Amid the cluttered streets of Pireaus, just uphill from the teeming Aegean docks, the neo-classical Catholic church of St Paul stands in a complex of cream-coloured buildings. It is one of just 20 churches in the Athens archdiocese, which has witnessed a troubled history since its foundation in the 1830s. With the result of the elections at the end of last month heralding a transformation in Greece’s political landscape, however, St Paul’s long-marginalised priest and parishioners could soon be experiencing better conditions.After barely two years as Greece’s main opposition, the Coalition of the Radical Left, or Syriza, won the national ballot on a pledge to renegotiate the country’s vast €240 billion (£180bn) bailout, nationalise banks and hospitals, a
05 February 2015, The Tablet
Faith, hope and Syriza
Greece and the Church
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