Greek Church Promises To Boost Charity Meals as Poverty Deepens

23/12/2011 Emmanouela Seiradaki The leader of Greece’s Orthodox Church on Thursday promised to boost its campaign to provide free meals to the poor and homeless, amid the country’s deepening financial crisis. Archbishop Ieronymos visited a central Athens food bank with members of the country’s national football team, to promote a campaign launched this week allowing supermarket shoppers at 10 chains and some 300 stores to donate food to church charities.