Wednesday

Athens transport services adjusted for long Easter weekend

Public transport services in Athens will be adjusted for the Greek Orthodox Easter long weekend, from Friday to Wednesday after Easter.

Services will end before 11 p.m. on Saturday, while the usual extension of Friday schedules to midnight will not be implemented on Friday.

Buses, trolleys

On Ash Wednesday Pope Starts Lent, Celebrations Scaled down over Pandemic

Pope Francis led the world's 1.3 billion Roman Catholics into Lent on Ash Wednesday, as they scaled back a centuries-old ritual to help stem the spread of the coronavirus.

Francis, who normally marks the start of the penitential season with an outdoor procession between two ancient churches in Rome, instead said a Mass for about 120 people in St. Peter's Basilica.

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