The body of the late Archbishop Anastasios of Albania will be flown to Tirana, laying in repose at the Albanian capital's main Orthodox Cathedral until Thursday, followed by an exodios funeral service and interment.
The two men are also expected to address the situation in Syria and how it affects the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch.
Ieronymos said the Church encourages the Greek government to undertake diplomatic and other humanitarian initiatives to ensure the presence of ethnic Greeks and Orthodox Syrians in Syria
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The President of Greece attended the Paschal Liturgy at the Athens Metropolitan Cathedral
"In this way, we both safeguard democracy and secure the interests of the Greek People, in the best possible way," the head of the Greek Orthodox Church said in an interview
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The Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church noted that "a referendum could also be conducted"
Amb. Tsunis also spent the Christmas break in his ancestral village of Platanos, Aitoloakarnania prefecture, in western Greece.
Regarding the proposed legislation on same-sex marriage and adoption by the government, Archbishop Ieronymos noted, "The Church has not yet taken an official stance on this issue