In this photo released by Greek Prime Minister's office, Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, left, and Church head Archbishop Hieronymos arrive for their meeting at Maximos Mansion in Athens on ...

ATHENS, GreeceATHENS, Greece — Backlash from the Orthodox Church of Greece against a landmark law allowing same-sex civil marriage intensified Tuesday, with a regional bishopric imposing a religious ...

ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s center-right government said Thursday it would fulfill a commitment to legalize same-sex marriage, sidestepping staunch opposition from the country’s influential Orthodox ...

Greece is poised to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide, despite urgent warnings from the Greek Orthodox Church. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, an ostensibly center-right politician, is ...

Greece on Thursday became the first Orthodox Christian country to legalize same-sex civil marriage, despite opposition from the influential, socially conservative Greek Church. A cross-party majority ...

The head of the Greek Orthodox Church has called for a 'Yes' vote in Sunday's referendum in comments which set the country's church at loggerheads with the government of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.

The conflict between prominent writer Petros Tatsopoulos and the Orthodox Church has been a constant battle over the soul of ...

ATHENS — Archbishop Christodoulos, the head of Greece’s Orthodox Church, who welcomed rapprochement with the Vatican and revitalized his congregation but was criticized for meddling in politics and ...

Traditionally, the great feast of the Epiphany marks the end of the extended period of Christmas holidays in Greece.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece on Thursday became the first Orthodox Christian country to legalize same-sex civil marriage, despite opposition from the influential, socially conservative Greek Church. A ...