The church of Saint Sophia in London was constructed in Victorian London in the late 19th century. Credit: Edwardx, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 The Greek Orthodox Church and its followers have ...

Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch John X received a delegation from the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Athens and All of Greece at Balamand, Lebanon on Wednesday. Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch ...

Special legislative regulation is expected within the first quarter of 2025. The opening of 600 positions for Greek Orthodox priests in the diaspora is expected soon, Proto Thema reported. To date, a ...

To date, a large part of the clergy abroad have no regular salary, insurance or pension, but are supported by the Church of Greece and the Patriarchates or local Greek Orthodox communities purely ...

On Friday, the Greek Orthodox Church called for an emergency meeting to discuss a major reform to be launched. The move comes after the Church was rocked by overwhelming scandals on sex and finance ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. In Greece, Orthodox Easter is celebrated with an entire week of festivities – aptly titled The Holy Week – with Good Friday, Easter Sunday, ...

Ancient Egyptian mummies smell like wood, spice, and sweetness, says a new study from University College London and the University of Ljubljana. The findings shed new light on mummification practices ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Cyprus has a population of about 1.1 million, nearly 82 percent of whom follow the Greek Orthodox Church and celebrate Easter accordingly, ...

Orthodox Christians in Russia marked the feast day of Epiphany on Sunday with a traditional dip into icy water even as local emergencies issued weather warnings. Local media showed people bathing ...

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The data displayed for this chart goes back to 1994, however we hope to be able to offer deeper historic information at a future point ...