Tag: Patriarch Bartholomew

Ecumenical Patriarchate recognized Abkhazia canonical territory of Georgian Apostolic Orthodox Church

OCP- February 16, 2012

15/02/2012 Ecumenical Patriarchate and Constantinople Patriarch Bartholomew support the territorial integrity of Georgia and recognize Abkhazia as canonical territory of the Georgian Apostolic Orthodox Church. ... Read More

Patriarch Bartholomew to demand non-Muslims have place in state

OCP- February 14, 2012

TODAY’S ZAMAN, İSTANBUL 14/2/2012 Greek Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew I will present a package of proposals to Parliament next week, emphasizing the restricted rights of minorities ... Read More

Abkhaz Church cannot be independent without Georgian permission

OCP- February 7, 2012

7/2/2012 The Abkhaz Church cannot become independent until the Georgian Orthodox Church gives permission, secretary of the All-Georgian Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II said, News Georgia reports. ... Read More

Ecumenical Patriarch Welcomes Decision to Reopen School in Imvros

OCP- January 25, 2012

Fani Toli 20/1/2012 “Divine Providence has a future, and potential and Resurrection for us in store, not the end, and damage and loss”, said Ecumenical ... Read More

2011 Christmas Encyclical of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

OCP- December 23, 2011

Istanbul, Turkey 12/20/2011 + B A R T H O L O M E W By the Mercy of God Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and ... Read More

President of Romania Meets Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

OCP- December 18, 2011

Fani Toli 14/12/2011 On Tuesday, December 13, President of Romania Traian Badescu was received by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in Phanar. The Romanian President was welcomed ... Read More

Ecumenical Patriarch calls for freedom of religion and minority rights

OCP- December 3, 2011

2/12/2011 In a presentation to a gathering of experts on religious freedom and religious rights of minorities, the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I said there must ... Read More

Ecumenical Patriarch’s religious freedom is one of U.S. Congress’ most highly supported issues

OCP- November 23, 2011

Washington, D.C. 11/22/2011 --89 Senators and 291 Members Express Concern to President Obama-- “With overwhelming numbers of Republicans and Democrats, the US Senate and the ... Read More

20th Anniversary of the Enthronement of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

OCP- October 29, 2011

The Ecumenical Patriarchate 29/10/2011 November 2011 marks the 20th anniversary of the enthronement of His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. Elected October 22, 1991 and ... Read More

Banquet in honor of His All-Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew marking the 20th anniversary of Election and Enthronement

OCP- October 28, 2011

21/10/2011 On Friday, October 21, 2011, His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios and the Order of St. Andrew the Apostle hosted a banquet in honor of His ... Read More

Metropolitan Jonah sends greetings to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on 20th anniversary of Election

OCP- October 24, 2011

SYOSSET, NY 23/10/2011 His Beatitude, Metropolitan Jonah, sent greetings to His All Holiness, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinopole, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary ... Read More

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Meets with U.S. Congressmen

OCP- October 5, 2011

Stella Tsolakidou 3/10/2011 “We don’t believe in the clash of civilizations”, stressed the Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew during his meeting with two members of the ... Read More

Moscow Patriarchate delegation attends celebrations devoted to the Primate of the Church of Constantinople’s name-day

OCP- June 15, 2011

13.06.2011 The celebrations on the occasion of His Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople’s name-day took place on June 10, in Istanbul. With the blessing of ... Read More

Greek painters exhibition AT Topkapı Palace looks to New horizons

OCP- May 25, 2011

LATIFA AKAY, İSTANBUL 24/5/2011 Monday marked an encouraging day for Turkish-Greek relations with the opening of two significant İstanbul-based exhibitions, demonstrating a cooperation between the ... Read More

Case against plot to kill Patriarch Bartholomew merged with Ergenekon

OCP- May 5, 2011

TODAYS ZAMAN 5/5/2011 Greek Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew A case filed against a plot to assassinate the İstanbul-based leader of the world's Orthodox Christians has been ... Read More

Mount Athos featured in 60 Minutes segment on Pascha Evening

OCP- April 21, 2011

New York 4/20/2011 The Holy Mountain Athos, the over a thousand year sanctuary of Orthodox Christian monasticism, and which is directly under the spiritual jurisdiction ... Read More

Overcoming schism in Ukrainian Orthodoxy is affair of Ukrainians, the Jerusalem Patriarch Said

OCP- March 30, 2011

Kiev, March 30, Interfax - Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem said Orthodox believers should settle the problem of schism in Ukraine without attracting arbiters from ... Read More

Bartholomew I to Japan and the world: enough nuclear energy

OCP- March 16, 2011

15/3/2011 A vibrant and heartfelt appeal to States to abandon the use of nuclear energy: this is the message sent by the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew ... Read More

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Visits Geneva

OCP- February 8, 2011

2/2/2011 Apostolos Papapostolou The Ecumenical Patriarch, His All Holiness Bartholomew is currently in Geneva. He will inaugurate the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s “Museum of Christian Art” tomorrow ... Read More

Turkey considering demand to reopen Orthodox Seminary

OCP- January 4, 2011

ANKARA - Daily News with wires 3/1/2011 Turkey is considering a demand by the Istanbul-based Greek Orthodox Patriarchate to reopen a seminary that trained generations ... Read More

Turkish Court Releases Would-be Assassin of Patriarch Bartholomew

OCP- January 3, 2011

26/12/2010 The would-be assassin of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Ismet Recber, was discharged from prison. After the first hearing Wednesday, Ismet Recber was released pending the ... Read More