And taking a little trip into Greek philosophy, don't forget that the Greek god Apollo, who was depicted wearing the laurel wreath, didn't just symbolize courage and victory in battle, but he also ...

Over 100 people attended a ceremony Tuesday night at the Greek Consulate on Beacon Hill, where the Honorable Consul General of Greece, Ilias Fotopoulos, presented four olive branch wreaths to the ...

BOSTON — Everyone who completes the Boston Marathon gets a medal, but only the winners of the top races get a golden wreath. The singing of the Greek national anthem was part of Thursday night ...

And amazingly, it’s now the ninth wreath to be uncovered during these subway excavations (which started back in 2008). Source: Archaeology News Network and Greek Reporter with a h/t to A Blog ...

A major official of the Eastern Orthodox faith pronounced the so-called weeping Madonna icon at a Northwest Side church to be an ”inexplicable sign” of deep religious importance Tuesday, but ...

For about the past 10 years, the Archives Committee has set up shop during the Greek Festival to sell icons — mostly reproductions of paintings, mounted on varnished wood.

John Ackerman of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago says the church won't weigh in on whether it's a miracle. But he does say the weeping icon is part of a fairly large icon screen, but the ...