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Fewer Religious Weddings and Divorces Take Place in Crisis-Stricken Greece

Data from the First Instance Court of Athens show that divorces during the economic crisis have dropped significantly, while the same applies to religious weddings. According to an Ethnos newspaper report, the judicial year before the crisis, 2008-2009, 9,986 applications...

Greeks Join the Clergy Due to Crisis

The Greek financial crisis appears to have driven many young Greeks to join the clergy. “It requires dedication. It is a life decision to become a priest. You cannot go back,” said 34-year-old Nikolas Samolis to Greek newspaper "Kathimerini."...

Cushman and Wakefield Take Over Greek Church Real Estate

American group Cushman & Wakefield, one of the largest real estate firms worldwide, was founded in 1917 and until recently belonged to the Rockefeller Group. The firm is expected to take over management of the Church Property Utilization Company...

Greek Church Goes Digital

One would say that the Greek Orthodox Church is rather conservative and doesn't keep pace with technology, but it appears that things are starting to change. The  Archdiocese of Athens, trying to reduce bureaucracy, has created a communication network. The Greek Orthodox Church is...

Greek Church Feeding The Poor, Students

With virtually no government programs until now to help the poor and people affected by a crushing economic crisis worsened by austerity measures, it's being left to NGO's to help, and primarily to the Greek Orthodox Church to operate...

Greek Church, Solidarity Donate Heating Oil

With winter drawing to a close and many Greeks still waiting for oil subsidies unlikely to come before it ends - and unable to afford heating fuel because of big taxes imposed by the government - more than 79,000...

Third Soup Kitchen Inaugurated in Athens by Archbishop Ieronymos

The third social "Grocery Store" (in the US referred to as "soup kitchen") of the Holy Archdiocese of Athens philanthropic organization “Mission” (Apostoli) was inaugurated two days ago in Iroon Square by Archbishop of Athens Ieronymos. Following the creation of...