The Holy Belt of the Virgin Mary, known in Greek as the 'Agia Zoni', is one of the most revered relics in the Eastern Orthodox tradition. Today, the relic is preserved at Vatopedi Monastery on Mount Athos, but its...
After being diagnosed with cancer, King Charles called a Greek Orthodox monk on Mount Athos and asked him to pray for his health, as revealed on Tuesday.
Elder Ephraim who is currently Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Vatopedi at...
Hollywood actor Jonathan Jackson, star of the legendary US soap opera General Hospital, has released a pop-rock album along with his band Enation, titled “Basileia ton Ouranon,” which explores the theme of Orthodoxy. The album was sponsored by the Greek...
The trial for the Vatopedi Monastery land swap scandal started on Monday without any of the politicians allegedly involved standing trial. However, it was adjourned for March 23 because the courtroom was deemed not sufficient.
The main defendants are the...
Greece ’s Supreme Court indicted 14 individuals earlier today over the Vatopedi Monastery land swap scandal that became public in August 2008. The court struck down a Supreme Court deputy prosecutor's reversal of the indictments, requested by three of...
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is scheduled to visit Mount Athos on Saturday, February 15, hence breaking a “taboo” held by members of his party, New Democracy.
Since the exposure of the scandal surrounding the monastery of Vatopedi in 2008,...
Father Ephraim of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, was suing Greek journalist, Kostas Vaxevanis for two of his articles published on the Internet and in print, concerning exchanges between the monastery and the state.
The court partially vindicated the...
The Russian foundation calls on the Mount Athos monastic community, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, Patriarch Kyrill of Moscow and the heads of Christian Orthodox Churches to defend Abbot Ephraim. The Vatopedi Monastery believes that the lawsuit against their Father Superior...
The Judicial Council of the Court of Appeal in Athens has decided Friday to remand Abbot Efraim of Vatopedi in detention. Abbot Efraim is the key suspect of the land swap scandal between the Mount Athos monastery and the...
