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Athens, Greece – 15 April 2025
1. Various of Easter decorations, shop windows, candles, chocolate eggs, religious icons, decorative eggs being sold
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Athens, Greece – 14 April 2025
2. Various of Father Anastasios, decorating a chandelier of Saint Demetrios Loumbardiaris church with Easter egg decorations
3. Various of service, faithful during the liturgy on Easter’s Holy Week at the church of Saint Demetrios Loumbardiaris
4. SOUNDBITE (Greek) Father Anastasios Sanidas, Orthodox priest:
“The past has shown that the Roman Catholic Church has always sought a unity, which I believe was not substantive, but there have always been trade-offs, that is. It sought a unity that wanted more to show its dominance and not its true intention to unite with Orthodoxy.”
5. Mid of the church of Saint Demetrios Loumbardiaris during liturgy for Easter’s Holy Week
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ARCHIVE: Assisi, Italy – 20 September 2016
6. Wide of Pope Francis arriving at the Sacred Convent of Assisi welcomed by the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew I, two leaders embracing
7. Mid of Pope Francis, Bartholomew, and Antioch Patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church Ephfrem II walking in the Sacred Convent of Assisi
7. Francis delivering speech
8. Francis and Bartholomew, embracing and kissing each other following their speeches
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Athens, Greece – 13 April 2025
9. Various of Catholic faithful picking up olive tree branches to use for the Palm Sunday mass at Catholic Cathedral of St. Dionysius
10. Various of Catholic clergy and faithful during the Palm Sunday mass at Catholic Cathedral of St. Dionysius
11. Various of Catholic clergy giving holy communion during Palm Sunday
12. Faithful exiting following Palm Sunday mass
13. Mid of Theodoros Kontidis, Catholic Archbishop of Athens
14. SOUNDBITE (Greek) Theodoros Kontidis, Catholic Archbishop:
“Okay, now that relations are easier between the two churches and there is a friendly climate, especially towards and personally between Pope Francis and Patriarch Bartholomew, I hope an agreement can be found that has not been found for a long time.“
15. Kontidis speaking
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Diemitz, Germany – 16 April 2025
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16. SOUNDBITE (English) Bishop Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, World Council of Churches:
“It has never been more important than now because we live in a polarised world and people all over the world yearn for more unity, yearn to overcome this polarisation.”
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Vatican City – 29 March 2025
17. Various of Joseph Roussos, a Catholic pilgrim from the island of Syros in Greece, visiting the Vatican ++PART MUTE++
18. Close of dome
19. SOUNDBITE (Greek) Joseph Roussos, Catholic pilgrim from Greece:
(describing the situation before Christians in Syros island began to celebrate together)
"And the church bells tolled mournfully during two distinct Holy Weeks for Catholics and then with the Orthodox. It wasn’t a good situation. But when we did celebrate Easter together, there was great harmony, we live very well (today), and we celebrate Easter together and it’s truly beautiful. I hope it stays that way.”
20. Mid of pilgrims wandering through St. Peter’s Square
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