In the early hours of Friday, 26 September 2025, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew arrived in Thessaloniki with his entourage to participate in and deliver the opening address of the 2nd International Scientific Conference organised by the Holy Synod of the Church of Greece on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the publication of…

WHERE HEAVEN MEETS EARTH: A Meditation on Faith, Science, and our Planet +B A R T H O L O M E W Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch Address delivered on Acceptance of the Templeton Prize (New York, September 24, 2025) * * * Mr Vice President, Your Excellencies, Ἐξοχώτατε κύριε Πρωθυπουργὲ τῆς…

New York City Mayor Eric Adams presented His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew with the Key to the City today at the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America headquarters. “You have unlocked our hearts here in the city,” said Mayor Adams, addressing the Ecumenical Patriarch. The mayor also reminded guests that “we have been abusive towards Mother…

Manhattan, N.Y. — Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met on Tuesday with His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the headquarters of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America in New York, where he was welcomed by His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America. During the talks, His All-Holiness thanked the prime minister for Greece’s steadfast support of…

Manhattan, N.Y. — The opening of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew’s speech at the 2025 Concordia Annual Summit was guided by a sense of urgency for environmental action. Returning to Manhattan for its fifteenth session, the Summit is billed as “the largest and most inclusive nonpartisan forum,” and coincides with the United Nations General Assembly’s…

On Monday, 9th/22nd September 2025, the Patriarchate celebrated the commemoration of the parents of the Theotokos, the Ancestors of God Saints Joachim and Anne. Their memory was celebrated in the sacred Monastery named after them, within the walls of St Stephen’s Gate, on the site where the house of the Thetokos also stood, as Saint…

On the Sunday after the Exaltation of the Precious Cross, 21 September, the Holy Diocese of Chora had the special joy of welcoming, on behalf of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, His Eminence Metropolitan Ioustinos of Nea Krini and Kalamaria, who is visiting Australia to participate in the 2nd Pan-Australian Clergy Synaxis, which will…

On Monday, 22 September, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia received the visit of the popular Greek singer Mr. Giannis Ploutarchos, who was accompanied by Greek-Australian businessman Mr. Konstantinos Tagalakis and artistic events organiser Mr. Nicholas Theodorakopoulos. Mr. Ploutarchos, who was participating in a series of scheduled concerts in various Australian cities, during his stay…

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday at the Ukrainian delegation’s office in New York, underscoring what he described as the church’s steadfast support for the Ukrainian people amid Russia’s ongoing brutal war of aggression. His All-Holiness was joined by Archbishop Elpidophoros of America during the meeting. The Ecumenical Patriarch conveyed…