The holy icon of Panagia Soumela, located in the homonymous Holy Church in Vermio, northern Greece, is the symbol of Hellenism in Pontus.

In choosing his motto and coat of arms, Leo references the Order of St. Augustine, to which he belongs. He uses the ...

Leo officially opened his pontificate by taking his first popemobile tour through the piazza, a rite of passage that has ...

Leo XIV, the first ever American pope, will be formally inaugurated as the 267th pontiff Sunday during a special Mass in St.

MOUNT ATHOS, Greece (AP) — The medieval monastery clings almost impossibly to sheer cliffs high above the shimmering ...

On May 4, 2025, the Hellenic Presidential Guard, the Evzones, brought a profound sense of pride and unity to Sydney’s Greek Orthodox communities in Kogarah and Belmore. Their historic visit, marked by ...

Clinging almost impossibly to a sheer cliff in northern Greece, the Monastery of Simonos Petra, also known as Simonopetra — ...

In March, Russian investigative outlet Important Stories reported that relations between Kadyrov and Putin had become ...

The president of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Dino Dakuras, says it means a lot to the church to see people attend the festival and learn more about their culture. “Orthodoxy is ...

But when offered at polling places on election day, the humble treat is elevated to a democracy sausage — a national, if light-heated, symbol for electoral participation. Or, as a website ...

To dispel further criticism, Graham went on to ask if there might be any other organizations that would use that series of symbols. On Monday, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., was ...