Ecumenical Patriarchate

In the historic Church of St. Paraskevi in Constantinople on its patronal feast, July 26, 2026, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew spoke movingly about the holy martyrs, and reflected upon the grim reality of the

On July 30, the Archon Ecumenical Patriarchate Global Initiative (The Sprouts Program) announced the inaugural Ecumenical Patriarch Poster Contest, inviting Orthodox students ages 5–18 to create original artwork celebrating His All‑Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew’s 35

During the Divine Liturgy for the feast of the Holy Glorious Great Martyr Euphemia on July 11, 2026, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew ordained Archimandrite Isidoros Katsos to the episcopacy. Addressing the new Bishop of

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America arrived in Cleveland, Ohio, on Saturday, June 27, 2026, where he will preside over the 48th Biennial Clergy-Laity Congress. The gathering will bring together clergy and faithful from across

It has now been a full decade since the convening of the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church, as its proceedings began on the Monday of the Holy Spirit, June 20, 2016, in

Metropolitan Theoleptos of Ikonion, Hypertimos and Exarch of all Lycaonia, fell asleep in the Lord suddenly on Thursday, June 18, 2026, the Ecumenical Patriarchate announced. He was 69. The announcement, issued by the Chief Secretariat

The Archon Sprout Program, which introduces Orthodox Christian children to the Ecumenical Patriarchate, is now officially bilingual, and much more is to come. The Sprouts Program Committee, which is chaired by Archons Nick Tranto and

The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople has condemned the Russian missile and drone attacks that set fire to the Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, calling it an “unacceptable and sacrilegious” assault on a shrine sacred

While the world’s attention has recently been focused on His Holiness Pope Leo XIV of Rome’s May 15, 2026 encyclical letter, Magnifica Humanitas, and its guidance on safeguarding the dignity of every human person amid

The reason for reaching out to Christians of other faith traditions and seeking the unity of all believers in our Lord Jesus Christ may seem obvious; after all, the Lord Himself prayed “that they may

Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox leaders took a major step toward healing a 1,600‑year division when Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew welcomed Pope Tawadros II of the Coptic Orthodox Church to the Phanar for a celebration of

The European Court of Human Rights ruled Tuesday that Türkiye violated the rights of two Greek Orthodox priests by removing them from the governing boards of Greek Orthodox minority foundations in Istanbul solely because they

On Wednesday, May 20, the Apodosis of Pascha, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew received in formal audience His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, together with the rising seniors of Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of

The Ecumenical Patriarchate will have a formal presence at this year’s Clergy-Laity Congress in Cleveland, Ohio, following an announcement from the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America that His All-Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew has appointed three representatives

The Church of the first millennium was centered around five Patriarchs, that is, Bishops of large regions that were frequently characterized by their own particular traditions of liturgical worship and the expression of our Holy

Many Orthodox Christians are aware that the Ecumenical Patriarch is “first among equals,” but all too many would find it difficult to explain what this actually means. This common designation is rooted in the Orthodox

On April 26, 2026, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew sent the following letter to U.S. President Donald Trump: “Dear Mr. President, Having learned with profound concern of the grave security incident that occurred during the

NEW YORK – On the occasion of the feast of the Holy Great Martyr George the Trophy-Bearer, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew sent a letter to His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, conveying Paschal greetings

April 22 is Earth Day, a global observance of the need to care for the natural environment that has been a centerpiece of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew’s long and fruitful diakonia to the Church

 Abstract and Excerpts from an article by His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, published in Saint Vladimir’s Theological Quarterly 54, nos. 3–4 (2010): 421–439.  This article by His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, while he

† B A R T H O L O M E W BY GOD’S MERCY ARCHBISHOP OF CONSTANTINOPLE – NEW ROME AND ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH TO THE ENTIRE PLENITUDE OF THE CHURCH: GRACE, PEACE, AND MERCY

On March 27, 2026, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, together with the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, issued a Patriarchal and Synodical Encyclical marking a milestone of singular significance in the life

On March 15, 2026, the Third Sunday of Holy and Great Lent, the Sunday of the Veneration of the Holy Cross, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presided in chorostasia (that is, from the Patriarchal Throne rather than

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew delivered a forceful appeal for peace with justice as he commemorated the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, speaking at the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts in the