The 88-year-old pontiff, who passed away shortly after delivering his Easter Sunday Urbi et Orbi blessing, was honored with this Eastern Orthodox hymn, symbolizing resurrection and eternal life—a fitting tribute to a pope known for bridging divides
Referring to Pope Francis as "brother", Patriarch Bartholomew noted that a meeting between them had been planned in May on the 1,700-year anniversary of the 1st Ecumenical Synod but "the God of life and death decided otherwise".
Each year, the Greek Patriarch of Jerusalem leads the Holy Fire ceremony. He enters the Edicule, a small shrine within the Holy Sepulchre encasing Christ’s tomb, alone.
The John Templeton Foundation, in collaboration with the Templeton World Charity Foundation and the Templeton Religion Trust, announced today, Thursday, April 10, 2025, that the recipient of the 2025 Templeton Prize is His All-Holiness, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.
Διαπράχθηκαν σφαγές «πολλών αθώων χριστιανών», τόνισε ο ελληνορθόδοξος πατριάρχης Αντιοχείας Ιωάννης Ι΄, ενώ μη κυβερνητική οργάνωση έκανε λόγο για τουλάχιστον 973 πολίτες νεκρούς
Greek Foreign Minister Georgios Gerapetritis recently spoke by phone with Patriarch John of Antioch and All the East to address the ongoing crisis in Syria, according to a report from Orthodox Times.
