Father Spyridon has prayed, worked and welcomed the faithful in a monastery carved into a cliffside high above the Aegean Sea ...

Baked goods for sale include the koulourakia traditional twisted coffee cookie, paximadia Greek biscotti, baklava with layers ...

As Easter is approaching, the demand for lamb is rising, driven by this year's simultaneous celebration of Orthodox and ...

With Greek Easter approaching, Greeks and tourists alike are planning to rush out of urban centers todestinations across the country.

Saint Vasilios Greek Orthodox Church in Watertown will host its annual Easter Greek Pastry sale on Saturday, April 12 at the ...

What was left of the hymn, archeologists found 100 years ago in ancient Egyptian ruins on a scrap of tattered papyrus, long ...

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos, exits the chapel at the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, in Amorgos island, Greece ... and spiritual, as Eastern Christians have for nearly ...

AMORGOS, Greece (AP) — For more than 50 years ... of tourism focused far more on beaches than churches. But a few Orthodox Christian monks remain icons of local life — so much so that when ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. In Greece, Orthodox Easter is celebrated with an entire week of festivities – aptly titled The Holy Week – with Good Friday, Easter Sunday, ...