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Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Ieronymos on Sunday ordered an inquiry into the allegations of abuse linked to the child charity “Kivotos tou Kosmou” – run by a member of the Greek Orthodox clergy, Father Antonios Papanikolaou. Archbishop Ieronymos said he had ordered an inquiry into the charges and …

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Greek Church leader Archbishop Ieronymos has warned clergy who disagrees with the pandemic measures should go home or to monastery. he stressed that above all is obedience to the Church and Holy Synod. Jerome to clergy: Whoever disagrees to go home, above all obedience to the Church The Archbishop of …

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Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Ieronymos was admitted to Evangelismos Hospital in Athens on Thursday morning after testing positive for the coronavirus. he 82-year-old Arhbishop is showing mild symptoms. Before admitted to the hospital he said “with God’s help” he will get through. He was admitted to Increased Care …

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Archbishop Ieronymos II of Athens and All Greece expressed his belief Sunday that Turkey will not dare turn Hagia Sophia, the iconic Byzantine cathedral in Istanbul, currently a museum, into a mosque. “They (the Turks) play whatever games are in hand. This is one more game. I believe they won’t …

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The Holy Synod of the Moscow Patriarchate has warned that it will break communion with the hierarchs of the Greek Church, including Archbishop Ieronymos,  if it proceeds with the recognition of the Ukranian Church autocephaly. Spokesman Vladimir Legoyda later clarified that the Russian Church will maintain relations with individual Greek …

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Priests are fuming over the change of their labor status that was announced on Tuesday after a meeting between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and leader of the Greek Orthodox Church, Archbishop Ieronymos. According to the joint declaration of the Greek State and the powerful Greek Church, priests will no longer …

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The Church of Greece will officially participate in the protest rally on Macedonia name for the Former Republic of Macedonia. “The church will support the protest rally provided it is peaceful and without political or party affiliations,” the leader of the Greek Orthodox Church of Greece, Archbishop Ieronymos II, said …

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Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has set his priorities given the circumstances of pressure: the Church before the Politics. Thursday evening, the atheist prime minister rushed to a dinner with Archbishop Ieronymos II and briefed him on the latest developments on the Macedonia name dispute and the meetings of Special UN …

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Archbishop of Athens, Ieronymos shocked many Greeks who thought that he was a progressive spiritual leader and he was making a difference by distancing himself from the hardliners, the xenophobic and homophobic members of the Greek Orthodox Church of Athens. In an interview to private Skai TV late on Tuesday, …

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