Myrtle Beach’s vibrant Greek community has become known for the annual Greek Festival held at the St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church in October.

Myrtle Beach's vibrant Greek community has become known for the annual Greek Festival held at the St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church in October. However, even those visiting in the height ...

The 24th annual celebration of Greek culture and heritage starts today in Wheeling with Grecian Fest. Faith, food and fun is ...

For three days, pilgrims pay homage to Saint John the Baptist, called “Sonjon” in the local Creole language, holding a procession and a range of celebrations.

World heritage body UNESCO designated the Saint John the Baptist festivities part of Cape Verde's intangible national cultural heritage in 2013. mln-str-els/cw/phz ...

A celebration where revelers get wet normally, where there is no room for ill feelings against other participants, where poor sports do not have a place - this is the water festival associated with ...

St. John the Baptist, the forerunner of Christ, is one of only three people in history — after Jesus and Mary — whose birthday is celebrated in the Church’s liturgy.

A festival celebrating the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist ended in bloodshed as ten were gunned down and more were injured in a mass shooting. Among the injured is a 2-year-old boy, reportedly ...

It was June 18, and the second meeting of the Harvard Catholic Forum's Gospel of John Greek Reading Group was about to begin. The group is meeting weekly at St. Paul Parish in Cambridge from June 11 ...

It’s just super cool to see all my hard work paying off.” The former St. John’s star is on the cusp of a professional career, a projected second-round pick in this week’s NBA Draft.

Each year on this day, July 12, the Greek Orthodox faithful honor Saint Paisios, one of the most beloved figures in the ...