On June 24 the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Nativity of Agios Ioannis the Baptist…
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The Feast of Holy Pentecost is celebrated each year on the fiftieth day after the Great and Holy Feast of Pascha (Easter) and ten days after the Feast of the Ascension of Christ. The Feast is always celebrated on a Sunday. Watch the live service here.
Located about 40km from the capital of Cyprus, Nicosia, Panagia Machairas is a historic monastery…
On your way up to the slopes of Mt. Parnassos and the archaeological site of…
Two of the most important Christian churches in the world, the church of St. Peter in Rome and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, are known to have some very impressive crypts and catacombs and so it is not surprising that a similar “underworld system” might exist under Hagia Sophia.
Saint Bartholomew was one of the Twelve Apostles, and had Galilee as his homeland; this…
Today is the Feast of the Ascension of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ,…
Today, our Church honors the memory of Martyr Kalliopi. Agia Kalliopi lived during the middle…
In these days, very rarely do we find made a film made about a true saint, let alone a film about a true saint that is very well produced. Yelena Popovic has written, directed, and produced in partnership with Mt. Athos’ Vatopaidi Monastery, the St. Maxim the Greek Institute, and Europgroup Ltd. such a film with the St. Nektarios biopic “Man of God.”
Commemorated on May 27 is the Holy Confessor John the Russian, who was born in Little…
In a project spanning 8 years, Costa Dantos has created a map of every Greek church across Australia which is now freely available to everyone through Google Maps.
Host Dwight Bashir is joined by His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros, head of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, to discuss the obstacles that the Ecumenical Patriarchate faces in Turkey today.
On May 21, the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates the Feast Day of Agios Konstantinos and…
Either carved into mountains or built on remote islands, many Greek churches reveal secrets of the past and have numerous mysterious stories to tell. Here are some of the most unique and mysterious Greek churches that have attracted international interest over the years.
On May 14, the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates the Feast Day of Martyrdom Therapon, who was a…
Today, 11 May, is the Saint Day of two brothers, Saints Cyrillos and Methodius. Presumably…
On May 5 the Greek Orthodox church commemorates the Feast Day of Saint Irene the…
Today is the Feast Day of Agios Georgios, a great and glorious Martyr of Christ,…
With Jerusalem under lockdown last year’s Holy Fire ceremony was held in the near-empty church that is worshipped by Christians as the site of Jesus’s crucifixion, burial and resurrection.
This feast of feasts is the most significant day in the life of the Church. It is a celebration of the defeat of death, as neither death itself nor the power of the grave could hold our Saviour captive.