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Why Greeks Bring Grapes to Church Every August 6

On the Feast of the Transfiguration, Greeks carry the first grapes of summer into churches to be blessed and shared—a

August 2, 2026

Recent

Chicago Restaurateur: 10% of Online Sales to Employee Support Fund

March 16, 2020

Archbishop of America: Liturgies to Continue; Faithful Asked to Stay Home

March 16, 2020

Australian Medical Association: Greek Orthodox Church Putting Parishioners at Risk

March 16, 2020

Greece on Lockdown: Commercial Shops Closing, New Arrivals From Abroad Will Be Quarantined

March 16, 2020

Greece’s First Female President Sworn In

March 15, 2020

Metropolitan Nathanael of Chicago Orders Churches to Close Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

March 14, 2020

Metropolitan Alexios of Atlanta: To Be Afraid or Nervous of Taking Communion is ‘Not in the Orthodox Ethos’

March 14, 2020

Citing Coronavirus Fears, All Greek Orthodox Churches in France to Close

March 13, 2020

Former American Base in Crete Moves Closer to Transformation Into Major Resort District

August 2, 2026

Metropolitan Apostolos of New Jersey Elected Archbishop of Canada

August 2, 2026

American Universities Expand Into Greece as US-Greece Partnership Deepens

August 2, 2026

Greek Prime Minister Congratulates Christopher Nolan as The Odyssey Soars at Greek Box Office

August 1, 2026

Greek America Foundation Launches Drive to Fill a Classroom on Chios

July 29, 2026

History

Odysseus Came Home to Ithaca. Unless, of Course, Ithaca Was Really Kefalonia

Greek Schoolchildren Help Return Holocaust Victims’ Final Belongings to Their Families After 81 Years

Meet the Man Who Gave Marilyn Monroe Her First Break

The Greeks and the Making of Egypt

Food & Wine

Ten Tzatziki Hacks to Shake Up Your Summer Table

Greek Home Cooking Takes Center Stage on MasterChef Australia with Lydia Kamperos’ Avgolemono

Lemon Greek Yogurt Cheesecake

10 Questions about Agourolado: High Phenolic Extra Virgin Olive Oil

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At the Graves, Pontian Greeks Set a Place for the Dead

August 2, 2026

As If Mykonos Didn’t Already Have Everything, Its Supermarket Has a DJ

August 2, 2026

Literature & Books

‘Yiayia’ Cookbook Preserves the Recipes—and the Women—Behind Greece’s Regional Kitchens

August 1, 2026

Gregory Pappas’ Voice

The Paros Fire Didn’t Start in a Forest. It Started in the Island’s Trash

August 1, 2026

Literature & Books

Ten Cookbooks to Bring More Greece to Your Summer Table

August 1, 2026

As If Mykonos Didn’t Already Have Everything, It Now Has an NBA Basketball Court Carved Into the Rock

July 29, 2026