Category: CULTURE
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The Ark of the World: A Superbrand of Love and Solidarity
It was 1998 and a young orthodox priest who had just received his ordainment in the parish of Agios Georgios Church in the area of Kolonos-Attica, felt the need to reach out to his community by giving a second chance to children who were living under conditions of total negligence and abandonment. Back in the…
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Greek Movie Ouzeri Tsitsanis in Shanghai International Film Festival
As part of the 19th Shanghai International Film Festival, held on June 11-19, 2016, the Greek movie Ouzeri Tsitsanis by Manousos Manousakis was selected for the Spectrum section, which keeps track of global cinema screenings. On the evening of June 13, at Cathay Theatre, the Chinese audience (together with members of the local Greek community)…
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Tomb of Jesus to undergo restoration after Christian sects put aside religious rivalries
Longstanding religious rivalries have been put to one side as a team of experts begin work on restoring the church where Christians believe Jesus was buried. Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox and Armenian churches are responsible for maintaining separate sections of Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre, with each protectively watching over their territory. Although those who…
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Athens Cathedral Reopens After 7-Year Restoration
An official ceremony took place on Saturday evening at the Athens Cathedral to celebrate its reopening after seven years of restoration. The reopening ceremony was attended, among other officials, by the President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos, Minister of Education, Research and Religious Affairs Nikos Filis and Supreme Court President Vassiliki Thanou, who saw the…