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Rare Seal Depicting St. Sabbas Discovered in Jerusalem

A rare seal dating back to the Crusades era has been discovered during excavations at the Monastery of St. Sabbas in the Bayit VeGan neighborhood of Jerusalem. The seal was discovered a year and a half ago but it hasn’t...

Egypt: Restoration of the Monastery of St. George in Old Cairo

The major restoration of the historic Greek Orthodox monastery of Saint George in Old Cairo is at its final stage. The monastery is a unique Rotunda in the Middle Eastern, which was a project carried out with the blessing...

The Moment Pope Francis Kissed the Hand of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (Video)

In a gesture of utmost respect, Pope Francis kissed the hand of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I after they prayed together at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem, Israel. The two spiritual leaders were on a pilgrimage to the...

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Pope Francis Issue Joint Declaration

  JERUSALEM – His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and His Holiness Pope Francis crossed a fifty-year milestone today, continuing the legacy of their predecessors Pope Paul VI and Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras. In 1964, those leaders broke a silence of centuries...

What Will The Pope and Ecumenical Patriarch Discuss in Their Historic Meeting?

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Pope Francis will have three historical meetings to honor their predecessors and discuss a variety of world issues on May 25 and 26, 2014 in Israel. This historical dialogue might have a tremendous impact on the two...

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Arrives in Israel to Meet with Pope Francis (Video)

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, spiritual leader of over 300 million Orthodox Christian faithful worldwide, arrived in Israel today in order to meet with Pope Francis on May 25 and 26, 2014 in the Holy City of Jerusalem. At Ben...

Tribute to Greece in Chinese Travel Magazine

Greece and especially the Cyclades is a very popular destination among the Chinese. Many couples from China dream of getting married on a romantic Aegean island. The first 2014 issue of the monthly Chinese magazine "World Traveler" (Luxing Zhe) reflects the...

Israel: Radio Show Dedicated to Greece

Every Friday at 4 pm, 700,000-800,000 Israelis listen to the radio show Yaron Enosh, “Voice of Israel” which has been on air for 20 years. His show is one of the most popular in Israel and is almost entirely dedicated...

Lead on Alexander the Great’s Tomb is a Hoax!

A few days ago, online sources claimed that a team of archaeologists and historians from the Polish Center of Archaeology had found the tomb of Alexander the Great in a marbled and golden mausoleum in in downtown Alexandria, only 60 meters away from...

Santorini, Center Stage in Popular Chinese Film (video)

The island of Santorini takes center stage in the Chinese romantic film “Beijing Love Story” which has had a great amount of success in theaters across China. Several scenes of the movie were shot last summer in the renowned Greek...