MACKA, Turkey – MACKA, Turkey (AP) — Orthodox Christians held the first Mass in almost 90 years at an ancient monastery on the side of a Turkish mountain Sunday, after the government allowed worship ...

The impressive Sumela Monastery is built into the side of a mountain—and well worth a day trip from the Trabzon, Turkey, port, says one reader who entered our cruise contest. "In this unusual, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: The former Sumela Monastery in the Black Sea coastal province of Trabzon, northeastern Turkey ATHENS (Reuters) - ...

MACKA, TurkeyMACKA, Turkey — Orthodox Christians held the first Mass in almost 90 years at an ancient monastery on the side of a Turkish mountain Sunday, after the government allowed worship there in ...

Trabzon (Agenzia Fides) - The ancient Monastery of Sumela, located in the province of Trabzon and closed for years to visitors because it has undergone demanding restoration works, was used as a ...

İYİ Party Spokesperson had stated that the coincidence of the ceremony on August 15 with the conquest of Trabzon couldn't be a mere coincidence and demanded the cancellation of the ritual. In ...

SUMELA, Turkey—The Turkish government allowed Christians to pray Sunday at a spectacular and politically sensitive Greek Orthodox monastery for the first time since the country's creation, seeking to ...

The religious service suspended due to restoration works in Sümela Monastery will continue on August 15 after five years. Fener Greek Patriarch Bartholomeos will not attend the ceremony due to ...

ATHENS, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Greece's foreign ministry said on Monday images showing a band dancing to electronic music at the former Orthodox Christian Sumela monastery in Turkey were "offensive" and "a ...