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Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to Open Greek Orthodox Branch in Lithuania
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew said on Tuesday he would work with Lithuania to establish a new branch of the Orthodox Church in the Baltic nation to ensure that believers are no longer under the sole supervision of Moscow.
“Today a new...
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Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Blasts Russia Church’s ‘Pan-Slavism’
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew blasted what he called the "pan-Slavism" of the Russian Church under the leadership of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow in a wide-ranging speech last week in Abu Dhabi.
Speaking at the “World Policy Conference – For a Reasonably...
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Senator-elect John Fetterman Blasts Turkey on Religious Freedom
Senator-elect of Pennsylvania John Fetterman recently released a statement regarding his opposition to Turkey’s treatment of the religious freedom of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Orthodox Christianity.
Fetterman, on Tuesday, won the race against Dr. Mehmet Oz who was strongly backed...
Environment
Patriarch Bartholomew Urges Humanity to Protect the Environment
Humanity is not learning its lessons from climate change and protecting the environment, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew said on Tuesday in a message on the "Day of Protecting the Natural Environment."
The spiritual leader of the Greek Orthodox spoke of the...
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Patriarch Bartholomew Honored in Athens by New US Ambassador
The new US ambassador to Greece, George J. Tsunis, hosted a reception for Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on Saturday in Athens.
An Archon of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the Ambassador said he was clearly pleased and honored that His All-Holiness and Tsunis’...
Europe
“We Stand by Ukraine” Patriarch Bartholomew Says in Easter Message
In his Easter message, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew made reference to the war and the sufferings and atrocities caused by Russia’s attack on Ukraine.
“We stand and suffer alongside the pious and courageous people of Ukraine that bear a heavy cross....
Europe
Patriarch Bartholomew Warns Ukraine Crisis Could Escalate into Third World War
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew warned on Sunday that the crisis in Ukraine could escalate into a third world war.
During his sermon after the Sunday service at the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Fanar, Istanbul he stressed that weapons were not the solution...
Europe
Russia Hinting at Establishing Exarchate in Turkey, Deepening Schism
The Russian Orthodox Church is hinting that it wants to establish an exarchate in Turkey, as it has just done in Africa, taking 102 formerly Greek Orthodox prelates under its jurisdiction, deepening the schism that opened up in the...
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Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Tests Positive for Covid
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has tested positive for Covid-19, the Patriarchate at Constantinople announced on Friday.
“His Holiness, who is fully vaccinated, is currently showing mild symptoms, but his general condition is good,” an announcement said.
It added that "immediately after the...
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Patriarch Bartholomew Urges Public to Become Vaccinated
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew urged all the members of the Orthodox faith around the world to become vaccinated against the coronavirus, if they have not already done so, in a Christmas message on Tuesday.
"Science, provided it serves to minister to...