The region of the Jezreel Valley bears many testimonies of ancient Christian life. A 1,500-year-old Greek inscription bearing the name “Christ, born of Mary” was unearthed in northern Israel, the Antiquities Authority announced on Wednesday. The archaeologists discovered the inscription engraved at the entrance of an impressive building from the Byzantine or early Islamic period,…

The Ecumenical Patriarchate on Constantinople on Thursday congratulated new US President Joe Biden on his inauguration as the 46th president of the United States, while also praising two executive orders signed almost immediately after the new commander-and-chief sat down at the White House’s Oval Office, including the lifting of a travel ban imposed against 13…

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More than 50,000 users viewed an online synaxis with the Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, the abbot of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, with young people — which was hosted on Thursday by the online platform Pemptousia. The synaxis, or assembly, can be viewed on the following video (English interpretation is available).

Russian Orthodox believers celebrated Epiphany on Tuesday – based on the Julian calendar – by plunging into the freezing waters around the vast country. According to the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the safety of believers bathing during the Sanctification of the Waters ceremonies throughout the country was provided by more than…

The Chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff, Gen. Konstantinos Floros, this week headed an official Greek military delegation on a visit to Egypt. Gen. Floros met with this Egyptian counterpart and was received by the country’s Minister of Defense, Mohamed Zaki, while also observing a military exercise. The Patriarch of Alexandria and All…

The Erdogan regime took umbrage this week to statements by Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, after the latter’s address, via a remote connection, to the annual New Year’s pie-cutting ceremony held by the Athens-based Society of Imvros natives. Dendias made a particular reference to the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, himself…

The inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th president of the United States, along with the first female vice-president, Kamala Harris, took place on Wednesday with traditional pomp and pageantry associated with the oath-taking of America’s commander-in-chief. At the same time, this inauguration was also unique, given the imposition of public health precautions to prevent…

Today is the feast day of the synaxis, or assembly, of the Ever-Holy Theotokos of Paramythia. A miracle-working icon of the Theotokos, or Virgin Mary of Paramythia is preserved at the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi on Mount Athos, where a same-name chapel is also dedicated to the Theotokos. The Church today also venerates…