Restoration efforts are proceeding at the Church of Panagia Acheiropoietos, with the Ministry of Culture, through the ...

The current ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew I, has balanced the growing power of Moscow, but the question ...

The hottest temperatures recorded on the continent throughout May are typically seen in Mediterranean countries such as ...

On April 16 this year, the Orthodox Church marks Holy Wednesday, a day that recalls the betrayal of Jesus Christ by Judas ...

Greece’s tourism sector is seeing a strong start to 2025 as Orthodox and Catholic Easter coincide. Major cities like Athens ...

The city's history, dating back to its founding in 315 BC, is celebrated at the Archaeological Museum and the Museum of ...

A study shows that abstaining from animal products during religious Greek Orthodox Easter fasting provides health benefits.

Recently, the output of the Soviet textile designer Anna Andreeva has been the subject of renewed interest among art ...

The beloved Metropolitan of Kydonia and Apokoronas, Damaskinos (Papagiannakis), passed away today after a prolonged battle with health issues, leaving behind a legacy of tireless devotion and ...

The most significant Jewish expulsions in medieval Christian Europe were often justified on religious grounds, with rulers enacting these policies under pressure from the Church, local clergy ...

Other plans include adding a direct line serving Thessaloniki’s international ... fifth-century Unesco-listed Panagia Acheiropoietos church, we stop for a lunch of locally caught mussels ...

Constructed around 306 AD, it was part of Thessaloniki’s impressive imperial complex that included the Arch of Galerius and his palace. The famous Rotunda, which survives today, was later turned into ...