The countdown to the Orthodox Easter is set to begin on March 3, when Greece celebrates “Kathara Deftera,” Greek for “Clean ...

Under Archbishop Anastasios Yannoulatos’ leadership, after the fall of communism, more than 400 parishes were reopened and ...

Immigration helped fuel the growth of America’s Orthodox churches more than a century ago. Now, it’s conversions from other ...

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Thousands of Albanians gathered in the capital on Thursday to pay their last respects to Archbishop ...

Ongoing talks are suggesting that the Greek Orthodox Halki School could reopen soon, with some indicating as early as 2026.

Archbishop Anastasios, a key figure in global Orthodoxy, died at the age of 95. He led the Albanian Orthodox Church since ...

“No doubt that as a personality and as an archbishop Anastasios was irreplaceable,” said Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew ... was held at the main Greek Orthodox Church cathedral in Athens ...

(AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj) Patriarch Daniel of Bulgaria pays ... A similar service was held at the main Greek Orthodox Church cathedral in Athens before the procession to Tirana.