Orthodox Church

The Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate unanimously expressed a hope for the establishment of a joint celebration with the Catholic Church

Feast day of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary is commemorated on Aug. 15 by the Orthodox Church, signaling an exodus towards the islands, seaside, provinces

Instead, authorities approved a divine liturgy 9 days after the major feast day of the Dormition of the Theotokos at the Panaghia Sumela monastery

Monday, May 6 marks the feast day of St. George the Great Martyr and Triumphant on the Orthodox religious calendar for 2024, as Orthodox Easter (Pascha) fell on Sunday, May 5 this year, meaning that the saint’s feast day was moved from April 23 to the day after Easter – known as Renewal Monday. For […]

The religious holiday of Clean Monday, or Shrove Monday, marked the first three-day weekend of the year, with thousands of urban-dwellers taking to the country-side and islands

I’m afraid this business with the Church being all sulky with the State over a matter of state could end up being even more of a joke than the “popular gatherings” over identity cards 25 years ago. For one simple reason: State and Church neither co-govern, nor work together. The Church can have an opinion […]

Medieval Orthodox monastic rites and traditions on Mount Athos will soon acquire yet another trapping more associated with the 20th century: a modern supermarket. The semi-autonomous monastic community located on a northern Greece promontory first emerged more than a millennia ago, yet only recently did the prospect of opening a supermarket appear. The new store […]