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City of Athens Presents Patriarch Bartholomew with its Highest Distinction (Photos)

ATHENS - On Saturday, the City of Athens bestowed upon Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew the highest honor, the "Efkleis Athineos" or "Illustrious Athenian" award.

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Apostolic Diakonia the great treasure of the Church of Greece

BOSTON – The Apostolic Diakonia, an ecclesiastical organization of the Holy Synod of the Church of Greece, is really the great treasure of the Church of Greece because with its activities and high sacred mission enriches parishes in Greece and also in the Orthodox Diaspora all over the world with its many publications in many languages.

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Holy Light from Jerusalem Scheduled to Arrive in Athens on Saturday Afternoon

ATHENS - The annual arrival of the Holy Light from Jerusalem to Athens will take place on Holy Saturday (April 15) through a special Aegean flight, and will be shared by airplane with other major cities ahead of Resurrection services at midnight.

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Metropolitan Ieronymos of Larissa Speaks to TNH Regarding Deadly Train Collision

BOSTON – His Eminence Metropolitan Ieronymos of Larissa and Tyrnavos, in an interview with the National Herald, revealed how he lived the drama of the deadly train accident at Tempi, near Larissa.

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Archbishop of Greece Meets with Visiting Pakistani Shia Muslim Leader

ATHENS - Archbishop Hieronymos of Athens & All Greece met with the visiting leader of Shia Muslims in Pakistan, Syed Shahenshah Hussain Naqvi, on Wednesday.

Metropolitan Symeon of Nea Smyrni Speaks about the Smyrna Commemorations

Hundreds if not thousands Hellenes from Smyrna uprooted during its catastrophe during the time of the genocides went to a part of Athens which was named Nea Smyrni - New Smyrna, bringing with them their most valuable treasures, their Orthodox faith and their Hellenic culture.

Greek Officials, Church, Condemn Ex-Bishop’s Remarks on Rape

ATHENS — Greek politicians and the country's powerful Orthodox Church joined in condemning a retired bishop who claimed Friday that women aren't raped “without wanting it.

Metropolitan Antonios Exclusively to TNH on the Baptism of Gay Couple’s Children

BOSTON – Metropolitan Antonios of Glyfada, Hellinikon, Voula, Vouliagmeni and Vari, whose jurisdiction includes the Church of Panagia Faneromeni in which Archbishop Elpidophoros performed the baptism of the children of the Greek-American same sex couple Evangelos Bousis and Peter Dundas, on July 9, spoke in an exclusive interview with TNH about what transpired.

Holy Synod Protests Eldiphoros’ Baptism of Twin Children of Gay Couple

ATHENS – Greece's Orthodox Church says it will send a letter of protest to the archbishop who heads the church in the United States after he baptized the children of celebrity fashion designer Peter Dundas and his partner, Evangelo Bousis.

A Discussion with Prolific Author and Preacher Fr. Vasilios Bakoyiannis

BOSTON – A discussion/interview with the respected Archimandrite Vassilios Bakoyiannis – preacher and author of more than fifty books – was a revelation many decades after first meeting this reporter during studies in America.