Mount Olympus added to UNESCO World Heritage List
In a unanimous decision, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee has recognized Mount Olympus as a site of outstanding universal value, ...
Sunday, August 9, 2026
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Mendoni: The western pediment is presented in its most complete form in 220 years
With the restoration of the western pediment of the Parthenon completed and the external scaffolding permanently removed from the monument’s ...
Composer and musician Mimis Plessas dies
Composer, musician and pianist Mimis Plessas died on Saturday, a week before his 100th birthday, his wife, Loukila Carrer Plessa, ...
Louvre Director unveiled plans for New Byzantine and Eastern Christian Art Department
Louvre Director Laurence des Cars arrived in Athens on Thursday with a delegation to introduce a new department at the ...
Zagori makes UNESCO’s World Cultural Landscape Heritage list
The region of Zagori, in Epirus, northwestern Greece, has been included in UNESCO’s World Cultural Landscape Heritage list, the 45th ...
Athens College High School participates in events for 100-year Anniversary of Asia Minor Catastrophe
Athens College High School participates in the commemorative events for the 100-year anniversary of the Asia Minor Catastrophe, presenting an ...
The Ministry of Culture and COSMOTE “revive” the Acropolis at its peak (VIDEO)
The collaboration of the Ministry of Culture and Sports and COSMOTE, with the support of the Acropolis Museum, within the ...
Vatican, Greece ink deal for ‘donation’ of Parthenon Marbles
The Vatican and Greece were finalizing a deal Tuesday for the return of three sculpture fragments from the Parthenon that ...
Ministry of Culture: British Museum has no legal right to Parthenon Sculptures, a product of theft
Greece does not recognize that the British Museum has any legal ownership rights to the Parthenon Sculptures, as they are ...
An international collaboration between Macquarie University and the University of Ioannina
The launch of the book entitled “Language and Freedom of Expression” was held at the auditorium of the “Dimitris Pantermalis” ...
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Archdiocese of America launches $250,000 matching grant program for parishes
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America has opened applications for its new Parish Planned Giving Matching Grant program, following...
Patriarch of Bulgaria joined the “Wonderworker of Rila” pilgrimage
Patriarch Daniel of Bulgaria joined the annual “Wonderworker of Rila” pilgrimage on August 5, climbing the Rila Mountains to...
Patriarch of Romania: The Transfiguration shows humanity’s destiny is heaven, not the grave
“This feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord shows that human beings were not created for the grave, but...
AHEPA celebrates America’s 250th anniversary with Supreme Convention in Philadelphia
The American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA) successfully concluded its 104th Supreme Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania last weekend. The...
Metropolitan of Kyiv met Ukrainian Ambassador to Poland
Metropolitan Epifaniy of Kyiv and All Ukraine received Vasyl Bodnar, Ambassador of Ukraine to the Republic of Poland, at...
Patriarch of Serbia welcomed young athletes from “Serbia Is Calling You” sports camp
Patriarch Porfirije of Serbia welcomed more than 400 participants in the “Serbia Is Calling You” sports camp at the...
