A wildfire in southern Greece on Sunday scorched a portion of the Mycenae archaeological site in southern Greece, the seat of the eponymous Mycenaean civilization, which predated Classical antiquity and is associated with legendary king Agamemnon in Homer’s Iliad.

  Montenegro’s ruling Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) garnered 35 percent of the votes in a tight and bitterly-contested parliamentary election on Sunday — the party’s worst result since the small Adriatic country declared its independence from Serbia 14 years ago. Official results show the opposition alliance securing 32.5 percent, meaning that it could feasibly…

The Islamist Erdogan administration’s belligerence in the east Mediterranean continued unabated at the start of the week. On the domestic front, the authoritarian Turkish president and his top ministers continue to stoke the fires of chauvinism and religious intolerance in the country. While preparations are continuing for the reopening of the iconic Chora church as…

  Restrictive measures on public assembly in Greece have been extended for another two weeks, in response to the continuing coronvirus pandemic in the east Mediterranean country. Similar to the previous such measures, places of worship are prominently covered. The use of masks by worshippers and clerics indoors is mandatory, along with a ceiling on…

The Church today commemorates the placing of the Honorable Sash, or Cincture, of the Most Holy Theotokos, the Ever-Virgin Mary. The deposition that is celebrated today, by most accounts, took place during the reign of Byzantine Emperor Arcadius, when the precious Cincture of the Mother of God was brought from the province of Cappadocia to…

His Grace Dr. Irinej, Diocesan Bishop of Backa, presided over the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the Cathedral in Novi Sad, with concelebration of Bishop Isihije of Mohács, archimandrites Procopius (Tajara) and Vasilije (Kostiс), priests and deacons of the Diocese of Backa, on 15/28. August 2020, which is the feast-day of the Dormition of the Most…

On the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God, August 28, 2020, His Grace Atanasije, Bishop of Mileseva, together with the clergy of the deanary of Pljevlja, consecrated the premises of the Serbian Information and Cultural Center St. Sava in Pljevlja. The premises of this Center were provided by the Serbian National Council of…

STATEN ISLAND – The Greek Afternoon School of the Holy Trinity-St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox community in Staten Island will not physically open its doors to welcome students for the new academic year due to the Coronavirus pandemic, but will instead continue its classes remotely through the digital platform, as the presiding priest of the community,…

Australia’s Ambassador to Greece, Arthur Spyrou, met with political leaders in the South Aegean during an excursion to Rhodes yesterday, discussing potential ways to strengthen community ties between Rhodes and Australia. As part of the Ambassador’s tour in Rhodes, Spyrou met with the Governor of the South Aegean Region, George Hatzimarkos, as well as the…