Orthodox Christians celebrate the Epiphany Orthodox Christian worshippers plunged into chilly waters across southern and eastern Europe on Friday to retrieve crucifixes in ceremonies commemorating the baptism of Jesus Christ.... click here for more
Greek Clerics brawl at Jesus' birthplace Up to 100 Greek Orthodox and Armenian Apostolic priests and monks swinging brooms clashed inside the Church of Nativity today in Bethlehem in a frenzied turf battle, the Associated Press reports.... click here for more
Church ponders organ donation legslation Health Minister Andreas Loverdos said on Tuesday that talks with Archbishop Ieronymos on a bill aimed at boosting organ transplants had resulted in “some agreement and some disagreement.”
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Bishop's war of words over 'Junta' Deputy Justice Minister Giorgos Petalotis was involved in a new exchange of barbs with Bishop Amvrosios of Kalavryta on Thursday after he rejected the cleric’s request to visit the only surviving memb... click here for more
Same Church opposition on same sex marriage The Greek Orthodox Church of America, has reiterated its opposition on same-sex marriage. In a related announcement published on August 13, 2003 by the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishop... click here for more
Stealing from God... Hundreds of churches have been burgled this year and faced with a rapid rise in the number of break-ins over the past few years, Greek Orthodox priests across the country are taking extra measures to ... click here for more
The little miracle of Tinos Tinos, dubbed by philosopher Cornelius Castoriadis the “handmade island,” is the third largest in the Cyclades island group after Naxos and Andros and one of the most fertile.... click here for more