Greece
In rights landmark, Greek novelist and lawyer are the first same-sex couple wed at Athens city hall
By Associated Press — March 11, 2024
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A cross-party majority of Greek lawmakers approved same-sex marriage in a vote on Feb. 15, despite strong opposition from the socially conservative Orthodox Church.
Greek lawmakers are debating a landmark bill to legalize same-sex marriage. Here’s what it means
By Derek Gatopoulos — February 14, 2024
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The journey toward legalizing same-sex civil marriage in Greece has been long and contentious, with governments in the past shying away from a confrontation with the Orthodox Church.
Greek bill on marriage for LGBTQ couples tests Orthodox Church’s historic influence
By David I. Klein — January 24, 2024
(RNS) — The Greek Orthodox Church opposition to legalizing marriage for anyone but traditional heterosexual couples is testing the church's influence over Greek life.
Five people in a submersible? OMG. Five hundred refugees? Meh.
By Jeffrey Salkin — June 26, 2023
The moral calculations should not be this hard. And yet ...
A historic meeting of Orthodox Christian scholars convenes to confront divisions and war
By Meagan Saliashvili — January 13, 2023
(RNS) — Contentious issues of church polity have been exposed by Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February.
Why magical thinking is so widespread – a look at the psychological roots of common superstitions
By Dimitris Xygalatas — December 7, 2022
(The Conversation) — An anthropologist explains why we all have some irrational beliefs and the reason they give us comfort.
Greek Church protests baptism for celebrity same-sex parents
By Derek Gatopoulos — July 19, 2022
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Archbishop Elpidophoros of America presided at the July 9 ceremony near Athens while in Greece on a private visit.
On Greece’s Santorini, 13 cloistered nuns pray for the world
By Giovanna Dell'orto — July 11, 2022
THIRA, Greece (AP) — It's a crucial if often misunderstood mission within the church, where constant prayer is deemed necessary to support more outwardly engaged ministries.
Pope Francis celebrates 85th birthday with migrants and refugees from Cyprus
By Claire Giangravé — December 17, 2021
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The pope met with a group of a dozen migrants he invited to Rome from a refugee camp in Cyprus on his recent papal visit there.
Pope Francis to take migrants and refugees in Cyprus to the Vatican
By Claire Giangravé — December 3, 2021
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The Vatican announced 12 refugees and migrants in Cyprus and Greece will fly back to Rome with Pope Francis.
Pope heads to Cyprus and Greece, raising hopes he will change conversation on refugees
By Claire Giangravé — December 1, 2021
(RNS) — Five years ago, Pope Francis took 12 refugees with him from a camp in Greece. Migrants and asylum-seekers in Greece and Cyprus hope he will do so again.
Why Jewish ritual slaughter bans are unnecessary — and harmful to Jewish life
By Avi Shafran — November 4, 2021
(RNS) — Greece’s interference with ritual butchering methods could decimate its already small Jewish population.
Greece begins giving COVID-19 vaccines outside churches
By Idyli Tsakiri — September 7, 2021
ARCHANES, Greece (AP) — Greece has begun administering vaccinations for COVID-19 outside churches in a pilot program recently announced by the government as a means of encouraging more people to get the shots.
In Greece, pandemic deprives refugees of vital link to food and locals
By Magdalena Rojo — June 12, 2020
(RNS) — A restaurant dedicated to feeding refugees and native Greeks alike awaits the country's reopening.
Virtual rituals give expat Greeks a chance to live out their faith from abroad
By Nikolia Apostolou — July 2, 2019
ATHENS (RNS) — A new startup, Do My Tama, is helping ex-pats stay connected to their faith by offering to perform religious devotions, virtual pilgrimages and other religious services.
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