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Activists Falsely Accused Greek Bishop of Hate Speech, Court Rules

A Greek court ruled that two human rights activists falsely accused a Greek Orthodox bishop of hate speech and sentenced them to year-long prison sentences that were suspended for three years on Tuesday. Bishop Seraphim, who is the Metropolitan of...

Greek Metropolitan Arrested for Defying Coronavirus Liturgy Ban

Greek police on Saturday took to custody Kythera Metropolitan Seraphim for performing a divine liturgy in church despite the government ban as a measure for the coronavirus pandemic. The Kythera Metropolitan was arrested for opening the doors of the Church...

Piraeus Metropolitan Seraphim Sued for Homophobic Comments on TV

Piraeus Metropolitan Seraphim is sued and wanted by Greek authorities after a lawsuit was filed against him by human rights and gay groups. Specifically, the Greek Helsinki Monitor and Athens Pride have sued the clergy man for racial discrimination and...

Greek State Leaders Celebrate Epiphany Amid Criticism from Church

President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos and Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras celebrated Epiphany with the traditional sanctification of the water at Dexameni in Athens. Traditionally, the water sanctification and the dive for the holy cross ceremony takes place at...

Orthodox Youth Pan-Australian Conference

The 10th Pan-Australian Conference of Orthodox Youth was organized by the Archdiocese of Australia. More than 300 people took part in the conference which gives young people the opportunity to express their views on the future of the church. The...

Athens Mosque Will Cost Greece $1.1M

It will cost the cash-strapped Greek government, which is cutting pay, raising taxes and slashed pensions for workers, pensioners and the poor, some 846,000 euros, about $1.1 million, to build an official mosque in Athens for the city’s Muslim...