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Greece Is Building Satellites. And This Time, It’s the Real Thing.
It once sounded impossible, but Greece is now designing and building real satellites. With launches starting at the end of 2025, the program is training engineers, bringing talent back home, and giving the country its…
Presbytera Antonia D. Katerlis
Presbytera Antonia D. (Nitsa) Katerlis passed away on September 8, 2025. Services will be held on Friday, September 12, at St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Philadelphia.
Maria Calombaris Adamidis
Maria Calombaris Adamidis, wife of Konstandinos and mother of Kristy and Sonia, passed away on September 6, 2025. Funeral services will be held at St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Media, PA.
Greek Agora Festival Returns to Cherry Hill, October 9–12
The Greek Agora Festival returns to Saint Thomas Greek Orthodox Church in Cherry Hill, October 9–12, with food, wine, music, dancing, and shopping.
When AHEPA Built Greece a Hospital
In 1947, Philadelphia’s AHEPA chapters joined a nationwide effort to build a hospital in Thessaloniki. What began with church banquets and community fundraisers became the AHEPA University General Hospital, still treating patients and training doctors…
Private Universities Open in Greece for the First Time
Greece has launched private universities for the first time, ending a decades-long ban. Four new institutions opened this fall in Athens and Thessaloniki with space for more than 6,000 students. The reform is historic but…
Watch: Father Georgios Oikonomou Celebrates First Divine Liturgy at Saint Thomas
The Saint Thomas Greek Orthodox Church community in Cherry Hill, NJ, gathered for a joyful milestone as Father Georgios Oikonomou celebrated his first Divine Liturgy as Proistamenos.
Patriarch Bartholomew to be Welcomed at St. Katherine Greek Orthodox Church in Virginia
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will visit the United States for the first time since 2009. A Patriarchal Great Doxology will be celebrated at St. Katherine Greek Orthodox Church in Falls Church, Virginia, on September 17.
Taste of Greece Festival Returns to Media September 25–28, 2025
The tents are going up at Saint George in Media, and the grills are firing for a weekend of food, music, and dancing. Join thousands of visitors for souvlaki, loukoumades, and Greek hospitality at one…
St. Nicholas at Ground Zero: Faith, Memory, and 9/11 Commemoration
At Ground Zero, St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church joins the 24th 9/11 commemoration, honoring the victims and the story of a parish rebuilt in faith.
Aristotle’s Blueprint for Modern Life: HAWC Hosts Online Talk with Fenia Tsanaka
Architect and author Fenia Tsanaka will share how Aristotle’s wisdom can guide modern life in an online talk hosted by HAWC on September 13.
Name Days This Week: September 7 – 13, 2025
From Kassiani the Hymnographer to the Nativity of the Theotokos, this week’s name days bring moments of prayer, phone calls, and family sweets. See who’s celebrating September 7–13, and don’t forget to wish them Χρόνια…
