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Digitalization of Libraries in Ecumenical Patriarchate Under the Aegis of HTO
Greek HTO and Cosmote company have undertaken the work of digitalization and documentation of Libraries in the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Theological School of Halki. The chairman and chief...
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Turkish MPs Accuse Greeks of Mass Celebration in Ataturk’s Palace
News Am reported that Turkish opposition MPs protested against Greeks celebrating a Holy Mass at the Palace of Ataturk on the occasion of the 20th anniversary from the election of Ecumenical Patriarch...
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Vice President Biden Visits Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul
Vice President Joe Biden lights a candle with His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the Church of St. George at the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul, Turkey; December 3, 2011....
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Professors from Greek Aristotle’s University Undertake Restoration Project of...
The Aristotle’s University of Thessaloniki is taking an active part in reviving the Theological School of Halki in Istanbul. This trend has been supported by 30 professors of the Greek University, who...
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Εcumenical Patriarchate Denounces Russian Interference in the Ephraim Case
Τhe Ecumenical Patriarchate denounced the interference of the Russian Orthodox Church in the case of Abbot Ephraim of Vatopedi, after the Holy Synod concluded on Tuesday. In its official announcement,...
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Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Visits Ecumenical Patriarch in Istanbul
Greek Deputy Foreign Minister, D. Dollis, held a meeting with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in Fener, Istanbul, earlier Thursday morning, in which the two men discussed issues concerning the...
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Turkish News Report: Crisis Also Affecting the Ecumenical Patriarchate,...
According to a recent Turkish article, the financial crisis seems to have also hit the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul. The newspaper reports that the Patriarchate is in extremely bad economic...
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Patriarch Bartholomew’s Name Day Celebration in Constantinople
Our Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I celebrated his name day yesterday with a special liturgy in Baloucli, Constantinople on June 10. Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Ieronymos, representatives...
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Bartholomew Lauds the Great Church
On April 19, His Eminence, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew officiated the service of the Salutations to the Theotokos at the church of Panaghia Koumariotissa at Nihori on the Bosphorus, in Istanbul....
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A Cultural Journey from Greece to Turkey in Halki
A special concert will take place on September 22 at the Theological School of Halki, in the presence of two Patriarchs. The concert has the general title: A cultural journey from Greece to Turkey....
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Zografeion Lyceum Celebrates 120 Years
Zografeion Lyceum will celebrate its 120 years of operation, featuring a concert with Greek singer Evanthia Reboutsika. Zografeion Lyceum is the monumental school of Greek Orthodox Stavrodromi...
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Legal Battle of Greeks in Istanbul
The Greek community of Istanbul has turned to the Turkish Court asking for the return of three orthodox churches and many other properties that were given by the Turkish state in the so-called...
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Orthodox Church Hierarchs Meet at Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul
A three-day meeting of the heads of the Autocephalous Orthodox Churches was launched at the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul on Thursday, chaired by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. The meeting...
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Antiochian Patriarchate Withdraws from Synaxis
An unexpected development occurred during the Synaxis of the Primates of the Orthodox Churches and its preparatory meetings held at the Headquarters of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul from...
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Turkish Authorities Ban Christian Liturgy in Panagia Sumela Monastery
Turkish authorities notified the Ecumenical Patriarchate that the license for the yearly mass at Panagia Sumela Monastery in Trabzon is revoked. After five consecutive years during which it was allowed...
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The Light of Christmas Shines Bright at the Phanar in Turkey
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presides over the Divine Liturgy for Christmas at the Phanar (2012) – Photo by N. Manginas By Evagelos Sotiropoulos* Christmas is coming. For many especially in the...
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Antiochian Patriarchate Withdraws from Synaxis
An unexpected development occurred during the Synaxis of the Primates of the Orthodox Churches and its preparatory meetings held at the Headquarters of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul from...
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Turkish Authorities Ban Christian Liturgy in Panagia Sumela Monastery
Turkish authorities notified the Ecumenical Patriarchate that the license for the yearly mass at Panagia Sumela Monastery in Trabzon is revoked. After five consecutive years during which it was allowed...
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The Light of Christmas Shines Bright at the Phanar in Turkey
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presides over the Divine Liturgy for Christmas at the Phanar (2012) – Photo by N. Manginas By Evagelos Sotiropoulos* Christmas is coming. For many especially in the...
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Orthodox Church Announces the Name of a New Saint
Amphilochios Makris, an abbot of the historic Monastery of Saint John the Theologian is a new saint for the Christian Orthodox Church, according to the announcement made by the Ecumenical Patriarchate...
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