Church of Greece

The Holy Synod of the Church of Greece has spoken out against the clerics who have been appearing on Greek television channels supporting the nationalist political group led by Artemis Sorras called Convention of Greeks, saying that the individuals are...

Countless churches, chapels and shrines built in town squares, on mountain tops, in vast fields, inside caves in the rocks and everywhere one imagines, mark the omnipotent presence of Christian Orthodoxy in Greece. Official figures provided by the Church of...

Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Ieronymos said on Tuesday that the country is like a ship that is sinking and hinted that the administration is partly to blame. Archbishop Ieronymos spoke in parliament, after he was invited to participate...

"Mr. Filis is a troubled man. He is inconsistent in his relations and in his words. He says one thing in the morning, and another in the evening," said Archbishop Ieronymos II of Athens and All Greece about Education...

Education Minister Nikos Filis said that the government must take steps to promote the separation of Church and State. The minister has been under fire lately by the Church of Greece and opposition parties for planning to change religious lessons...

"The Church was, is and will always be the mother of our people, with whatever that entails," said Archbishop Ieronymos II of Athens and all Greece, continuing the confrontation with Education Minister Nikos Filis and his decision to change...

Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece called the new changes in religion classes in Greek schools "unacceptable and dangerous," refueling the confrontation with Education Minister Nikos Filis. Under the changes implemented, the lessons on religion in Greek elementary, junior...

Greek Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew closed the matter of church jurisdiction during the Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church on the island of Crete. In the framework of an examination on church autonomy, Patriarch Bartholomew conclusively underlined that the...

Archbishop of Athens and All of Greece Ieronymos II said the property of the Church of Greece does not belong to the state and is not for sale. The Archbishop spoke to the Panthessalian Pastoral Assembly and underlined that, "The...

Cremation of the dead is now legal in Greece, despite strong opposition from the Orthodox Church. The law on cremation was officially published in Monday's Government Gazette. The Church of Greece prohibits cremation. However, the bill that was passed in...