Tobias Christopher Hautekiet Confinement is isolating and gives the sense that everything has come to a stand-still, but this once aristocratic Kypseli neighbourhood revealed a lot about itself during lockdown, and how…
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In an atmosphere of Paschal joy, on Wednesday 27 May, the last day of the Easter period at the Cathedral of the Annunciation of our Lady Theotokos, in Sydney, His Eminence Archbishop…
Even though Churches were closed and unable to celebrate Easter with priests rejoicing Χριστός Ανέστη (Christos Anesti, Christ Is Risen), anarchists could not show respect to the religion of the majority of…
Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Sunday sent his Easter wishes to Greek sailors who spent Easter Saturday and the Resurrection out at sea. The message was forwarded via OTE to all…
Donald Trump, Prime Minister of the United States made a phone call to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on Easter Sunday, to express his warm wishes for the feast of Christ’s Resurrection and Holy…
The small village of Kastanies in the Evros region on the Greek-Turkish border became a major site in last month’s attempt by Turkey to flood Greece with illegal immigrants. Unlike in 2015,…
Violent incidents which left one man in hospital, took place in the prison of Komotini at noon on Easter Sunday, according to Rodopi News. Due to the holiday and festive nature of…
The streets in Greece were empty this year for Easter, something never seen before. We all #stayedhome to protect our loved ones amid the coronavirus pandemic. Christos Kissatzekian shares snapshots from the…
Despite Greece’s coronavirus lockdown, Corfiots marked Holy Saturday with the tradition of “Botides”, where large clay jugs filled with water are thrown from the balconies of homes in the centre of town,…
Two burnt-out cars, burnt illegal immigrant tents and attacks against the police checkpoints, are just some of the extensive incidents that began on Saturday morning and culminated at midnight on the same…
“This Easter, we must all express the love for our fellow citizens in practice, showing our responsibility to society. We stay home and we will meet again when the danger is over.…
GCT is live streaming from Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral in LA- Anastasi Resurrection Service, bringing the church into everyones home. Practical guide for participating in live-streamed Church services You can watch…
Fireworks were set off at the stroke of midnight on Holy Saturday, in seven parts of the centre of Athens, as an alternative way to celebrate Easter in the Greek capital this…
A few minutes before 6pm on Holy Saturday, the Aegean airline plane carrying the Άγιο Φως (Holy Fire) from the church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, arrived at Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos. The…
On the Great and Holy Feast of Pascha, Orthodox Christians celebrate the life-giving Resurrection of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. This feast of feasts is the most significant day in the…
GCT is live streaming Great and Holy Saturday Anastasi Resurrection Service and Divine Liturgy, bringing the church into everyones home. Practical guide for participating in live-streamed Church services You can watch it here: Greek…
Greece’s infectious diseases expert Professor Sotiris Tsiodras, who gives daily updates to Greek citizens about the course of the coronavirus in the country, was the inspiration for a chandler. Tsiodras is the…
GCT is live streaming the Άγιο Φως (Holy Fire) ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. The Holy Fire ceremony unfolds without pilgrims due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.…
Πάσχα (Pascha) this year symbolises love and solidarity more than ever. For the first time in history, this year’s Easter finds us in extraordinary and challenging times that have significantly changed our previous way of…
The Epitaphio at the Holy Monastery of Agios (Saint) Panteleimon in Fodele village, Crete, has been adorned with a special message for the world. For the first time in history, in these…