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Bishop Anthimos Opposed to Gay Pride Event

Bishop Anthimos of Thessaloniki is blaming Yiannis Boutaris for his attitude on the Gay Pride Festival. Vehemently opposed to the scheduled homosexual festival on June 14 and 15, which will take place in Thessaloniki, the Bishop urged Thessalonians to keep...

Melbourne Epitaphios Curtailed For Money

The parishioners of the Greek orthodox church of St Antonious, in Sunshine, Melbourne are angry that this year's Good Friday process of the Epitaphios had to have its route shortened because the municipality of Brimbank wanted $4,000 to pay...

Attica Russians Preparing to Welcome Kirill

Russians living in Greece along with the Russian-speaking Greeks who were repatriated, are feverishly preparing for the arrival of Patriarch Kirill. "It's been more than 30 years since the last time the Patriarch of Russia officially visited Greece and they...

Kremlin’s Wine is Made in Mount Athos

The wine served to official guests in Moscow Kremlin, Russia, who are usually leaders of foreign states, is made in the vineyards of Mount Athos. Its name is Kormilitsa and bears the title of Kremlin’s Official Wine. The Russian...

Sikinos’s Priests are Multitalented

Sikinos, a small island in the Cyclades, has every reason to be proud of its two priests. Father Spyridon Vourlakos, served at the age of 16 at the Hellenic Navy and worked as a cook on ships to help...

Sun Shines On Montreal’s Greek Easter

Greeks in Montreal enjoyed a sunlit Easter Sunday on May 5. awaking after midnight ceremonies in the city's 12 Greek Orthodox Churches that were packed with the faithful. The Bishop of Canada in his Easter message, called on Greeks around...

Corfu Packed Again at Easter

No doubt the cosmopolitan island of Corfu is the most popular Easter destination in Greece. Once again this year, Corfu had the chance to prove that its traditions are still alive and strong. The numerous visitors that went to...

Visitors Flock to Mount Athos

Devout atmosphere, problems due to the financial crisis, as well as free of charge accommodation and nutrition, have led thousands of citizens to spend their Easter holidays on Mount Athos. In Karyes, the administrative center for the monastic republic of...

Original Easter Traditions in Greece

Spending Easter time in Greece is probably as well advertised as summer holidays on a Aegean island. The colors and warm spring weather are already sweeping across the country, while people have begun preparing for the Holy Week and...

Greece Still Awaits First Crematorium

The refusal of the Greek Orthodox Church to allow cremation has sparked a debate in the country. With urban cemeteries filling so fast that bodies are dug up after three years and put in ossuaries so plots can be reused,...