The Hymn of Kassiane takes center stage on Holy Tuesday in the Orthodox Church, as Greeks move closer to the end of Lent.

This Sunday holds a special significance across the Christian world, including Greece, as believers celebrate Palm Sunday ...

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

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos pets a cat as he leaves the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, seen in the ...

AMORGOS, Greece — For more than ... carved into a seaside cliff on the Greek island of Amorgos. Starting well before dawn in a tiny, dark chapel, the Orthodox Christian monk prays to the icon ...

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, ...

All scandals have seriously damaged the reputation of the Church as well as the head of the Greek Orthodox Church, Archbishop Christodoulos. Whilst there is a close bondage between the Orthodox and ...

What Figures Are Included In The Greek National Debt? The table below explains what is included in the national debt figure and what isn’t: The national government is responsible for all public debt ...

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Cyprus has a population of about 1.1 million, nearly 82 percent of whom follow the Greek Orthodox Church and celebrate Easter ... Cyprus’ special Easter bread called “flaounes,” Greece’s special ...