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President Pavlopoulos: Stavros Niarchos Foundation continues the tradition of national benefactors
President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos attended on Wednesday a ceremony for the delivery of the new buildings, restored...
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Athens Acropolis to be lit blue for anniversary of UN Convention on children’s rights
The Athens Acropolis is to be lit blue - the official colour of UNICEF - on Wednesday night to mark...
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International Seminar “Ecumenical Patriarchate and Venice”
The Hellenic Institute of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Studies successfully organized on November 15, 2019, the International Seminar "Ecumenical Patriarchate and...
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Damages to the Hellenic Institute for Byzantine Studies in Venice
The Hellenic Institute for Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Studies has suffered damages, to a limited extent for the time being, due...
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The mystery of Glas: The largest acropolis of all did not follow the Mycenaean palace playbook
Five new 13th-century-BC building complexes were discovered during the last excavation season on the acropolis of Glas, an islet in...
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Artists finish frescoes at main dome of new Warsaw Orthodox Church
The main dome of the new Orthodox Church in Warsaw has been completely painted by iconographers. The completion of the...
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New and impressive findings at Oedipus’ hometown
The excavations of the site identified in 2018 as ancient Tenea, the hometown of Oedipus according to myth, revealed extensive...
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A ceremony was held at the Faculty of Orthodox Theology at the University of Munich
The graduation ceremony of the Faculty of Orthodox Theology, as well as an opening ceremony to welcome freshers, took place...
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PM Mitsotakis and Onassis Foundation president discuss upgrade of Athens Acropolis lift and lighting
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday met with the President and Treasurer of the Onassis Foundation, Antonis Papadimitriou, to discuss...
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Church dedicated to an unknown martyr was discovered in the Holy Land
Israeli researchers said today that a Byzantine-era church dedicated to an anonymous martyr was discovered near Jerusalem after three years...
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Patriarch of Bulgaria attends Constitutional Court Anniversary celebrations
On April 16, 2026, Patriarch Daniel of Bulgaria took part in the celebrations marking the 35th anniversary of the...
Ecumenical Patriarch on tragedy in Turkey: We must build a wall against violence
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew expressed the profound sorrow of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and his personal grief following the deadly armed...
Patriarch of Moscow awards Russian PM with Order of Saint Sergius of Radonezh
On April 16, 2026, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow met with Mikhail Mishustin at the Patriarchal and Synodal residence in...
New Baptisms at Serbian Orthodox Cathedral in Buenos Aires
The Feast of the Resurrection of Christ was solemnly and joyfully celebrated on April 12, 2026, at the Serbian...
Solemn celebration of Pascha at Metropolis of Ptolemais (PHOTOS)
With reverence and ecclesiastical compunction, following the cessation of hostilities, and with the abundant participation of the pious flock,...
Archdiocese of Australia puts the brakes on clergy influencers on social media
The Holy Eparchial Synod of the Archdiocese of Australia has decided to “put the brakes” on clergy influencers, issuing...
