Ecumenical Patriarchate
Greek church
Archbishop Elpidophoros Joins Erdogan in Opening of Turkevi Center
Archbishop Elpidophoros, the Head of the Greek Orthodox Church in America, attended a ceremony for the opening of the Turkevi Center presided over by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in New York on Monday.
The Turkevi Center, which will become...
Greek church
U.S. Congress Mulls Act to Hold Turkey Accountable for Ecumenical Patriarchate
Legislation to hold Turkey accountable for violating the religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate was introduced in the U.S Congress
Europe
Nikos Magginas, Photographer of the Ecumenical Patriarchate Dies
Nikos Magginas, the personal photographer of the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople died on Saturday.
Greece
Ecumenical Patriarch “Building Bridges,” Say Mayors of Athens, Istanbul
Kostas Bakoyannis, the mayor of Athens, paid a joint visit, with Mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu, to the city's Greek Orthodox Patriarchate on Friday.
Environment
Patriarch Bartholomew Lauds Biden’s Travel Ban and Climate Actions
Patriarch Bartholomew, the head of all the Greek Orthodox faithful in the world, praised US President Joe Biden in an announcement released by the Ecumenical Patriarchate on Tuesday.
Lauding the new President for his actions regarding the lifting of a...
Europe
Ecumenical Patriarch Announces Halt to All Orthodox Church Services Globally Due to Coronavirus
The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople issued a statement on Wednesday announcing the Church's new decision in regard to the covid-19 global coronavirus pandemic.
According to this statement, all religious ceremonies, events and rituals will be suspended in all of the Patriarchate's...
Environment
Halki Summit III on Ecological Awareness to be Hosted By Ecumenical Patriarch
His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will host the third Halki Summit from May 31st to June 4th, 2019 in Turkey, according to a press release issued recently by the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
The summit will convene distinguished representatives from Orthodox theological...
Europe
Putin Blasts Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
Russian President Vladimir Putin made scathing remarks concerning the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople during his annual press conference in Moscow on Thursday.
According to the Ukrainian website KyivPost, Putin harshly criticized Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, saying that his attitude toward...
Europe
Caring for the Church of Ukraine: Constantinople’s Calm Carries the Day
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By Evagelos Sotiropoulos *
Presided over by His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople recently announced a number of decisions related to the granting of autocephaly to the Church of Ukraine.
The announcement from...
Europe
Ukraine Gives Iconic Saint Andrew Church To Ecumenical Patriarchate (video)
Following the decision made by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople to grant independence (autocephaly) to the Ukrainian Church, ending centuries of Moscow's ecclesiastical authority in the country, the Ukrainian parliament voted in favor of an amendment proposed by the...