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Furious reaction to ‘blasphemous’ poster results in riot police guard for premiere of Greek film

March 19, 2024

Riot police were deployed in the Greek city of Thessaloniki as a city-wide ban on protests was implemented after two weeks of turmoil in response to a new documentary film and its accompanying “blasphemous” poster. Those incensed by the film and its poster had previously announced plans to disrupt the premiere of Greek filmmaker Elina

Chant and sensory overload: Visiting Mount Athos

January 21, 2024

Greece

Seeking solitude

December 01, 2021

Artemis Cooper on how the rhythm of monastic life turned Patrick Leigh Fermor into a great writer

Greek Orthodox clergy ring church bells to protest transgender law

October 19, 2017

A new law allows Greeks over the age of 15 to change the gender listed on their identity cards

Hagia Sophia, Turkey’s former cathedral, to appoint full-time imam

October 26, 2016

The appointment will fuel debate about Turkey's Islamic identity

What’s inside this week’s magazine?

September 15, 2016

A sneak preview of this week's Catholic Herald

Orthodox leaders affirm unity as historic meeting closes

June 27, 2016

The leaders said they hoped the Pan-Orthodox Council would become a regular event, taking place 'every seven to 10 years'

Vatican brings second group of Syrian refugees to Rome

June 20, 2016

Nine refugees, including three children, arrived from the Greek island of Lesbos on Friday

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