Greek PM Mitsotakis to Meet Erdogan on Sunday
Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Brussels last June. Credit: Greek PM’s Press Office Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will meet with Turkish...
View ArticleOrthodox Church Splits From Russia, Requests to Join Constantinople Patriarchate
The Saint Nicholas of Myra church in Amsterdam has asked to join the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Constantinople. Credit: Saint Nicholas of Myra A Russian Orthodox church in Holland said on Saturday it...
View ArticleHoly Myrrh: The 57 Rare Ingredients of the Sanctified Orthodox Oil
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew inspects the preparation of Holy Myrrh, a process that takes place every ten years. Credit: AMNA The Holy Myrrh, or Holy Myron, the oil with the highest level of...
View ArticleUkraine Orthodox Church Cuts All Ties With Russian Church Over War
Ukraine’s recently formed Orthodox Church has declared it will become completely independent from the Russian Church. The branch of Ukraine’s Orthodox Church that remained loyal to the Moscow...
View ArticlePatriarch Bartholomew Conveys Support for Ukraine to Olena Zelenska
Olena Zelenska, the spouse of Ukraine’s President, met with Patriarch Bartholomew in Constantinople on Sunday. Credit: Ecumenical Patriarchate Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew expressed his support for...
View ArticleArchons Honor Patriarch of Africa Theodore
Dr. Anthony J. Limberakis, National Commander of the Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle, presents the award to Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, Theodore II, Credit: Facebook/Order of Saint Andrew...
View ArticlePopular Greek Orthodox Priest in Australia Defrocked
Father Eleftherios was very popular among the Greek-Australian community. Credit: Video screenshot /YouTube/ Ilitsa Katsoulotos A hugely popular Greek Orthodox priest in Australia has been defrocked by...
View ArticleGreek Priest Serving at Ecumenical Patriarchate Arrested for Stealing
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew placed the priest on indefinite leave. Credit: Video screenshot/Ozel Haber A Greek Orthodox priest serving at the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul (Constantinople)...
View ArticleGreece Pushes Ahead With Same-Sex Marriage Despite Church’s Opposition
The draft legislation would be put to a vote on February 12. Credit: AMNA Greece’s government is speeding up its timetable to legalize same-sex marriage despite growing opposition from the powerful...
View ArticleGreek Monks Massacre by Ottomans Revealed in Stolen 16th Century Manuscripts
172 Greek monks of the Holy Monastery of Panagia Eikosifoinissa were killed by the Ottomans. Credit: Nikolaos Karampetakis Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0 All 172 Greek monks of the Holy Monastery of Panagia...
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