Then there's George Papastamatiou, 77, of Sudbury, a third-generation (and world-renowned) iconographer who's working on a ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- As Greece battles hundreds of fires across the country, the Greek Orthodox Church in our area has launched a campaign to help those who have lost everything. There's ...

FILE PHOTO: Orthodox faithful raise a wooden crucifix during Epiphany day celebrations in the southern suburb of Faliro in Athens ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's Orthodox Church said on Monday it would ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s center-right ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece on Thursday became the first Orthodox Christian country to legalize same-sex civil marriage, despite opposition from the influential, socially conservative Greek Church. A ...

When Mimis Lignos began grammar school in a suburb of Athens, he quickly realized that his family was different. “Because Greeks identify Orthodoxy with national identity, I felt isolated as a child ...

ATHENS, GreeceATHENS, Greece — Greece’s powerful Orthodox Church is rebelling against a government order to briefly close places of worship under a weeklong drive to tighten virus restrictions before ...

NEW YORK -- Hundreds of members of New York's Greek Orthodox community attended a blessing ceremony on Saturday for a church that will replace a house of worship that ...

ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s center-right government is speeding up its timetable to legalize same-sex marriage despite growing opposition from the powerful Orthodox Church. Government officials said ...