The Orthodox faithful in Greece are marking the Monday of the Holy Spirit, a public holiday, especially for schools and public sector employees, today.
The day after Pentecost Sunday is specifically dedicated to honoring the Holy Spirit as a distinct...
The celebration of Saint George on April 23 is one of the most important feasts in Greece and particularly in Arachova, where the saint is the town's patron.
For days, this town in Central Greece prepares for a local festival...
The Orthodox and Catholic ways of making the sign of the cross gradually diverged over many centuries, transforming a shared Christian gesture of faith into two distinct traditions. Despite these differences, both forms are intended as the same basic...
Catholic Saint Josemaría Escrivá, who founded the powerful conservative group Opus Dei in 1928, once came close to converting to an Orthodox Christian.
Escrivá's group has been a constant thorn in the Catholic Church. Pope Leo XIV recently announced plans...
A Russian monk living in the Mount Athos monastic community has been arrested for residing illegally in Greece over the past three years. Authorities say the monk had been staying at the Monastery of Saint Panteleimon, also known as...
In a powerful show of Christian unity, Catholic and Orthodox Christian leaders from the Middle East met on Friday to jointly condemn the recent Israeli strike on the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza.
The attack, which occurred last week,...
Have you ever noticed how Catholics and Orthodox Christians cross themselves differently? It's not random; it's a fascinating result of a thousand-year-old story.
That simple but so important Sign of the Cross we see so often holds a hidden history...
Bartholomew, the Ecumenical Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church, backed the proposal for the permanent establishment of the celebration of Easter by the Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches on the same day.
Speaking after the divine liturgy for the feast...
As we approach the much-beloved Christmas holiday, millions of people in the West celebrate Advent. They have traditional Advent calendars at home and also observe other Advent-related practices. However, do Orthodox Christians celebrate Advent at all?
Orthodox Christians across the...
