The faith of the Orthodox community of Albania was certainly embodied in the life of our dear brother,” the pope said in his ...

Thousands of Albanians gathered in the capital to pay their last respects to Archbishop Anastasios, who revived the country’s ...

TSELONIS Peter of Fairy Meadow Passed away peacefully on Monday 20th January 2025. Beloved husband of Hrisoula (dec). A ...

The totemlike illuminated towers, patterned with intricate motifs of Ethiopian Orthodox crosses stenciled and laser-cut out of mirror acrylic, are influenced by Ethiopian architecture, including ...

In Greece, Orthodox Easter is celebrated with an entire week of ... the day starts out with local girls and women decorating a replica (or “epitaph”) of Christ’s funeral bier with flowers. This is ...

Tehran, IRNA — The head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), Pirhossein Kolivand, has expressed sympathy with the American Red Cross and the families of victims of the Los Angeles wildfires, ...

None of Greece’s living former prime ministers were in attendance at Simitis’s funeral. Credit: AMNA The funeral of Costas ... who was a key figure in Greek politics and served as both Prime Minister ...

Public Domain Greece’s political leadership gathered at the Metropolitan Cathedral in downtown Athens to honor former Greek Prime Minister, Costas Simitis, who died on January 5th at the age of 88.

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) militants have reportedly harassed Greek Orthodox Christians in the Valley of the Christians who are openly wearing crosses. The situation continues to deteriorate in the ...

An associated tradition has been the tossing of a cross into the water to be retrieved by divers. Holy water from the church is given to the faithful to consume and to use to bless their homes. On ...

A Mediterranean restaurant is expected to open this month in the old Vanellie’s Bake Shop in Northlake. The European-inspired bakery opened in early 2024 in Northlake Commons, but ownership ...