Efforts to slow the spread of coronavirus have rekindled a millennium-old debate within Christianity. Should Eastern Orthodox priests use a shared spoon to distribute sacramental bread and wine to ...

In this Sunday, May 24, 2020, photo, a Greek Orthodox priest uses a traditional shared spoon to distribute Holy Communion during Sunday Mass in the northern city of Thessaloniki, Greece. Contrary to ...

One by one, the children and adults line up for the centuries-old ritual of Holy Communion, trying to keep a proper social distance. The priest dips a spoon into the chalice of bread and wine, which ...

ATHENS, Greece — One by one, the children and adults line up for the centuries-old ritual of Holy Communion, trying to keep a proper social distance. The priest dips a spoon into the chalice of bread ...

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese is resisting pressure from some of its members to discontinue the practice during the COVID-19 crisis. Concerns have been raised by worshippers about the lax safety ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — One by one, the children and adults line up for the centuries-old ritual of Holy Communion, trying to keep a proper social distance. The priest dips a spoon into the chalice of ...

ATHENS – One by one, the children and adults line up for the centuries-old ritual of Holy Communion, trying to keep a proper social distance. The priest dips a spoon into the chalice of bread and wine ...

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