ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities have dropped charges against three former ministers over real estate deals involving a wealthy monastery, which turned into a major political scandal. A council of judges on Tuesday found that the special statute of limitation that applies to politicians has expired.

• Regarding Financial Transparency in Troy, MI According to a recent notice in the January 23rd parish bulletin (“The Observer”), St. George Cathedral in Troy has come to terms with the State of Michigan regarding its tax obligations. The note reads: “Thank You Note I would like to take this opportunity to express my thanks […]

THE LAWYER of the Cypriot monk who was among three people caught in an Athens airport attempting to transport the remains of a nun to Cyprus in a suitcase has claimed that it was the dead woman’s final wish to be buried in Cyprus. The 42-year-old monk, Effrem, has denied charges of sacrilege and quackery, […]

A monk and two other people who were stopped at a Greek airport with the skull and bones of a nun say they were taking the remains of a saint to a monastery. Police said the three were going to Cyprus when the remains were found in their luggage at Athens airport. Officers said the […]

ATHENS — A Cypriot monk caught at a Greek airport with the skeletal remains of a nun in his baggage on the weekend told authorities he was taking the relics of a saint back to his monastery. The 56-year-old Cypriot was detained at Athens airport on Sunday after security staff discovered a skull wrapped in […]

A Cypriot monk caught at a Greek airport with the skeletal remains of a nun in his baggage told authorities he was taking the relics of a saint back to his monastery. The monk, 42, was detained with two accomplices at Athens airport on Monday after a skull and bones were discovered wrapped in a […]

A monk and two accomplices were busted Sunday trying to board a plane in Athens with the skull and bones of a dead nun in their luggage. When questioned about why he had a skull and skeletal remains wrapped in cloth in his suitcase, the 42-year-old monk, who is from Cyprus, told police that he […]

Two senior monks from the Vatopedi Monastery, which has been implicated in an allegedly corrupt land-swap deal with the state, were yesterday given 10-month suspended jail sentences by an appeals court in Thrace for being moral accomplices to a breach of duty. Ephraim, the monastery’s former chief monk, and Arsenios, its ex-financial manager, were accused […]

A 45-year-old monk from Mount Athos was found with a bank account of 2,5 million euros. The Money Laundering Committee detected the bank account. The Committee sent the file to an economic crime prosecution unit to find out if there has been any defalcation of worshipers money. The monk claimed that the money has been […]

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — A Michigan man who defrauded real estate developers and churches of more than $2.7 million while presenting himself as a priest associated with the University of Notre Dame has been sentenced to 11 years in prison. Byron (Father Barney) Canada, 62, of Berrien Springs, Mich., was sentenced Thursday in federal court […]