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Holy Saturday: Greek Orthodox Prepare for the Resurrection of Jesus
Holy Saturday, the day before Greek Easter on Sunday, marks the last day of Holy Week for Orthodox Christians.
Greece
Holy Thursday Commemorates Last Supper in the Greek Orthodox Church
Holy Thursday and the Last Supper is the culmination of the Divine Drama in the Greek Orthodox Church: The last day of Jesus Christ on earth
Greece
Holy Wednesday: Greek Orthodox Recall Christ’s Anointing with Myrrh
Observations of the Great and Holy Wednesday by Greek Orthodox Christians during the Great Lent and the different traditional practices.
Greece
First Greek Orthodox Baptism for Child of Gay Couple in Greece
Evanggelos Bousis and Peter Dundas, both of Greek descent, became the first gay couple to hold a Greek Orthodox Baptism for their children in Greece on Saturday.
The couple's children, Alexios and Eleni, were baptized by his Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros...
Greece
Greek Orthodox Patriarch Says Zionists Want to Expel Christians
The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos III, told Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday that Zionist groups are trying to expel Christians from the Holy Land.
Theophilos and Abbas held a meeting in the President's Ramallah office during which...
Cyprus
Greek Orthodox Priest is Accused of Injuring Baby During Baptism
A priest in Cyprus has been accused of injuring a baby during the rite of baptism in a church near Limassol on Saturday.
Video footage shows the priest forcefully immersing the already-crying baby into the baptismal font. The toddler's legs...
Greece
Thousands of Greek Orthodox Faithful Gather at St. Paisios' Tomb on Feast Day
Thousands of worshippers defied the Covid-19 scare to travel to Thessaloniki over the weekend in order to pay their respects to Greek Orthodox Saint Paisios, whose tomb is located at the Monastery of Saint John the Theologian.
Elder Paisios was...
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Greek Orthodox Church Drags Its Feet in the Age of Coronavirus
As Kuwait authorities have temporarily closed mosques and changed the Muslim call to prayer to deal with the spread of coronavirus, the Greek Orthodox Church is refusing to take drastic steps as at least 190 cases and three fatalities...
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Greek Orthodox Church Declares Coronavirus Not Transmitted by Communion
The Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church of Greece issued a statement on Monday referring to the Covid19 coronavirus outbreak, maintaining that Holy Communion does not transmit the virus.
The new, controversial statement comes after days of heated public debate...
Greece
Greek Orthodox Church on Lesvos Island Destroyed by Vandals
The small church of Hagios Georgios (Saint George) near the village of Moria on Lesvos was vandalized by unknown assailants on Monday.
Some local people are blaming a group of migrants who live at the nearby camp for the act....
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Greek Orthodox Clerics Refuse Burial Services for Cremated Individuals
The Orthodox Metropolis of Thiva and Livadia in central Greece earlier this week denounced cremation and threatened to refuse burial services for those opting for the practice.
According to press release by the Metropolis, "it is unthinkable for conscious Orthodox...
Greece
Controversial Greek Orthodox Bishop Ambrosios Resigns
The bishop of Kalavryta and Aegialeia Ambrosios announced on Sunday morning that he is resigning from his post.
Speaking during Sunday's service in the church of the Dormition of Virgin Mary in Greece's town of Kalavryta, the bishop announced that...
Greece
Holy Thursday in the Greek Orthodox Church
The liturgy of Holy Thursday in the Greek Orthodox Church is marked by two major events: the Last Supper of Christ with His disciples and the betrayal by Judas Iscariot.
The Last Supper is the ultimate revelation of God’s redeeming...
Greece
Greek Orthodox Church Synod Rejects Deal to Cut Church and State Ties
The Holy Synod of the Church of Greece on Tuesday rejected the deal which had been worked out between Archbishop Ieronymos and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in November of 2018.
The agreement between the two men had included the...
Greece
'Miracle' Cures Paralyzed Woman at Greek Orthodox Church (photos)
The congregation in a Greek Orthodox church have spoken of a 'miracle' as they witnessed a wheelchair-bound woman getting to her feet after a blessing from a local priest.
The incident occurred near the town of Lagadas, northern Greece, as...