2+ day, 2+ hour ago (517+ words) Dearly Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Let us reflect upon two radiant feasts that illuminate the entire mystery of salvation, the Entrance of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple and the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ. At Christmas, we see this fulfilled when the Temple gives birth to the God who dwells within it. The one who entered the Temple now becomes the Mother of the Temple's Lord. St. Ephraim the Syrian says, "The heavens cannot contain Him, yet a pure maiden's womb has received Him." The Entrance is shrouded in silence. No crowds, no trumpets'only the quiet marvel of the angels, who, according to tradition, feed the child Mary with heavenly bread. St. Gregory of Nyssa tells us that "God delights to work in secret that which He later reveals in glory." In the Temple, Mary…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago (955+ words) Today, a year on, we still hold onto that sweet feeling we always had when coming to Greece for holidays," Nick Vlachos told Neos Kosmos Iris Papathanasiou 28 November 2025 10:01am What is it like to return to your homeland after twelve years spent on the other side of the world? What do you leave behind, what do you take with you, and how do you reintroduce yourself to a place you never stopped calling home? Nick Vlachos spoke to Neos Kosmos about the reasons that initially led his family to emigrate to Australia at the height of the economic crisis in 2013, as well as the decision to return a year ago. Having lived abroad, he can compare the two countries with clarity, in terms of quality of life, cost of living, and day-to-day realities. Born and raised in Athens, in one of…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago (434+ words) YEREVAN " Philanthropist Saad Kassis-Mohamed, chairman of WeCare Foundation, announced this week his support for early childhood development in Armenia. The initiative will deliver practical help that families and teachers [] Most read stories of the month Latest articles of the week Philanthropist Saad Kassis-Mohamed Announces Early Childhood Support across Armenia YEREVAN " Philanthropist Saad Kassis-Mohamed, chairman of WeCare Foundation, announced this week his support for early childhood development in Armenia. The initiative will deliver practical help that families and teachers feel immediately: early learning kits and classroom materials for kindergartens and community centers, caregiver workshops, basic health screening for young children, winter readiness for classrooms including heating support, and simple water and sanitation upgrades sized for small children. Phase one will run with local partners in Yerevan, Gyumri and Vanadzor, with disbursements beginning in December. The initial target is to reach up…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago (382+ words) (ZENIT News " Asia News / Chi'in'u, 11.24.2025).- An internal conflict within the Orthodox Churches similar to the one underway in Ukraine, against the backdrop of the war between Moscow and Kiev, is also developing between Bucharest and Chi'in'u. The Metropolis of Bessarabia, officially registered in 2002 by the Moldovan government, even disputes the term "Orthodox Church of Moldova, which it considers erroneous from both a historical and canonical point of view, leading the faithful into confusion and claiming to represent the entire Orthodox ecclesial community on the territory of Moldova. A recent statement by the metropolis, which is also based in Chi'in'u, states that "this title actually refers only to the local structure of the Moscow Patriarchate, in practice bringing together Russian-speaking faithful, while authentic Moldovans belong to the Romanian-speaking Church. The Patriarchate of Bucharest itself accuses some hierarchs of the pro-Russian Church…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago (352+ words) Mexico is still the remittance heavyweight of Latin America, even in a year when the flow of money from migrants has started to shrink. In 2025 the country is expected to receive around $61.8 billion in remittances, roughly 35.4% of all transfers to Latin America and the Caribbean. A few years ago that share was closer to 41%, so Mexico is still number one, but no longer pulling away from its neighbors. Between January and September, Mexican households received $45.7 billion, 5.5% less than in the same period of 2024. It is the first cumulative drop in more than a decade and has sparked headlines about a "remittance crisis." Yet the Inter-American Development Bank stresses that much of this is a statistical illusion. In 2024, sharp moves in the peso'dollar rate made each dollar sent from abroad look larger in local currency, producing unusually strong growth in months…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago (305+ words) Staff writers 24 November 2025 10:29am The women of the Greek Diaspora will be put in the spotlight in a forum event organised by the Greek Embassy in Australia and The Hellenic Initiative Australia, shining a light on their achievement and contributions in various facets of life. The inaugural "Women of the Greek Diaspora Forum" will be held at Parliament House on Canberra on Tuesday 25 November, bringing together Greek Australian women from across the country that have contributed greatly across numerous areas. The day will be filled with lots of discussion through panels on Business, Politics & Law, Health & Science, Philanthropy, and Arts & Culture. "Greek Australian women have contributed immensely to public life, culture, and the economy of Australia," said Stavros Venizelos, Ambassador of Greece to Australia, in a press release on the event. "This Forum will honour their stories of leadership and resilience,…...

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1+ week, 15+ hour ago (1670+ words) Athens and Sparta in ancient times were two very different societies, yet the two legendary city-states continue to hold priceless historic value for Greece and the world in general. On the one hand, Athens remains one of the beacons of Western Civilization. It is the home of great philosophers and artists who built the Parthenon, structures, and sculptures of Acropolis Hill and the rest of Greece. Athens is also the place where democracy was established, the economy flourished, and politics took off to spread to other city-states of the time. Socrates and Plato are names that still ring in the ears of Westerners. Sparta, on the other hand, will remain forever in Western conscience as the place of heroes, master warriors, and gallant protectors of Greek civilization for many years. The name of Leonidas and the Battle of Thermopylae continue…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago (195+ words) Is there a threat of a military solution to the Transnistrian issue today? What are the risks of Chisinau's reintegration plan? 2. Internal polarization in Moldova itself. Part of society and political forces perceive "European-style reintegration" as a hidden form of exchange: to abandon neutrality, to take on new risks for the sake of non-obvious benefits. Under these conditions, any serious package on Transnistria will be used in the fight against the PAS and Sandu personally. 3. The danger of "frozen reintegration". There is a risk that, under the beautiful name of the "reintegration plan," a de facto soft border along the Dniester will begin to be drawn up: control, EU regulations, and different regimes for citizens. Then, instead of unification, we will get a legal consolidation of the split, but under the European guise. How would you characterize the current balance…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago (388+ words) The continuation and strengthening of the highly productive Greece'U.S. collaboration on combating the illegal trafficking of cultural goods was the focus of today's working meeting between Greek Minister of Culture Lina Mendoni and U.S. Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle Lina Mendoni ' Kimberly Guilfoyle: Strong Greece'U.S. front against illegal trafficking of cultural goods The continuation and strengthening of the highly productive Greece'U.S. collaboration on combating the illegal trafficking of cultural goods was the focus of today's working meeting between Greek Minister of Culture Lina Mendoni and U.S. Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle Minister Mendoni highlighted the significant results of joint efforts, noting the 139 archaeological artifacts seized and returned to Greece by U.S. authorities in 2025. Both officials expressed satisfaction with the renewal of the Greece'U.S. Memorandum of Cooperation, which runs until November 2026. Ambassador Guilfoyle welcomed Mendoni's proposal to jointly inaugurate next September a major exhibition at the Ancient Agora…...