Religion

Patmos is a small Greek island in the Aegean Sea which is mentioned in the Christian scriptural Book of Revelation. The book's introduction states that its author, John, was on Patmos when he was given (and recorded) a vision...

Russian President, Vladimir Putin, is going to visit the Aegean on the yacht of an entrepreneur friend. Although it is difficult to tell Putin’s plans for sure, it seems that after Mount Athos, which he visits every year, the...

Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece will be nominated honorary Doctor by the School of Medicine of the University of Ioannina, on June 19. This is a particularly important decision by the Senate of the University of Ioannina, which...

According to the Star, the Greek Community of Toronto hit by the economic crisis has put aside any charitable issues and is trying to sell church property to survive. According to statements that speak of an emergency meeting on June...

One of the most important relics of Mount Athos besides the icon of Axion Esti, is the Virgin Mary Portaitissa (meaning in Greek "Keeper of the Gate") or the Iveron Theotokos as it is also known. Its history has...

Thessaloniki’s Mayor Yiannis Boutaris,  during a reception hosted by the city  for 8th Academic Meeting Dialogue between Judaism and Orthodox Christianity, said that, "I don’t go to church, but I deeply believe in God" without elaborating on the reason. He...

The Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Cyril, arrived at Mount Athos on June 4, where he is making an official three-day visit. The Russian Patriarch and his entourage were welcomed at the port of Daphne by the Civil Governor...

With Turkish protesters clashing on June 3 for a fourth day with police around the country in demonstrations against a plan to tear down trees in the center of Istanbul for a shopping mall and their opposition to Prime...

The President of Greece, Karolos Papoulias, presented the Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus', Kirill the Grand Cross of Merit, during the latter’s visit to the Presidential Mansion in central Athens, Greece. Kirill I of Moscow was accompanied by Archbishop...

“We are always by your side, I think of Greek people every day,” said Kirill I of Moscow, who is paying an official visit to Greece. His visit is of significant religious and political importance. It is the first time...