Top church leaders in the Holy Land headed into Gaza Friday for a rare solidarity visit one day after an Israeli shell ...

The Poughkeepsie Greek Festival at Kimisis Greek Orthodox Church celebrates Hellenic culture, food and faith in the Queen City on the Hudson.

Greek Orthodox Easter is the conclusion of Greek Orthodox's "Great Lent," a strict 40-day period of fasting. Great Lent ends on Lazarus Saturday, which is when Orthodox Christians believe Jesus ...

The Greek Orthodox Church on Wednesday accused Israeli police of infringing on the freedom of worshippers with "heavy-handed" restrictions on how many pilgrims can attend the "Holy Fire" ceremony ...

ISTANBUL (RNS) — Even exemptions in which non-Orthodox Christian students state their beliefs, the Greek Council of State ruled, did not violate human rights or European Union privacy laws.

But the bill itself is evidence that the church’s influence has waned in recent years, according to Thanasis Koukakis, a Greek journalist and scholar of theology who’s been covering the issue ...

The Greek Orthodox Church of St. Porphyrius, believed to be the third oldest church in the world, was damaged in an Israeli airstrike on Thursday that killed two relatives of former U.S. Rep ...

The event will take place on Saturday, April 26 at 6 p.m., and includes a sit-down full dinner buffet with festival favorites, live music and dancing!