With a long history stretching back to ancient Greece, Thessalonica (known today as Thessaloniki) is Greece’s second-largest ...

A tiny church built in the trunk of a huge tree dedicated to Saint Paisios draws thousands of visitors each year from Greece ...

Orthodox Christians filled a Jerusalem Church to celebrate the Holy Light ceremony, before it is transported to Greece to ...

Before writing 1 Thessalonians, Paul received good news from Timothy about the church at Thessalonica. Though imperfect (3:10), the Thessalonians were standing fast in their faith (3:8), so Paul ...

1826 he was appointed general of Roumeli, with full jurisdiction. His first action was to relieve the besieged of the ...

Entry to the Acropolis costs 30 euros, 22 euros for the Louvre, and 25 euros for Hagia Sophia. The "Smile of the Mona Lisa" becomes very expensive, as if someone wants to see the painting alone, they ...

SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – Officials in Indonesia sealed a prayer hall on Saturday (April 19), prohibiting the ...

A prolific writer and scholar, Paul travelled extensively, planting churches wherever he went ... Paul and Silas endured a brief spell of imprisonment before travelling to Thessalonica (Thessaloniki).

Rome — Pope Francis, who challenged deeply rooted norms and made it his mission to change the perception of the Catholic Church around the world, has died at the age of 88. The Vatican said Pope ...

About six months after he was elected head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis made a surprising admission. A Jesuit priest was interviewing Francis when he departed from a pre-approved list of ...

Antique pipe organs can still be found – and heard – in a few area churches. Cincinnati master organ builders Johann Heinrich Koehnken and Gallus Grimm cornered the local market from about ...