Visitor numbers on Greece's Mount Athos hit new records in 2025, raising concerns over overcrowding and loss of spiritual ...

The icon of the Mother of God "Skoroposlushnitsa" is revered as one of the fastest in responding to a prayer request. Its ...

Mount Athos is facing mounting pressure from overtourism, with monastic authorities warning that overcrowding and increased ...

Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, Michael Rigas, visited the monastic community of Mount Athos in ...

In a rare intersection of faith and diplomacy, the Governor of Mount Athos has formally invited US President Donald Trump to ...

How does an unbeliever like me end up in a place that, according to my cohabitants for seven nights, lies closest to God? Perhaps because there must be a place for middle-aged Australian men of Greek ...

Mount Athos, in northern Greece, is the beating heart of the Orthodox Christian faith and home to 2,000 monks. But for the past year, it has also become a place of refuge and pilgrimage for Ukrainian ...

The bridge of understanding between the distant past, the recent past, and the present of psychological healing.

The wider Jio World Plaza is also worth a visit for its luxury beauty offerings, featuring Dior and Chanel alongside Creed Fragrances, as well as homegrown Ayurvedic brands, all in one elegant space.

Pope Leo XIV had two royal visits in the last week, King Charles III and Queen Camilla first and then, a few days later, Belgium’s King Philippe and Queen Mathilde. Careful watchers of protocol — and ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Come October, monks and nuns are busy harvesting olives at the Mount of Olives and the Gethsemane garden — where, according to the Gospel, Jesus spent the last night before being ...