War and insecurity drive surge in visitor numbers to Mount Athos
By Sotiris LETSIOS* The recent increase in visitors to the monasteries of Mount Athos is impressive. This increase in visits ...
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
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The Elder Metropolitan of Caesarea presided over the Second Salutations in Karyes
Today, Friday, March 6, 2026, the Service of the Second Salutations (Akathist Hymn) was held at the Representation of the ...
St George relic to be brought from Mount Athos to Romania in April 2026
Pantocrator Monastery in Teleorman County, southern Romania, will again mark its patronal feast in a special way this year, as ...
Earthquake shakes Mount Athos
A mild earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale was recorded shortly after midnight on Mount Athos. According to the ...
Civil Administrator of Mount Athos invites Donald Trump to visit the Holy Mountain
The Civil Administrator of Mount Athos, Alkiviadis Stefanis, has extended an official invitation to U.S. President Donald Trump to visit ...
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Michael Rigas pays official visit to Mount Athos
The Greek-American U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, Michael Rigas, made a pilgrimage visit to Mount Athos. Rigas, who traveled to ...
Russian monk arrested for illegal stay on Mount Athos for three years
A Russian national was arrested at “Macedonia” Airport in Thessaloniki after it was discovered that he had been residing illegally ...
Metropolitan of Kiyv: My first Divine Liturgy on Mount Athos was symbolic – What happened 7 years ago
Metropolitan Epifaniy of Kiyv and his entourage spent the night at the Pantokrator Monastery on Friday, as he makes his ...
Metropolitan of Kyiv visited Pantocrator Monastery, Skete of Prophet Elias on Mount Athos
Metropolitan Epifaniy of Kyiv and All Ukraine visited the Skete of Prophet Elias, which belongs to the Pantocrator Monastery on ...
Metropolitan Epiphaniy of Kyiv on Mount Athos (PHOTOS&VIDEO) (upd)
Shortly after his arrival at Mount Athos on Friday, October 10, the Primate of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Ukraine, ...
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