Ecumenical Patriarch Barthomew
Greece
First Holy and Great Synod of Christianity in 1000 Years
Orthodox patriarchs around the world are preparing for the Holy and Great Synod, a meeting that is the first in 1000 years and has been under discussion for almost a century.
The Synod will take place at the Orthodox Academy...
Greece
Bartholomew Opposes Turning St. Sofia Church in Trapezounta into Mosque
The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew I, said he opposes Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc's idea to turn the Christian Church of St. Sofia in Trapezounta into a Muslim mosque.
The Ecumenical Patriarch visited the church on August 16th...