Patriarchate
Europe
A Greek Travel Guide to Istanbul
Constantinople, Byzantion, Poli, Istanbul. These are the names that Greeks usually use to refer to the once capital of Byzantium and today's largest city in Turkey. Istanbul is a multicultural, modern city, and an attractive tourist destination that offers...
Europe
Orthodox Leaders Meet in Istanbul on Day of the Protection of the Environment
The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople organized a conference for religious leaders of the Greek-Orthodox world. The leaders met on Thursday at the Phanar to participate in a ceremony marking the beginning of a new season on Sept. 1, in...
Europe
Bartholomew: “The Resurrection of Christ Grants the certainty of transcending the adverse consequences of natural calamity and spiritual perversity”
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew issues Proclamation on the occasion of Easter.
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By the Mercy of God
Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch
To the Plenitude of the Church Grace, Peace and...
Europe
“We invented both democracy and demagogy”
Former Foreign Minister of Greece Dora Bakoyannis visited Turkey today to attend a conference on "Women and Politics in Europe and Turkey"g by KA-DER, an NGO defending women's rights at Bilgi University.
On an exclusive interview with Turkish news...
Europe
“Green” Patriarch Bartholomew I Prays for the Enviroment
Today as every September first Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew prayed together with hundred's of Orthodox Christian's in the Patriarchate's church, in Istanbul, for the environment's protection. Since 1989, every September 1st (the beginning of the ecclesiastical calendar) has been designated...