Patriarch Bartholomew

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Leads Epiphany Celebrations in Phanar

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presided over the Epiphany celebrations at the Church of St. George in Phanar, Istanbul, which included a…

7 January 2025

Pope Francis Plans 2025 Turkey Visit to Mark 1,700th Anniversary of the Council of Nicaea

Pope Francis has expressed his wish to visit Turkey in 2025 to commemorate the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of…

29 November 2024

1964 Constantinople Greek Expulsions: Ecumenical Patriarch Opens Conference

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew opened a conference commemorating the 60th anniversary of the 1964 expulsion of thousands of Greeks from Constantinople.…

21 November 2024

Australian Ambassador Duncan Meets with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Following Centenary Visit

Ambassador of Australia to Greece, Her Excellency Ms. Alison Duncan, recently met with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in Istanbul, following his…

20 November 2024

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Optimistic about Halki Theological School Reopening

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew is hopeful about the reopening of the Halki School of Theology after positive talks with the Turkish…

26 September 2024

Catsimatidis: Hagia Sophia Conversion "Tragic," Calls for Unified Archon Front to Protect Religious Freedom

Greek-American businessman John Catsimatidis, in an interview, condemned the conversion of Hagia Sophia into a mosque, calling it "tragic." He…

5 June 2024

32nd Anniversary of Patriarch Bartholomew's election to the Ecumenical Throne

On October 22, 1991, Patriarch Bartholomew was elected to the Ecumenical Throne. His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew is the…

23 October 2023

Zelensky prayed with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in Istanbul (VIDEO)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew prayed for the victims of the war with Russia at the…

8 July 2023

Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden’s Speech at the Conference of European Churches General Assembly

Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden delivered a moving speech at the General Assembly of the Conference of European Churches (CEC), which…

27 June 2023

Fragments of Parthenon Sculptures are to be returned from the Vatican in the next few days

Everything is ready to return the fragments of the Parthenon Sculptures that the Vatican and Pope Francis promised will be returned to…

7 March 2023

Mitsotakis expressed his condolences to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew for the death of his sister

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed his deep condolences to the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew for the death of his sister, Zacharo…

20 January 2023

Nikos Androulakis: A strong beating heart of Hellenism in Istanbul is a priority

Two historical educational institutions inextricably linked to the Greeks of Istanbul - the Phanar Greek Orthodox College and the Zografeion…

7 January 2023

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: A pilgrimage visit to Kavala

The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew arrived in Kavala on Saturday to make an official visit. In his visit to Thassos and…

4 September 2022

Patriarch Bartholomew: The problems between us and our Russian brothers have not ceased

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew was proclaimed an honorary citizen of the municipality of Thermaikos in Thessaloniki at a special ceremony on…

2 June 2022

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew officiates Divine Liturgy at ruins of Panagia Paramythia church in Istanbul

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew officiated on Monday the Divine Liturgy at the ruins of the Panagia Paramythia Fanari church, known as…

24 May 2022

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: 16-year-old Ukrainian painted his Easter card

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew chose a painting by a 16-year-old Ukrainian refugee girl to decorate his Easter card in order to…

26 April 2022

Ukrainian nationalists seize Moscow Patriarchate churches

The Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) submitted a bill to ban the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) as it is…

7 April 2022

Pope Francis congratulates Patriarch Bartholomew for 30 years of being Orthodox Christian spiritual leader

“I wish to express to Patriarch Bartholomew my warmest wishes for his anniversary, asking God to grant him health, serenity,…

12 February 2022

Sözcü: Patriarch Bartholomew and Greek Deputy FM in Imvros for inauguration of renovated church

Under the headline: "Patriarch Bartholomew and the Greek Deputy Foreign Minister attended a service in Imvros," Turkish newaspaper Sözcü presents…

3 February 2022

Patriarch Bartholomew urges vaccination and not to trust irresponsible voices of non-experts

In his Christmas message this year, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew urged members of the Orthodox faith to get vaccinated against Covid-19,…

22 December 2021

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