Greece

There are a large number of Aegean churches throughout Greece Some humble and unpretentious here is a list of the most majestic.

Why is the Greek island of Mykonos home to so many churches, chapels, and monasteries?

Churches in Greece opened their doors to the faithful for Divine Liturgy on Sunday, after being closed for two months because of the coronavirus threat. However, each church's operation will be accompanied by the observance of the required health protection...

A new joint ministerial decision scheduled to be issued on Thursday in Greece will allow the government to extend the period during which churches will have to remain closed in the country due to the coronavirus pandemic. Greece is preparing...

A Joint Ministerial Decision of Greece's Ministries of Education and Health was published on Monday, specifying the way churches are allowed to operate between April 12 and April 20, during the Orthodox Christian Holy Week and Easter Sunday. Churches will be...

The string of dangerous and reckless statements by high-ranking members of the Orthodox Church of Greece seemingly have no end during the coronavirus pandemic, as Nektarios, the Bishop of Corfu, urged people recently to lie to the state, break...

Greek Premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis spoke to the nation about the Covid19 Coronavirus pandemic in a televised message which was broadcast on Wednesday evening. The Greek Premier took a forward-leaning stance on a question which has divided Greek society relating to whether...

Cypriot Health authorities on Tuesday ordered a ban on mass gatherings of people -- including churches -- after two cases of Covid-19 coronavirus were recorded on the island. Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said that the ban, which will be in...

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 attacked Greek Orthodox churches in the Athenian suburbs of Ilisia and Zografou during Holy Week....

The procession of the Epitaph is one of the main features of the island of Syros, an island with both Orthodox and Catholic believers. All Epitaphs on Holy Friday leave from every Catholic or Orthodox Church in Ermoupolis (the capital...

Countless churches, chapels and shrines built in town squares, on mountain tops, in vast fields, inside caves in the rocks and everywhere one imagines, mark the omnipotent presence of Christian Orthodoxy in Greece. Official figures provided by the Church of...

The island of Paros, one of the gems of Cyclades, that is famous for its natural beauties, the picturesque villages, the food and its night life, is also an asset to the religious touristic industry of Greece, since it...

In Cyprus, Muslim and Orthodox Christian authorities have taken the initiative to start a joint restoration project to save places of worship, culture and history. The efforts have been made independently from the EU, and are expected to cost some...

The Greek state contributes in every way towards the unity of all the Orthodox Churches, Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said on Thursday after his arrival at Chania, in Crete, where he will host a dinner for the Primates of...

The Holy and Great Synod, the Panorthodox Council of all Orthodox Churches, will commence on Friday in Crete showing that there is a chasm between the Churches of Greece and Russia. The Extraordinary Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church decided...