Mount Athos
Mel Gibson at Mount Athos: Seeking spiritual solitude at Hilandar Monastery
Renowned Australian actor, director, and producer Mel Gibson has arrived at the Hilandar Monastery on Mount Athos, according to Protothema....
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New administration at Mount Athos – Great Lavra Monastery takes the helm
“With order and Athonite solemnity,” as the monks describe it, the change of the Holy Administration of Mount Athos took...
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Mount Athos Holy Community raises concerns over mandatory Personal ID Number in Greece
The Holy Community of Mount Athos has addressed a formal letter to Greece’s Minister of Digital Governance, Dimitris Papastergiou, voicing...
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Mount Athos: Hieromonk Gabriel elected new Abbot of Zograf Monastery
On Saturday of Lazarus, April 12, 2025, the Zograf Monastery on Mount Athos held elections to appoint a new abbot...
Read moreMount Athos community sends letter to Culture Minister over allegedly blasphemous art exhibit
The Holy Community of Mount Athos has issued an official letter of protest to Greece’s Minister of Culture, Lina Mendoni,...
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A new documentary film about the Latin Benedictine monastery on Mount Athos (VIDEO)
The history of the Latin Amalfinon Monastery of Athos is a little-known page in the history of Mount Athos. This...
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President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić spends Christmas on Mount Athos
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić is celebrating Christmas, according to the Julian calendar, at the Hilandar Monastery on Mount Athos. "In...
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Wounded Ukrainian soldiers find solace in Greek monasteries
The Ukrainian soldiers arrived in Greece with marks of war - one with a head scar, another with both legs...
Read moreHoly Community of Mount Athos announces new measures for pilgrim access
The Holy Community of Mount Athos has officially announced new measures regarding the access of pilgrims, which will come into...
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Earthquake of 4.7 magnitude west of Mount Athos
A seismic tremor of 4.7 on the Richter scale was recorded at 10:34 a.m., "shaking" Mount Athos. Dr. Dominikos Vamvakaris,...
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Ecumenical Patriarch meets organizers of Mount Athos Exhibition in Constantinople
In the context of the exhibition “Giorgos Taxidis. Mount Athos. A Place of Silence”, currently hosted at the Sismanoglio...
Epifaniy to Zelensky: “Russia uses religious structures for Its own purposes”
Metropolitan Epifaniy of Kyiv and all Ukraine took part in a meeting of the All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and...
Patriarch of Antioch congratulates newly elected Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church
Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, extended his heartfelt congratulations to Mar Paul III Nona on his election...
Metropolitan of Bessarabia: Let us strengthen bonds between generations
Numerous faithful gathered for the Feast of the Resurrection at the “Saint John Jacob the New Chozebite” Church in...
Meloni and Zelensky meet in Rome, reaffirm strategic support for Ukraine
Giorgia Meloni met today in Rome with Volodymyr Zelensky, reaffirming Italy’s strong political and strategic support for Ukraine amid...
Pope Leo travels to Cameroon, set to call for peace amid ongoing conflict
Pope Leo XIV is traveling to Cameroon, where he is expected to issue a strong appeal for peace amid...
