Patriarch Bartholomew

Fourteen people in a disbanded Greek Non-Governmental Organization called the Cycle of Patmos which held environmental conferences on cruise ships that lured religious leaders and top analysts have been charged with criminal fraud and money laundering after they could...

The Turkish Journalists Association and Universal Federation of Greeks organized in Instanbul the Greek Journalists and Printers in Ottoman Press History exhibition presenting the political, social and economic conditions during the World War I, from the Greek journalists’ viewpoint...

Archbishop Ieronymos will accompany Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to his birthplace on Imvros island in Turkey, on August 21  to attend the feast day at the Agioi Theodori village and mark the Orthodox service in honor of the Virgin Mary....

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will be declared Honorary professor at the Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Western Macedonia  in a special ceremony, during his visit to Northern Greece starting on Wednesday June 27. On the same day, he will hold Holy Liturgy at...

“Ankara will not treat Turkey’s citizens of Greek-origin in correlation to Athens’ treatment of Turks in Greece,” Turkish Minister for European Affairs Egemen Bagis has said while noting the lack of a mosque in the Greek capital. While Muslims living...

Hundreds of worshippers joined the Sunday Service conducted by the Patriarch at the Holy Church of Saints Vassilios and Vlassios in historic Misthi, Cappadocia. According to the website fanarion.blogspot.com, for the very first time since 1922, when many Orthodox churches...

The Büyükada Greek Orphanage of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate is set to become an international environmental foundation, according to a recent article of the Turkish newspaper todayszaman.com. A ruling by the European Court of Human Rights in June 2010 stated...

Greek Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew praised Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during his meeting with former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou in March, according to recently revealed details. Visiting Turkey to attend the Socialist International's (SI) meeting on the Arab...

Greek Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew attended a Turkish parliamentary commission assembly during which he presented his requests regarding minorities in Turkey. On Monday, Feb 20, Patriarch Bartholomew met with members of a parliamentary subcommittee seeking an all-party consensus for a new...

Patriarch Bartholomew strongly hopes the theological school of Halki, of the Orthodox Church, and that the academy, which the Turkish government closed in 1971, will be re-opened. This was the statement of the Patriarch during the memorial in honor of...