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Greek churches open on Epiphany feast despite tight lockdown
- Jan 6, 2021
The Greek government relented and allowed limited attendance at churches celebrating the feast of the Epiphany on Wednesday, reversing a ban on attendance designed to limit the spread of the coronavirus.

By Demetris Nellas
Greek Church tells priests to ignore pandemic closure order
- Jan 5, 2021
Greece’s powerful Orthodox Church is rebelling against a government order to briefly close places of worship under a weeklong drive to tighten virus restrictions before the planned reopening of schools.

By Nicholas Paphitis
Greece’s archbishop hospitalized with coronavirus symptoms
- Nov 19, 2020
The head of the Orthodox Church of Greece, Archbishop Ieronymos, has been hospitalized after being diagnosed with COVID-19, a leading Athens hospital said Thursday.

By Elena Becatoros

Greece: Bishop’s death revives debate on communion safety
- Nov 17, 2020
A senior clergyman in Greece’s Orthodox Church was buried Monday after dying of COVID-19, reviving a debate over the safety of receiving communion before the Christmas season.

By Costas Kantouris and Derek Gatopoulos
Lyon man questioned by police over Greek priest shooting
- Nov 2, 2020
A Greek Orthodox parishioner who was recently caught on video scuffling with a Lyon priest who was shot outside his church and hospitalized over the weekend says local police raided his home on Monday.

By Jamey Keaten
Fewer people but deep faith on Greece’s Assumption holiday
- Aug 16, 2020
For nearly 200 years, Greek Orthodox faithful have flocked to the Aegean island of Tinos for the August 15 feast day of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, the most revered religious holiday in the Orthodox calendar after Easter.

By Elena Becatoros

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