The countdown to the Orthodox Easter, or Pascha, the most important religious feast of the year, is set to begin on March 3, 2025, when Greece celebrates “Kathara Deftera,” Greek for “Clean Monday.” ...

Thousands of Albanians Pay Last Respects to Orthodox Christian Archbishop Anastasios TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Thousands of Albanians gathered in the capital on Thursday to pay their last respects ...

Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch John X received a delegation from the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Athens and All of Greece at Balamand, Lebanon on Wednesday. Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch ...

I grew up with avgolemono soup, a classic Greek dish that traditionally combines chicken and rice with the special avgolemono sauce. My dad — who also makes a delicious Greek pasta and a baklava ...

A marble statue of a woman, believed to be more than 2,000 years old, was found abandoned in a garbage bag near the Greek city of Thessaloniki, police said Wednesday. A resident discovered the 80 ...

To date, a large part of the clergy abroad have no regular salary, insurance or pension, but are supported by the Church of Greece and the Patriarchates or local Greek Orthodox communities purely ...

leader of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, presented Guilfoyle with her first Greek gift: a beautiful icon, symbolizing the cultural and spiritual bonds between Greece and the United States.

Credit: Edwardx, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 The Greek Orthodox Church and its followers have maintained a presence in the United Kingdom for centuries. Despite their relatively small numbers ...

The festival is organised by the Greek Orthodox Community of the Nativity of Christ, Port Adelaide & Environs, with the support of over 300 volunteers, the Department of Premier of the Government ...

When challenged in 322, Patriarch Peter of Alexandria defended its legitimacy. Use of the title, Theotokos was formally sanctioned by the Ecumenical Council of Ephesus in 431. The Church declared that ...