Christos Anesti! Greece celebrated on Holy Saturday night the Resurrection of Christ at local churches throughout the country ...

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 ...

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

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

The ancient Greeks associated the entrance to Hades with a real-life location in ancient Greece. Where was this place?

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

The keys of Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre and the operation of its doors have been entrusted to two Muslim families for centuries ...

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

What is the origin of Easter eggs? Do they derive from authentic Christian traditions, or do they come from ancient pagan practices?

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