Continuing his Apostolic Visit to the U.S. in Washington, D.C., this evening His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew attended a dinner hosted in his honor by the Honorable Michael J. Rigas, Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources. His All-Holiness issued a pointed warning about the dangers of nationalism in religion, urging instead a renewed…

This morning, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew visited Arlington National Cemetery, where he laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier after viewing the solemn, highly-ceremonial guard change. His All-Holiness was escorted by General Andrew Poppas, Commanding General of the U.S. Army Forces Command, and Karen Durham-Aguilera, Executive Director of Arlington National Cemetery. Following the…

The venerable Patriarchate of Jerusalem has received with particular joy the unanimous election of the Very Reverend Archimandrite Symeon Papadopoulos as Hegumen of the venerable and historic Monastery of Sinai. The Holy Monastery of Sinai, which through the centuries has stood forth as a unique centre of Orthodox witness and ascetical tradition, constitutes an inseparable…

On Monday, 15 September, His Beatitude Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, Theodoros II, celebrated the Holy Sacrament of Baptism for one hundred catechumens of the Holy Diocese of Toliara and Southern Madagascar. The ceremony was carried out according to ecclesiastical order, in the presence of clergy and multitudes of faithful. Among those…

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew arrived in Washington, DC this evening, September 14, 2025, for his eighth Apostolic Visit to the United States. He was officially welcomed at the airport by His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America and Rev. Protopresbyter of the Ecumenical Throne Alexander Karloutsos. Following, an informal welcome was held where he was…

On September 15, 2025, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew met privately with President of the United States Donald Trump in the Oval Office. The Ecumenical Patriarch and His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America arrived by motorcade at the North Lawn of the White House. The tone of the meeting was “warm, cordial,” and “sincere,” according…

On the occasion of the election of Archimandrite Fr. Symeon Papadopoulos as the new Archbishop of Sinai, Pharan, and Raitho, and Abbot of the Holy Royal Monastery of the God-Trodden Mount Sinai, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew sent a congratulatory message. The Ecumenical Patriarch expressed his joy and fraternal love for the “worthy election” of…

Istanbul, 13 September 2025 His Beatitude Theophilos III, Patriarch of Jerusalem, was received today in Istanbul by His Excellency Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of the Republic of Türkiye, in a fraternal encounter that highlighted the historic and spiritual ties between the Holy Land and Türkiye. During the meeting, Patriarch Theophilos recalled the enduring legacy of…

On Thursday, 29th August / 11th September 2025, the Patriarchate celebrated the Feast of the Beheading of the head of the holy and glorious prophet, Forerunner, and Baptist John at the Holy Monastery bearing his name in the Old City of Jerusalem, near the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. On this feast the martyrdom of…