A 2,000-year-old ring that was unearthed 50 years ago near Jerusalem may well have been worn by Pontius Pilate ...

The tradition of the "Flying Priest" from the island of Chios, which occurs on Holy Saturday, has now spread throughout ...

The Holy Light arrived in Greece on Holy Saturday and will be making its way across the country as Greeks prepare to mark ...

The Greek women's water polo team staged a comeback against the Netherlands, securing a historic victory to reach the World ...

Imagine being a Byzantine Emperor and all of a sudden, deciding to abandon everything and become a monk in a monastery.

Standard & Poor's (S&P) credit rating agency upgraded Greece's sovereign credit rating to BBB from BBB- on Friday, with a ...

Orthodox Christians filled a Jerusalem Church to celebrate the Holy Light ceremony, before it is transported to Greece to ...

Thousands of locals and tourists gathered on Saturday on the Greek island of Corfu to watch the spectacular tradition called ...

Egyptian archaeologists uncovered the tomb of Pharaoh Userkaf's son in Saqqara, revealing a rare pink granite false door and ...

New research reveals a long-overlooked female organ may be essential for egg development and reproductive function relating ...

Lord Byron is one of the first and best-known philhellenes who actively participated in Greece’s War of Independence.

Scientists say tailored clothes, ochre-based sunscreen, and cave shelter helped Homo sapiens survive a magnetic shift 41,000 ...