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Greek Orthodox Anti-Vaxxer Metropolitan Dies of Covid-19

A Greek metropolitan who was a staunch anti-vaxxer died on Monday of Covid-19 at an Athens hospital after a month-long bout with the virus. He was 76. Metropolitan Kosmas of Aetolia and Acarnania, in western Greece, who had refused to...

Greek Metropolitan Investigated for Vaccine Comments

A Greek metropolitan for the diocese of Kythera made comments last Sunday in church that have spurred an investigation by the local prosecutor in Piraeus. Metropolitan Seraphim of Kythera had spoken out to his congregation last week on the...

Greek Priest Fined for Celebrating Liturgy After Government Ban

An ugly scene broke out in the northern Greek town in Chalkidiki this past weekend, after a priest celebrated the Liturgy in defiance of the new government lockdown to help contain the spread of the coronavirus. The priest ended up...

The Greek Orthodox Church Celebrates a Century of Vital Work in Uganda

"We are Greeks because we got educated in Greece," says Jonah (Lwanga), the Metropolitan of Kampala and All Uganda, the spiritual leader of more than 100.000 Ugandans who are Greek Orthodox Christians. Speaking to the Greek Reporter's Anastasios Papapostolou, he proudly...

Greek Medical Health Tourism Workshop in Moscow

On October 30, the 2nd Greek Medical & Health Tourism Workshop will be held in Moscow. Eleven businesses, among which, private hospitals, rehabilitation centers and hotels with spa facilities have applied to participate, aiming at the development of medical...

Metropolitan Damaskinos of Adrianople Passes Away

The 75-years-old Metropolitan Damaskinos of Adrianople passed away on Saturday after facing serious medical issues. His Eminence Metropolitan Damaskinos of Andrianople (in the world Papandreou) completed his studies at the Halki Institute of Theology (Turkey), then at the University of Marburg...