‘No law can order us’: Greek Christians defy COVID ban on Epiphany services
By Angeliki Koutantou, Deborah Kyvrikosaios, Reuters: Greek Christian churches held Epiphany services on Wednesday, openly defying government coronavirus restrictions that banned public gatherings including religious ceremonies on one of the most important days of the Orthodox calendar. Despite a plea by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis for Church authorities to set an example during a crisis that has killed more than 5,000 in Greece, worshippers attended morning services, although limits...
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