Anastasius

Archbishop Anastasios of Albania is in critical condition, doctors said Sunday.

"Today's state of the health of His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios is deemed critical by the attending physicians," the Evangelismos hospital said in a statement Sunday.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens visited Anastasios in the central Athens hospital Sunday.

Archbishop Anastasios of Albania is set to be urgently transported to Athens for treatment after suffering a gastrointestinal bleeding. 

The 95-year-old Archbishop has been hospitalized in Tirana since December 30 for monitoring after contracting a seasonal virus.

His Beatitude Archbishop of Albania, Mr. Anastasios, was admitted to the “Hygeia” hospital in Tirana as a precaution for monitoring after contracting a seasonal virus.

Ilias Kasidiaris, the jailed former MP and spokesperson for the Greek National Party (Ellines), is reportedly considering to install former prosecutor Anastasios (Tasos) Kanellopoulos as formal leader of his far-right party in an attempt to evade a potential election ban. 

The archbishop of Albania is a special man. I wanted very much to get him to speak after his ordeal with the coronavirus, because I knew his thoughts and words would be anything but trivial.

The Archbishop of Albania, Anastasios, is expected to leave hospital on Monday after being treated for Covid-19.

Anastasios had been admitted to the capital's Evangelismos hospital on November 11 after being airlifted to Greece.

He will remain under home isolation in line with health guidelines.

From the other end of the line, the voice of Archbishop Anastasios of Albania, as always, conveys serenity and wisdom. Either in person or from a distance, his presence is soothing in any tough situation, but especially now, during the current crisis sparked by the unprecedented global coronavirus pandemic.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis pledged to support Archbishop Anastasios of Albania during a meeting in Athens Thursday. Anastasios sought the government's help in tackling the challenges facing Albania's Orthodox Church.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with Archbishop of Albania Anastasios at Maximos Mansion on Thursday.
Anastasios congratulated the conservative leader on becoming prime minister and requested the government's help in tackling the challenges facing the Balkan country's Orthodox Church.

The Archbishop of Albania Anastasios has urged the Greek people to resist the decadence and corruption that pervades all aspects of life today and learn to look at the reality of the Greek financial crisis candidly. 

In an interview with Sunday's issue of Kathimerini, Anastasios said that "the financial crisis did not come out of the sky like a parachute."