Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, the hierarchs of the Ecumenical Throne in America, the clergy, and the faithful Orthodox people of the United States will joyfully welcome the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to the United States for an official visit in September 2025. The visit follows the announcement of the Templeton Foundation…| Orthodox Times (en)
On the concluding evening of a meaningful pilgrimage to the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew offered heartfelt remarks during a dinner held in his honor. Surrounded by hierarchs, clergy, and faithful from the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and guests from the Roman Catholic Church, the Patriarch reflected on…| Orthodox Times (en)
On Tuesday, June 3, 2025, the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew conferred the Offikion of Archon Quaestor of the Great Church of Christ upon Apostolos Tzitzikostas, Greece's Commissioner to the European Union. In his address, the Ecumenical Patriarch spoke of the history of the Offikion, noting that it was the first time…| Orthodox Times (en)
"The Ecumenical Patriarchate is constantly praying for an end to the violence and for the establishment of a just peace," stated Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, addressing the ongoing war in Ukraine. His remarks came during his speech on Saturday, March 8, 2025, following the Divine Liturgy at the Church of Saint…| Orthodox Times (en)
On the last day of his visit to Chios, Sunday, September 8, 2024, the Feast of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos, the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presided over the Divine Liturgy at the Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos in Kallimasia. After the Dismissal, he led a memorial…| Orthodox Times (en)
Following his attendance at the Holy Synaxis of the Hierarchy of the Ecumenical Throne, Archbishop Elpidophoros of America accompanied Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to Halki, the second-largest of the Princes' Islands in the Sea of Marmara near Istanbul, Türkiye, on Wednesday, September 4, 2024. As the former Abbot of Halki’s Monastery…| Orthodox Times (en)
LAST UPDATE: 20:55 Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew arrived this afternoon at the port of Chios to attend and speak at a conference dedicated to climate change, organized by the Region of North Aegean as part of the 3rd Chios Festival. The Patriarch was warmly welcomed by Konstantinos Moutzouris, the Regional Governor…| Orthodox Times (en)
The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, on the morning of Wednesday, September 4, 2024, visited the Holy Monastery of the Holy Trinity in Halki and participated in the Divine Liturgy, which was celebrated in the monastery's Catholicon, with Metropolitan Stephanos of Philippi, Neapolis, and Thasos presiding. After the dismissal, the Metropolitan held…| Orthodox Times (en)
At the invitation and under the chairmanship of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the 10th Assembly of the Venerable Hierarchy of the Ecumenical Throne, with the participation of the Hierarchs of the Autonomous Churches of Finland and Estonia under his canonical protection, was convened in Constantinople from September 1 to 3. The…| Orthodox Times (en)