Europe

Turkey recently announced that the ancient Greek Orthodox Chora Monastery, located in Istanbul, which was converted into a mosque in August, will open for Muslim prayers on October 30. Chora's priceless artwork, including frescoes and mosaics, have been covered up...

"I am outraged that the Lidl stores that sell Greek products, erase photos of Greece, part of its landscape and its culture," a viewer wrote to the RTL TV Belgium website. The viewer sent a picture of Santorini showing an...

For generations a group of ethnic Greeks called Pontic Greeks lived along the shores of what is now known as the Black Sea. However, from 1914-1923 their prosperity and peaceful way of life came to a tragic end when...

One person died and two were injured when a sudden fire broke out in a building which is attached to the Greek Church of Aya Nikola in Sarıyer, the northernmost district of Istanbul, Turkey. The fire in the annex of...

A group of about 10 young people of Turkish origin invaded the Greek Church of Saint John in one of the Princes’ islands, the island of Antigone in Istanbul and caused some vandalism and damage, officials said.. The young Turks,...

The historic Hagia Yorgi Greek Church in the Mediterranean province of Antalya’s Alanya district in Turkey will be restored and reopened for worship by the district’s municipality. The 300-year-old church will both provide religious services to all the Christians in...

By Aspasia Zontanou Two leftist political movements, the Greek Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) and the German DIE LINKE joined for a political and cultural event on Sept. 15 at the Greek Orthodox Church, Saint Andreas in Düsseldorf. Greek...

A mass was held at the St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Karcaq, Hungary to celebrate its historic service. It was founded in 1789 by the then-Bishop Dionysios Papagianousis (Popovic) and Greek traders from Kozani, Servia and Siatista, Greece,...

Officials of the Russian Orthodox Church raised 517,628.34 euros ($636,219) and have sent it to the Greek Orthodox Church to support poor and unemployed people. The Greek Church is feeding scores of thousands of poor Greeks and others during...

A project is underway to restore and open to visitors a 1,800-year-old Greek church near the town of Bodrum (foto) in western Turkey, national media reported recently. The Gara Church, according to the publication, is located within a tourism...

Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, was seen as a "Greek god" when he was young, Queen Elizabeth's bridesmaid said during a recent panel discussion. Lady Pamela Hicks, 94, who was also Her Majesty's lady-in-waiting and Philip's cousin as...

Turkish authorities on Wednesday demolished a historic Greek Orthodox church in the region of Bursa, north-western Turkey, which had been abandoned. The Georgios Greek Orthodox Church, known as the “Hagia Sophia” of Bursa, was destroyed amid warnings over the safety...

The historic Orthodox Church of St. George, a UNESCO world heritage site, has been opened with a ceremony after undergoing a three-year restoration, in Istanbul. Since about 1600, it has been the seat of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, the...

An 1,800-year-old Greek Orthodox Church and its monastery situated on the Kameriye (Kamelya) Island in the Aegean Sea, just off the Aegean province of Marmaris, is facing risk of collapse, says a report in Turkish daily Hurriyet. Restoration plans for...

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew performed a liturgy at the recently renovated Greek Orthodox church of Saint Charalambos in Krini (Cesme), Turkey, on Wednesday, February 10, 2016. This is the first time that a Divine Liturgy has been performed in the...