The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew visited Milan for his scheduled meeting with the Catholic Archbishop of Milan, Cardinal Angelo Scola. The Ecumenical Patriarch extended an invitation to Cardinal Scola to visit the Phanar which was immediately accepted. As it became known, he will visit the seat of the Ecumenical Patriarchate from December 31 to January 2. [...]
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Plot To Kill Patriarch Bartholomew Uncovered
An alleged plot against Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate Bartholomew is being investigated by an Ankara public prosecutor, private broadcaster NTV reported today. As reported in Hurriyet Daily News, the investigation was launched after a letter was sent from the Central Anatolia province of Kayseri, claiming that the Istanbul-based patriarch would be the target of an [...]
U.S Secretary of State Visits Fener
United States Secretary of State, John Kerry, paid a visit to Fener to discuss with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew the issue of the reopening of the Theological School of Halki, as well as other issues relating to religious freedom in Turkey. “It is a great privilege for me to have met this protector of the right [...]
Greek Gospels For Pope’s Enthronement
Pope Francis’ March 19 enthronement ceremony, as he had requested, was kept simple and included gospels presented only in Greek, and with the presence of The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the first time the Orthodox Church has sent its leader since the schism between the churches in 1453. The Pope passed through the crowd with the [...]
PM Samaras Meets Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras had a private meeting with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on March 4. It is the first time that Samaras has visited the Ecumenical Patriarchate as Prime Minister. The Prime Minister was welcomed at the entrance of the Patriarchate by Metropolitan Stefanos of Kallipolis and Madytos, Archimandrite Bartholomew Samaras, Chief Secretary of [...]
Bartholomew Attends Mehmet Ali Birand Funeral
The funeral of the prominent Turkish journalist Mehmet Ali Birand on Jan. 19 attracted a large crowd, including Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, who came to pay their last respects. Birdan died in in an Istanbul hospital on Jan. 17 at the age of 71 years old. The presence of the Patriarch really touched Birand’s widow, who [...]
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