George Gilson has worked as a reporter and news analyst for a variety of media outlets in Greece since 1998, covering politics, diplomacy, and church affairs. In 1996-1997 he served as the first press officer at the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
The former leader of the ‘radical left’ coalition is rebranding as a centrist and wants to collect the pieces of the Left that he shattered and create a grass roots ‘progressive party’
The historic commemoration of the 1,700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council harkened back to a time of Christian unity, but the burden of the past weighs heavily in efforts to restore it.
This is Leo’s first papal pilgrimage abroad, and that it is to visit Bartholomew carries the weighty symbolism of his determination to push forward the dialogue between the two Churches
On 28 November, Leo and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will join hands at the site of the Ecumenical Council, Iznik of modern Turkey
The internationally renowned sculptor, in a wide-ranging interview with To Vima International edition, speaks about the social role and commercialisation of art and culture, the meaning of patriotism, and an all-powerful economy that overshadows everything.
Mehrdad Marty Youssefiani, who for nearly two decades served as the close confidant and chief strategic counsellor for Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran, offers an inside look at the man who would be Shah and addresses key questions in an exclusive interview
Today, one in five residents in Greece is over 65. By 2050, one in three will be over 65
This year marks the fair's 89th run, following sporadic breaks since WWII
'The migration crisis was one of the most intense periods I’ve experienced as a photographer. At every stage, there were incredibly charged moments that rocked me’
In an exclusive, free-wheeling conversation with TO BHMA International edition, Omar Faruk Tekbilek comes across as a man with a child-like heart and a gushing love and admiration for all God's Creation, from humankind to nature and the universe
In his new documentary, Greek director Stavros Psyllakis unfolds the story of Julien Grivel, the dentist who selflessly treated patients with leprosy for nearly thirty years
'A week ago I received a message from a woman who told me that she named her son Zacharias', because Zak soothed her concerns about how people would treat a child from an inter-racial marriage
There will be no honeymoon here between the pope and the American leader one may safely say
In an exclusive interview, the center's director, Stefanos Gandolfo, underlines the great opportunities for Greece's excellent researchers in a variety of areas to spread their wings and to reap gains from mutually beneficial international collaborations
The works in Stella Sevastopoulos’s current solo exhibition “Isles of Light and Memory” (Tsantilis Gallery) form a seamless tapestry of her paintings of the sea, reflecting her gradual transition from naturalism to the abstract.
Animals and our relationship with them throughout the history of our species figure prominently in Grama's mystical realm, with his fascination with the nobility of the horse – our perennial fellow-traveller and aid in our evolution – standing out
The former US Assistant Secretary of State foe Energy Resources passionately underlines importance of NATO and America's Global Alliances for US security
Katsadiodis says he borrowed the Byzantine type of Mary and Jesus to depict the misery of the human condition, and that it was never intended to be viewed as a religious icon
Former minister of migration and asylum and New Democracy MP Dimitris Kairidis discusses Greek foreign policy and international relations in an exclusive interview with TO BHMA International edition
The demonstrations marked the second anniversary of the national tragedy of the train disaster at Tempe, in which 57 people, mostly youths, including many returning to university in Thessaloniki, lost their lives