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My Big Fat Greek Wedding Dad: You’d better get married soon, you, you starting to look old! My dad’s been saying that to me since I was fifteen. Cos nice sweet girls are supposed to do three thing

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By Roger Wilkison Greece's two top track and field stars have pulled out of the Athens Olympics after apologizing to their embarrassed nation for a scandal that arose after they missed drug tests next

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Over the last few decades, the Catholic Church in America has struggled to fill the ranks of its clergy. The average age of the church's serving priests and nuns is 70 and still rising. But some Catholic orders in the United States are successfully a

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Jim Malone The Catholic Church inserted itself into the U.S. presidential race Friday. A top Vatican cardinal said in Rome that Catholic politicians who support abortion rights should be denied commun

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Pope Francis plans to meet with top Roman Catholic officials next year to discuss the growing number of sexual abuse cases involving Catholic clergy. The Vatican said Wednesday the leaders of the national bishops' conferences would meet with Pope Fra

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By Nathan Morley Nicosia 30 August 2007 The Greek government is facing pressure for a fourth day from opposition parties and the public as fire continues to threaten the southern part of the country. The fires have left thousands homeless, and at lea

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By Nathan Morley Nicosia 17 February 2008 Greek Cypriots went to the polls Sunday to choose a president in what is being described as the island's most exciting election in recent history. Nathan Morley reports for VOA from Nicosia. With the island's

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ATHENS, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Marathon talks among parliamentary parties in debt-ridden Greece for the formation of a coalition government after the May 6 general polls collapsed on Friday, with the prospect of fresh elections in June seeming more likel

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AS IT IS 2014-10-15 Catholic Bishops Discuss Teachings on Gays, Divorce The Roman Catholic Church has long been critical of love relationships between two people of the same sex. The church has also sharply criticized sexual activity outside of marri

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Key European banks are facing new financial worries over their Greek debt holdings, with the Belgian-French bank Dexia struggling to avoid collapse. Shares of Dexia stock plummeted Tuesday to an all-time low of less than one euro (less than $1.32), e

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The political turmoil in Greece over the creation of a coalition government is raising concerns anew that the country could become the first to exit the 17-nation euro currency bloc. The Athens government avoided a eurozone exit twice in the last two

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Greek political leaders have failed to form a coalition that would resolve a political impasse and avert the need for new elections. Socialist leader Evangelos Venizelos made the announcement Friday after the Radical Left Coalition, or Syriza, refuse

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ATHENS, May 17 (Xinhua) -- A new Greek caretaker government was sworn in on Thursday, expected to be dissolved in record time as the country heads for fresh polls in June. Following inconclusive general elections on May 6, the ministers took their oa

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Greek leaders are issuing new pleas - and warnings - ahead of a crucial vote that will determine whether Europe comes to the rescue with another bailout loan. Socialist Pasok party leader George Papandreou and New Democracy Party leader Antonis Samar

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Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos says his country faces an uncontrolled default unless worker unions and employers can agree on wage cuts to boost Greece's economic competitiveness. The interim Greek leader met with labor leaders and business rep

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