For more than 50 years, Spyridon Denaxas — or Father Spyridon, as he’s affectionately called — has prayed, worked and ...

The humble fish, or ichthys (ἰχθύς) in Greek, was a symbol that played a crucial role in the early years of Christian history ...

Greece is known around the world for many things, one of which is its society’s devotion to the foundational role of family.

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

An ancient Greek statue of Hermes is displayed in the archeological museum in Olympia, Greece, in 2012. The motivation for scenting and adorning statues was primarily religious. "It was primarily a ...

See, a grain of wheat only lives if it dies to itself. This is why spring is the best time to celebrate Holy Week. A grain of ...

St. John’s Lutheran Church, 45 N. Reading Ave., Boyertown, will have a free drive-through take-out meal today from 4:30-5:30, no registration required. An Evening Prayer service will be held on ...

Like the Roman Catholic Church, the Greek Orthodox church has seen its membership shrink in recent years, amid growing secularism and disillusionment among younger people with organized religion.

The sanctuary in ancient Corinth, Greece. Credit: Greek Ministry of Culture This discovery offers a unique glimpse into funerary and religious practices in ancient Greece, highlighting the evolution ...

the usual contingent of Christian leaders was especially august on March 11, with Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem and William Hanna Shomali, an auxiliary bishop of the Latin ...

The monk who lives in the cliffs of a Greek tourist island - For more than 50 years, Father Spyridon has welcomed the ...