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  • 22 Mar 2013
    Do we have a new pope for a reformed church?

    We have begun to learn something of the varied influences that have shaped the new pontiff. What is required from the new pope today, says Dr Harry Hagopian, is more than an evocative name and a humble posture. Catholicism also needs someone who can bringing a cleansing brush to bear on tired structures, on the abuse scandal, and on the existential, ecclesial, structural, ecumenical and global challenges that Christians face in a fast-changing world. It is a monumental task, but which many hope the first Jesuit pontiff can begin and lead.

  • 2 Dec 2011
    Ecumenical Patriarch calls for freedom of religion and minority rights

    Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I says there must be respect for the “inherent rights of all human beings and their aspiration and rights of religious freedom."

  • 1 Sep 2010
    Churches commit to sustainable environmental development

    Churches from a broad range of countries and traditions will participate with prayers and other activities in the Time for Creation over the next 40 days.

  • 3 Jun 2010
    Orthodox leaders strengthen the path to unity

    Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomeos I of Constantinople has left Russia after a 10-day visit praised by his hosts for strengthening relations with the Russian Orthodox Church.

  • 28 May 2010
    Istanbul and Moscow Orthodox leaders meet Russian president

    Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomeos and Kirill I of the Russian Orthodox Church, seeking to overcome decades of tension, have met Russian President Dmitri Medvedev.

  • 24 May 2010
    Istanbul based Patriarch's Moscow visit shows improved Orthodox relations

    A visit by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomeos I of Constantinople to Moscow underscores a thawing in relations after decades of tension during the Soviet and post-Soviet era.

  • 19 Feb 2010
    Ecumenical Patriarch challenges anti-dialogue 'fanatics'

    Indifference in regard to Christian unity is not an option for the disciples of Jesus, the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has stated in an encyclical issued on the occasion of the Sunday of Orthodoxy.

  • 21 Jul 2009
    Orthodox leader calls for pan-European Christian alliance

    Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomeos I has called for the creation of a churches' umbrella body in Europe to include Catholics alongside Anglicans, Orthodox and Protestants.

  • 14 Apr 2009
    Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew meets President Obama

    Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew had a private meeting with US President Barack Obama in the run up to Easter, touching on environmental concerns and issues about the future of Turkey.

  • 8 Jul 2008
    Religion off the radar

    'Bartholomew's Notes on Religion' is undoubtedly one of the top-rank online resources on religious issues, especially those off the mainstream radar.