The story of a Greek Orthodox monk, Elder Ephraim, who established 19 monasteries in North America is an epic of devotion to his faith.

When Arline and Cody Stanley stepped into the parish hall at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Saturday, their eyes got as big as dinner plates. Spread out before them were two large tables of Greek ...

In 1921, a couple of families who immigrated to Lancaster County from Greece hoped to find fellowship, family and a place to practice their religion in the United States. They established the ...

For the 600 families who attend Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Lancaster, Easter is referred to as Pascha — Passover — a holy day whose deep significance is not limited to one special Sunday or ...

MOBILE, ALABAMA - Pearl Patronas, 97, Sophia Pappas, 93, and Mary Pafudakis, 94, remember cooking late into the night for Greek Fest, sharing stories and friendship, looking back on decades of ...

The girl strokes the dove with one of her thumbs. The bird may have tussled against her hands initially but has become acclimated to its perch and surveys the crowd with a beady pink eye. Each year a ...

Growing up a Southern Baptist in eastern Tennessee, Brent Gilbert says, he never realized there were other ways to worship. He figured everyone knew the best church music was contemporary. He was sure ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — For more than five decades, the annual Charleston Greek Festival has brought a community celebration of Greek culture to the Lowcountry, sharing food, dancing and faith with ...

Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church celebrated a groundbreaking ceremony on April 18 for a major expansion of ...

Yes, it’s a competition -- because someone is declared a winner -- though the way Philip Yamalis sees it, all who participate in the annual St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival are winners. That’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Despite its relatively small size, the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church has, in the words of historian Kathryn David, “played an ...

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