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Prince Philip: The Homeless “Greek God” Shunned by Palace and Churchill

Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, was seen as a "Greek god" when he was young, Queen Elizabeth's bridesmaid said during a recent panel discussion. Lady Pamela Hicks, 94, who was also Her Majesty's lady-in-waiting and Philip's cousin as...

Greece 2022: Homeless Woman With Elderly Father Living in Car

A 50-year-old woman and her 93-year-old father have been left homeless for months in Amaliada, Greece. They spend nights and several hours of the day in the car, which currently houses all their possessions. Fifty-year-old Stella Panagiotopoulou and her elderly...

Greece Starts Relocation of Homeless Migrants at Lesvos

Greek authorities started to relocate on Saturday migrants and refugees who were left homeless after fire destroyed the Moria camp on the island of Lesvos. The new transitory camp set up at the island's Kara Tepe Army firing range can...

Monks Show Greek Philoxenia by Assisting Homeless Victims of Albania Quake

Representatives of the Albanian authorities recently visited the Monastery of Saint Blaise (Agios Vlasios) in Albania to express their gratitude for the generous hospitality the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of the country has shown to the victims of the recent...

Archbishop Ieronymos Offers Help to Homeless Greek Couple

The Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Ieronymos offered to cover the accommodation costs of the elderly couple which has been made homeless and has been camping outside a church in central Athens for more than 40 days. Ieronymos visited...

Plight of Homeless Elderly Greek Couple Moves Nation (video)

An elderly Greek couple who were recently made homeless has been camping outside a church in the Keramikos district of central Athens for more than 40 days. Philip, 84 and Eleni, 83, who are only known by their first names,...

Free Laundry Service Provides Dignity and Job Opportunities to Homeless

A mobile laundry unit launched in Athens by the nonprofit group Ithaca more than one year ago has helped restore the self-esteem and dignity of more than two thousand homeless people in the Greek capital. Consisting of two washers and dryers mounted...

Homeless Briton Murdered in Athens Metro Station

A homeless man holding British nationality was found brutally murdered in Athens' underground station Thisio on Thursday morning. The British national had been living on the streets of Athens. His body was found by employees of the Athenian electric railways at...

Homeless in Athens in the Midst of Holiday Cheer

Every holiday season since the beginning of the economic crisis, Athens becomes a city of contradictions. In the centre of the capital, where the Christmas decorations of shops compete with each other, the city's homeless population compete for a...

Greek Teacher Goes Homeless for a 'Special Lesson'

A Peloponnese teacher who believes that teaching is more than making students learn theoretical lessons from a book, attempted a social experiment to find out how his class would respond to poverty and homelessness. The teacher; who works at Kalamata's...

Mobile Laundromat for the Homeless of Athens

A mobile laundromat is making the rounds of Athens in which the homeless of the capital can wash and dry the clothes and feel good in the comfort of clean clothes. The "Ithaca Laundry" is the idea of two young...

Greek Homeless Man Sleeps in Cemetery Cenotaph (video)

A 56-year-old homeless man has resorted to sleeping inside a cenotaph in the Velo, Corinth cemetery as he is unable to find shelter anywhere. The man spoke to Korinthostv.gr about the circumstances that forced him to make a bed out...

Greek Homeless Man Finds a Home After Stranger Posts his Picture on Facebook

The story of Pavlos, the homeless man who found a home after a stranger posted his picture on Facebook has become viral, painting a vivid picture of the bleak, crisis-stricken Athenian canvas. Pavlos is one of the many who had...

Athens Municipal Worker Causes Outcry for Closing Homeless Shelter

An Athens municipal worker who was overseeing a homeless shelter caused a stir after he closed the premises and sent people seeking refuge from the snowfall, out in the cold. Reportedly, on Monday night the man told the homeless to...

Athens' Homeless to Be Sheltered at Metro Stations Over Weekend

As Greece braces for another cold snap over the weekend, authorities have announced that three metro locations in central Athens will stay open over the weekend in order to provide shelter for the city's homeless population. The three metro stations...