarian Leader" by the UN, as well as for the fact that Kuwait was...

A Greek Orthodox Church will be built in Mussafah, Abu Dhabi, over the next year in order to accommodate all the worshippers who reside in the area. Abu Dhabi currently hosts 700 registered Greek Orthodox Families, but according to Father...

“I want to die doing my duty, or on the way to a prison,” said Father Gervasios, who is also known as the “Saint of Prisoners.” The Greek priest has received an honorary distinction by the Daily Newspapers Journalists'...

Toronto-based newspaper “The Star" published an extensive article regarding the legal battle between a Greek-Canadian community group in Mississauga and businessman Gerry Farantatos. The Greek-Canadian Community of Peel and Halton is suing Farantatos, his construction company and his non-profit institution for breaching...

Detectives from the Rosebud Crime Investigation Unit have arrested two men in relation to a burglary at a Greek Orthodox Church in Red Hill in July. The men were arrested following a number of warrants conducted this morning and...