Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew delivered a historic speech before the Plenary of the Greek Parliament on Tuesday. This marks the first time since 1999 that the Patriarch has addressed the chamber in full session.
Bartholomew: Peace is born out of inspired...
Immediately upon his arrival in Thessaloniki and at his personal request, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew visited the Toumba Stadium to pay his respects to the seven young PAOK fans who lost their lives in Tuesday’s tragic road accident in Romania.
Accompanied...
In a searing rebuke of Russia’s religious and political narrative, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has labeled the invasion of Ukraine an "expansionist" and "absolutely satanic" conflict, flatly rejecting the Kremlin’s attempts to frame the violence as a "holy war."
Speaking to...
Pope Leo has arrived on his first foreign trip as Catholic leader in Turkey, which will then be followed in the coming days with a visit to Lebanon.
Leo landed in the capital, Ankara, on Thursday for what is a...
Ioannis Kapodistrias, Greece's revered first Governor, may soon be officially recognized as a saint by the Orthodox Church, according to a groundbreaking revelation by acclaimed Greek film director Yannis Smaragdis. The director, whose new historical epic "Kapodistrias" is set...
President Trump received Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on Monday at the White House. This marked the sixth time the Patriarch has met with a sitting US President.
The meeting in the Oval Office, which lasted over half an hour, was held...
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew begins his official visit to the United States with a meeting with President Trump on Monday afternoon.
He will be welcomed at the White House, as the two leaders continue a tradition of high-level diplomatic engagement between...
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians worldwide, has described the dramatic events in Gaza as “a disgrace for the human race.”
“We watch with horror the scenes of innocent civilians, of children dying from hunger, and...
Tenedos, known as Bozcaada in Turkish, holds a significant place in Greek history, despite the dramatic decline of its Greek population in recent decades. The island recently reaffirmed its enduring Greek heritage by celebrating its patron saint, Agia Paraskevi,...
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew met with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican one day after he attended the papal inauguration ceremony.
According to sources that spoke to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency, both religious leaders expressed their intention to build upon the...
