Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece in his message on the occasion of the Orthodox Easter this Sunday underlined that "we live in a fallen world", a world that "has nothing in common with what it was when it was created," pointing out that now "hypocrisy and over-consumption are dominant".

"The Easter celebration is a challenge for an awakening and should not be regarded as yet another religious holiday," the Archbishop stressed, adding that "the time has come to quest for different ways of spiritual awakening against the overpowering force of decadence."