“With a feeling of sincere gratitude and excitement, we welcomed today the formalization of the will of our friend Pope Francis and the esteemed Primate of the Roman Catholic Church to transfer to my moderation three fragments originating from the Parthenon, which are stored in the Vatican Museums.” This was stated, among other things, by the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece on the occasion of today’s official announcement by the Vatican of the offer by Pope Francis to the Primate of the Greek Church of three fragments of the Parthenon, which are kept in the Vatican Museums.

In addition, according to the press service of the Holy Synod, His Beatitude Jerome emphasized: “In the near future, after consultations with the competent authorities, the details of this generous deed will be clarified, and at the same time, the full symbolism of the proposal will be clarified. We thank Pope Francis from the bottom of our hearts for the witness he gives to the world and also to us in Greece through this initiative of his.”