A criminal investigation into suspected embezzlement and money laundering has shown that two high-ranking clerics of the Catholic Church in Greece have been “investing” in nightclubs for the last eight years. The investigation was triggered after a routine audit showed a shortfall of 3 million euros in the coffers of …
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Early Byzantine church from 6th C. AD found in northern Evia
A section of an early Byzantine church, dated to the 6th century AD, was found this past summer in Oreoi, northern Evia, during excavations for a sewage network in the greater area of Istiea, the Ministry of Culture said on Wednesday. The salvage excavation revealed the foundations of walls forming …
Read More »Mitsotakis-Erdogan disagree on Hamas, “Turkish Minority” & Chora church
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed that they disagree on crucial bilateral issues but also on Palestinian Hamas. During joint statements after meeting in Ankara on Monday afternoon, the two leaders openly disagree on disputes such as the Mulsim minority in north-eastern Greece, the …
Read More »Conversion of Church of Chora into a mosque was unnecessary, says Greek PM
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday that the conversion of the historic Byzantine church of Chora in Istanbul into a mosque was not necessary. He added that he will put the issue to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan when they meet in Ankara next week. The “unnecessary conversion …
Read More »Turkey formally opens the magnificent Church of Chora as a mosque
Of all things on Easter Monday, the Turkish government decided to announce the formal opening of another Byzantine church into a mosque. After Hagia Sophia, the Chora church is the second magnificent heritage of Greek Orthodoxy that Turkey converts into a mosque and opens for prayers to Muslim faithful. The …
Read More »ND MP slapped inside church while attending Sunday mass
New Democracy MP, Angeliki Delikari, got slapped by another woman during the Sunday mass in a church in Kavala, northern Greece, on Sunday morning. The attacker is a European elections candidate of Niki, a religious-conservative party with seats in Parliament. She came close and hit me with all her strength, …
Read More »Church of Greece unanimously rejects marriage and parenthood by same-sex couples.
The Holy Synod of the Greek Church unanimously rejected on Thursday the government bill on the marriage and parenthood by same-sex couples. The Greek Church is categorically against marriage and parenthood of same-sex couples and the bill it calls “mine-laden”claiming that “this new reality will alter the social cohesion of …
Read More »IDF bombs Greek Orthodox Church in Gaza: 8 dead, many injured
At least eight people were killed, among them one child, and several were injured in Israeli airstrike on the historical Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Porphyrius in Gaza city late on Thursday night. The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem condemned the attack, while the Greek Foreign Ministry issued a statement …
Read More »Syrian national detained in Athens church for shouting “Allahu Akbar”
A young Syrian man was detained inside a church of Agios Paneleimonas district of Athens which he entered carrying a knife. The priest alerted the police as he thought that the man who entered the church short before 8 p.m. on Thursday was behaving suspiciously. foreigner with Syrian citizenship fell …
Read More »Sirens, church bells sound alarm across Greece in air-raid drill(videos)
The sound of air raid sirens and church bells was heard with intervals across Greece on Monday morning in a military drill that lasted 2 hours 11 o’ clock sharp on Monday morning sirens across Greece started their penetrating alarm sound for 60 seconds. After a short break, they started …
Read More »Greek FM condemns party in historic Izmir church Saint Voukolos (videos)
Greece’s Foreign Ministry condemned a party with electronic music and alcohol drinks inside the historic Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Voukolos in the city of Izmir on the coast of western Turkey. İzmir'de tarihi kilisede parti yapıldı. — Aykırı (@aykiricomtr) July 8, 2023 The Church is being used as a …
Read More »Sudan: Dramatic hours for Greeks trapped in Church; two injured
A group of Greeks have been trapped in a church in Khartoum since Holy Saturday morning as the capital of Sudan is in the middle of heavy fight between the government and paramilitary groups. Two Greeks were injured when they left the church on Saturday. They are in hospital but …
Read More »Easter 2023: Holy Fire appears again in Sepulchre church (Live)
In an atmosphere of religious devoutness and magnificence, the Holy Fire marking Jesus Resurrection appeared again in the Church of Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Great Saturday. Crowds of people, even though much less than in previous years due to Israeli restrictions, had gathered in the church to get the …
Read More »Israel curbs on Orthodox Church crowds in Jerusalem for Easter draw ire
Israeli police will curb the number of worshippers in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem for safety reasons during Orthodox Easter ceremonies on Saturday, drawing anger from church leaders who said they would not cooperate. With huge crowds expected in the cramped alleyways of the Old City, …
Read More »Church turned into classroom on Crete (video)
High school students in Herakleio, Crete, are forced to have lessons in a church, because there is not enough place, read: classroom, for them in the school building. The small chapel is located in the courtyard of Kapetanakeio school and has been converted into a classroom, since the school facilities …
Read More »“Turkish nationalists” send threatening e-mails to Athens Airport, hospitals, church
Greek police was set on alert on Friday morning after new threatening e-mails were sent again to Athens International Airport “Eleftherios Venizelos” as well as several hospitals and one church in the Greek capital. The e-mails warned of the existence of explosive devices, i.e. “mines” at the airport and the …
Read More »Sermon against abortions to be read in churches across Greece
Α sermon against abortionσ will be read in the churches across Greece, the Holy Synod of the Greek Orthodox Church decided on Thursday. The sermon against abortions will b read on Sunday, September 8, on the feast of the Birth of Virgin Mary. The Permanent Holy Synod of the Church …
Read More »“Exorcisms” in Thessaloniki? “Stay away!” says the Church of Greece
A little known sect organized an admittedly “unique” event on the central Aristotelous square in Thessaloniki: exorcisms performed outdoors. A big screen was displaying “exorcisms” and a crowd of people curiously watching a new …transcendental experience.The exorcisms were held also in English so that tourists could understand. Alarmed by the …
Read More »Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomaios says Russian church has “disappointed us” over Ukraine
The Russian Orthodox Church has let Christian Orthodox fathers down by supporting Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomaios, the spiritual head of some 260 million Orthodox Christians worldwide, said in an interview. Moscow calls its three-month-old invasion a “special military operation” to rid Ukraine of fascists, an assertion Kyiv …
Read More »Village priest urges dog owners to poison the animals or never return to church
In an unprecedentedly shameful sermon, a priest in a village of Pieria, central Macedonia, urged the faithful who keep dogs as guardians to poison them. Furthermore, he told the shocked congregation that dog owners should not go to church or received the blessed bread which is distributed after the Divide …
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