Calamos Supports Greece

Pope Francis

Pope Francis Consents to Blessings for Same-Sex Couples

Pope Francis has authorized the blessing of same-sex couples within the framework of the Catholic Church. Although this decision sets a precedent, the blessing is conducted with explicit conditions: it must take place outside liturgical rites and must not...

Greece Thanks Pope Francis for the Return of Parthenon Fragments

Greece thanked Pope Francis for the return of the Parthenon fragments during a visit to the Vatican by Culture Minister Lina Mendoni on Monday. The meeting follows the reunification ceremony which took place on last Friday in Athens, which saw...

Parthenon Fragments Return to Athens from Vatican in Ceremony

On Friday afternoon, a reunification ceremony took place in Athens to celebrate the return of three fragments of the Parthenon to Greece from the collection of the Vatican Museums. The fragments were repatriated to Greece as a donation by Pope...

Pope Francis Reveals Letter of Resignation

Pope Francis has admitted that he prepared a resignation letter in 2013 shortly after being elected pontiff in case medical issues prevented him from conducting his duties. The resignation was a contingency plan. Francis replaced his predecessor, Benedict XVI after...

The Pope Returns Vatican’s Parthenon Marbles to Greece

Pope Francis has decided to send back to Greece the three fragments of Parthenon Marbles that the Vatican Museums have held for centuries, the Vatican announced Friday. The Vatican termed the gesture a “donation” from the pope to His Beatitude...

Priests and Nuns Watch Pornography, Pope Says

Pornography is a "vice" and a "permanent attack" on human "dignity," Pope Francis said recently. Yet, the Vatican is aware that priests and nuns watch pornography. The Pope, however, now wishes to actively discourage this practice. His Holiness, who has...

Pope Francis ‘Begs Forgiveness’ Over Abuse at Catholic Schools in Canada

On Monday, Pope Francis apologized for the abuse suffered by Indigenous children at Canada’s church-run residential schools. The pontiff decried the country’s “catastrophic” residential school system and asked for forgiveness for the “evil committed by so many Christians.” His widely anticipated...

Russia’s Orthodox Church Rules Out Union with Catholic Church

Russia's Orthodox Church dismissed talk of union between Orthodox and Catholic Churches but it confirmed earlier in the week that a meeting between Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and Pope Francis is possible. Bishop Hilarion, the Chairman of...

Greek Orthodox Priest: “Pope, You Are A Heretic”

A Greek Orthodox priest decried Pope Francis as "a heretic" during the prelate's visit to Athens on Saturday. The priest shouted in Greek "Pope, you are a heretic" three times as the pope passed a building. Police led the priest...

Pope Francis Visits Refugee Camp on Greek Island

Pope Francis arrived on Lesvos island on Sunday morning to visit the refugee camp, accompanied by President of the Hellenic Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou. Minister of Immigration and Asylum, Notis Mitarakis, welcomed the Prelate of the Roman Catholic Church at the...