Easter Sunday in Greece is characterized by the outdoor roasting of a lamb or goat on a spit, on grills and large ovens

From symbolic swings to rocket wars and ritual meals for the dead, here are ten lesser-known Easter customs that reveal Greece’s deep cultural tapestry

A shocking video depicting the cold-blooded execution of a 42-year-old Egyptian man in the neighborhood of Kallithea, Athens, has been obtained by in.gr. The victim was live-streaming on Facebook at the exact moment he was shot dead. According to reports, the man was sitting in his car—engine running, window rolled down—parked in the underground garage […]

Thousands of Greeks are waiting for the arrival of the Holy Fire in Greece for the culmination of the Paschal (Easter) celebrations at the stroke of midnight on Holy Saturday, when priests across the country will chant together with the faithful, “Christ is Risen.” The Holy Fire is expected to arrive in Athens around 7 […]

In a country where public healthcare for humans is already strained, the idea of a “National Health System” for pets may sound far-fetched—but for the growing number of people who consider their animals to be family, the conversation is long overdue.

The touching evening mass on Holy Saturday has psalms read out and Resurrection hymns recited by the lay chanters, recounting Christ’s descent into the underworld. 

A team of researchers is tracing the descendants of Nazi victims to return personal items and documents found in concentration camps.

At the Vespers service on Friday evening the image of Christ is removed from the Cross and wrapped in a white cloth

Greek traffic police are on high alert to ensure the safe passage of travelers, monitoring major roads and motorways as the flow out of the city intensifies.

Greek authorities are ramping up inspections as road accidents claim three lives in the last week.

On Good Friday, store openings are delayed out of respect for the religious observances of the day.

A traffic accident in central Athens on Holy Thursday has left at least two people injured, following a collision involving a private ambulance.

Flights to island destinations including Corfu, Rhodes, Santorini, and Chania are fully booked, with airlines having added extra services to and from Athens to accommodate the surge in demand.

Archbishop Ieronymos II of Athens, the head of the Church of Greece, praised U.S. President Donald Trump in an interview with far-right US news site Breitbart.

The Holy Light will then travel to eight cities across Greece on special flights in time for the Resurrection service.

Grab your shades, keep tissues hand, and enjoy the spring atmosphere.

Children, women, and single-parent families were hit hardest in 2024, with highest rates in Northern and Central Greece.

A recent flurry of minor earthquakes across the western part of the Attica basin in Greece has raised some concern about whether they might be a precursor to larger earthquakes. Professor Lekkas, however, put these concerns to rest in an interview on public broadcaster ERT. Speaking to ERT, Professor Efthymios Lekkas, the head of Greece’s […]

A report published by Border Criminologies, a research team based at the University of Oxford, alleges that Greece regularly uses prolonged detention of migrants in police station cells in violation of its own laws. 

Authorities are ramping up measures to ensure smooth operations, including the permanent stationing of 50 additional coast guard officers in Piraeus.