Ieronymos

The traditional New Year's service at Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens, presided over by Archbishop Ieronymos, was held on Wednesday and attended by the country's political and military leadership, including the President of the Hellenic Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

“Remember that the Patriarch will always be by your side. Long live AEK!” the Ecumenical Patriarch declared at a dinner held in his honor – See photos below.

On Friday evening, Nea Filadelfia welcomed Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, who attended the dedication ceremony (Thyranoixia) of the chapel built in memory of Michalis Katsouris.

Overjoyed are the Mayor of Athens, Charis Doukas, and his wife, Georgia Polytanou, as they tied the knot yesterday at the Church of St. John Kaloktenis in Thebes, the bride’s hometown.

Today at noon, former Queen of Greece, Anna-Maria, along with her daughter Theodora and her fiancé, Matthew Kumar, paid a visit to the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, Ieronymos.

"We are here to celebrate, we find everything else," Archbishop Ieronymos said earlier - It is the Prime Minister's first presence at the Metropolis since the Mass for the New Year

Archbishop Ieronymos, the leader of the Orthodox Church of Greece, swiftly recognized the potential danger: Over the Easter holiday, churches across the country could become arenas for disapproval and harassment, potentially escalating beyond control.

The statements on Friday by Archbishop Ieronymos and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, during a joint visit to facilities of the Archdiocese of Athens in Dilesi, Viotia, Central Greece, demonstrated in the most emphatic way that the rift in relations between the Church and the government over the legislation on same-sex marriage has been largely bridged. 

Archbishop Ieronymos, the leader of the influential Orthodox Church of Greece, on Friday denounced threats made by a nationalist party leader against deputies of the ruling New Democracy party.