US Ambassador in Awe of Mt. Athos Orthodox Monastery
US Ambassador in Athens Geoffrey Pyatt has visited the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Mount Athos in northern Greece, describing the religious community as "a...
Why Greek Orthodox and Catholic Easter will Never Coincide After 2700
This year, Catholic and Greek-Orthodox Christians -- who use different liturgical calendars -- celebrated Easter one week apart, with the former being on April...
Greek Atheists Hold Meat Eating Feast on Holy Friday
The Atheist Union of Greece held meat eating feasts in several cities across Greece on Holy Friday in order to go against the tide...
Greek Anarchists Vandalize Churches on Holy Week (photos)
Several Greek Orthodox churches in Athens became the target of anarchists who sprayed slogans against the controversial bishop of Kalavryta, Amvrosios and the Church.
Vandals...
Greeks Recall Christ’s Parables on Holy Tuesday
The Gospels take center stage on Holy or Great Tuesday in the Orthodox church, as Greeks move a day closer to Easter.
First off, the...
Greek Holy Monday Traditions and Beliefs
The first of the seven days leading up to Easter Sunday is upon us and for those who have been fasting over Lent, the...
Why Orthodox and Catholic Easter Are on Different Dates
Greece is slowly but surely edging closer to Easter -- a religious occasion celebrated here with more gusto than in many other Western Christian...
Greek Orthodox Church Celebrates St. Patrick (video)
St. Patrick's Day may have been and gone, but a church in Grevena, northern Greece, has been celebrating Ireland's patron saint.
While revelers in Irish...
Greek Court Acquits Bishop Amvrosios Who Called for the Death of Homosexuals
An outcry was caused, after a court of Aigio on Friday acquitted Bishop of Aigialeia and Kalavryta, Amvrosios, on the charges of hate speech...
Holy Fury at ‘Unorthodox’ Greek School Books (photos)
Several thousand people, including hundreds of Greek Orthodox clerics, have marched on parliament, angry about new school texts they claim endanger faith in Orthodox...
When Art Causes Reactions, Bans and Rioting in Greece
One thing we can all agree on is that Greeks generally love controversy. The cancellation of a film premiere about a basketball club triumph...
Turkey ‘Concerned’ Over Greek Changes to Islamic Law in Thrace
Turkey on Thursday said it views new Greek legislation which changes the way Islamic law is implemented among the country’s Muslim minority with “concern”.
In...
