Ecumenical Patriarch’s Speech: Christian Love Can Solve World’s Problems
Greeting message to 21st Anniversary Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy General Assembly From His All Holiness The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Delivered by His Eminence Metropolitan Emmanuel of France Moscow, 26 June 2014 Dear Friends, On behalf of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, we congratulate you on the occasion of the 21st anniversary of...
What language did Jesus speak?
During the recent Apostolic Pilgrimage to the Holy Land, the western media seemed to lose sight of the Ecumenical Patriarch’s role in this historic event. Instead, it focused on Pope Francis and political leaders such as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. An article by Dr. Alexandros K. Kyrou, “Pilgrimage or...
Patheos: Like Pope Francis, The Church Breathes With One Lung
In the weeks leading up to the historic meeting of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Pope Francis at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, many of us have focused solely on the ways our own Church would respond to this event. It is natural to see the world from your perspective,...
Pope and Patriarch, 1964
Yesterday’s meeting of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew with Pope Francis in Jerusalem marked the 50th anniversary of the 1964 meeting of Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras with Pope Paul VI. Technology in those days wasn’t as advanced as it is now, but there are good records of the meeting. Click here to listen...
Homily by His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the Joint Prayer Service
Following is the homily given by His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew during the Joint Prayer Service with His Holiness Pope Francis at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem. “Do not be afraid; for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for...