Was Saint Valentine Greek? A Catholic community on Lesvos says there are strong clues that he was either Greek or of Greek origin.

More Greek islands closed schools Tuesday as hundreds of earthquakes ratted the Aegean Sea, while a handful of hardy tourists enjoyed having Santorini’s stunning views to themselves.

Nine villages in southern Italy known as La Grecia Salentina have maintained aspects of the Greek language and culture for ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Greek Orthodox priests stand next to the casket of the late Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durres and All ...

The strategy for bolstering the Greek flag to make it appealing to Greek shipowners was described by the chairman of the Greek Shipping Cooperation Committee in London, Charalambos Fafalios. At the ...

"The bureaucratic wall of Greek shipping is one of the main reasons why shipowners are avoiding the Greek flag," said the chairman of the Greek Maritime Cooperation Committee in London Charalambos ...

Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch John X received a delegation from the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Athens and All of Greece at Balamand, Lebanon on Wednesday. Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch ...

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Languages: English. You can get in touch with Hugh by emailing [email protected] President Trump's State Department has enacted a "one flag policy," banning U.S. embassies and overseas ...

The U.S. State Department has adopted a new policy under the Trump administration that effectively blocks U.S. embassies and outposts from flying Pride and Black Lives Matter flags, a report said ...

To date, a large part of the clergy abroad have no regular salary, insurance or pension, but are supported by the Church of Greece and the Patriarchates or local Greek Orthodox communities purely ...

The president’s Inaugural Address linked landing on the Red Planet with Manifest Destiny, but left many of the specifics unclear. By Kenneth Chang During his Inaugural Address on Monday ...