Police authorities in Thessaly, central Greece, arrested a criminal gang for illegal trade of icons and other items of religious and monetary value. Four Greeks were arrested, two men and two women, along with a 42-year-old man of Albanian origin. One of the Greek members of the gang was a 34-year-old priest. The suspects were arrested […]

A 34-year-old priest is among five people who are due to respond on Wednesday to charges that they stole icons and other valuable religious items from churches in Thessaly, central Greece, which they then sold. The five, three men and two women, were arrested while trying to sell 60,000 euros’ worth of valuables to an […]

Despite the decision, the Rev. Michael Kouremetis told worshippers he is not going anywhere. The simmering tensions between the parish council of the Salt Lake Valley’s Greek Orthodox community and its priests erupted again this week. In a letter dated Dec. 28, the council informed the Rev. Michael Kouremetis that “there are no funds allocated […]

WAUWATOSA (WITI) – A former priest at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Wauwatosa is suspected of stealing money from his congregation. FOX6 has uncovered recently released subpoenas that detail how much money he may have taken, and what he spent it on. The documents suggest Father James Dokos may have spent money that was supposed to […]

Allegations have once again emerged that the death of powerful Bulgarian bishop Kiril earlier this year may not have been an accident. The dead body of Varna metropolitan bishop Kiril, a former interim Patriarch and one of the most powerful members of the country’s senior clergy, was discovered near Varna in July. Hristo Latinov, head […]

AS Bulgaria is gripped by a political crisis and mass protests, the country’s religious elite is in the midst of transition too. After the death of Patriarch Maxim in November last year, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church is about to elect a new leader. Like the secular world, the church is mired in crisis. Alleged ties […]

Ignatii, vicar of the Sliven bishopric and previously elected one of two candidates to be the next Metropolitan of Varna, is to face a Bulgarian Orthodox Church eccesiastical court for libel and damaging the reputation of the church. Ignatii has in recent days been hurling allegations of corruption and murder. He will be tried in […]

UTICA — As the Very Rev. Stephen Enea faces criminal charges for allegedly failing to pay contractors for nearly $500,000 in church renovations, his defense attorney is questioning whether the case is more of a civil dispute instead. During a brief proceeding in Oneida County Court Thursday, Enea’s attorney, Cory Zennamo, asked for more time […]

UTICA — All the Very Rev. Stephen Enea wanted to do was improve the appearance of the Italo-Greek Orthodox Archdiocesan church in Utica. But when church funds fell short, Enea wasn’t honest with the renovation’s contractors about the financial predicament in 2010 and 2011, prosecutors said. Instead, he told them they’d be paid soon enough, […]

Varna. Provat bishop Ignatiy and Agathonisi bishop Boris are the two candidates for Bulgarian Orthodox metropolitan of Varna and Veliki Preslav. One of them will be elected metropolitan of Varna and Veliki Preslav, Borislav Avramov, member of the Varna and Veliki Preslav eparchy said for FOCUS News Agency . The two nominations were elected in […]