Forgive him, father, for he has heckled. Pope Francis was targeted by a protester in the Greek capital of Athens on Saturday, as he arrived for a meeting at the residence of the Archbishop Ieronymos ...

Greece, on the front line of migration into Europe, promised on Wednesday to build new reception centres for asylum seekers and cut the maximum stay in camps on its now-overcrowded islands.

The UN agency started offering larger cash grants as an alternative to prison. When that didn’t work, it revised down the ...

Pope Francis arrives at the Archbishopric of Greece in Athens, Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021. Pope Francis warned Saturday that the “easy answers” of populism and authoritarianism threaten democracy in ...

Pope Francis warned of a global “retreat from democracy” Saturday as he arrived for a three-day visit to Greece — the birthplace of Western civilization. “Democracy … demands hard work and patience,” ...

In May 2021, a 20-year-old British woman was found dead in her home near Athens, Greece. Her husband, a local pilot, told police they had been attacked by burglars who killed her and escaped with cash ...

Arsenal will play Benfica in the second leg of their Europa League last-32 tie in Athens due to COVID-19 travel restrictions in the United Kingdom regarding arrivals from Portugal, UEFA said on Friday ...

Just this week, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis inaugurated a 204 MW solar array – the country’s largest PV project. However, he also revealed the bad news that the country will not phase out ...

Athens bureau chief Elena Becatoros and freelancer Michael Svarnias landed an all-formats interview with a Palestinian woman that hinted at a controversial tactic the Greek government has denied using ...

Pope Francis speaks at a meeting with government authorities, civic leaders and the diplomatic corps at the presidential palace in Athens, Greece, Dec. 4, 2021. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) “Here democracy ...

Alpha Bank, Greece's third largest lender by market value, reported a bigger loss in October-to-December versus the third quarter on lower fee and commission income as well as higher loan impairment ...