Patriarch Bartholomew-A Passion For Peace

by John Silber

The true peacemakers of history not only struggled to reduce conflict among others, they also showed compassion toward people who persecuted them. To that list must be added Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, who has been called the Bridge Builder and the Patriarch of Peace. Read More »

The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople: A Ministry of Universal Reconciliation

Address By His Eminence Archibishop Demetrios of America

The ministry of the Ecumenical Patriarchate may be aptly termed a ministry of reconciliation with three areas of focus: a) the ecumenical dialogue among Christians, b) the inter-religious dialogue among Jews, Christians, and Muslims, and c) the universal call to all human beings for reconciliation with our natural environment. I am concentrating particularly on the reconciliatory ministry of the Ecumenical Patriarchate because I have plenty of relevant data available. In several cases, I presuppose, of course, the concomitant involvement to dialogue of the late Popes Paul VI and John Paul II. Read More »

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Video: The Return of the Holy Relics, In 2004 the relics of St. John Chrysostom and St. Gregory the Theologian were returned to the Ecumenical Patriarchate. Watch This Video »

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