Europe as a laboratory for Global Governance
(Wien,10/12/2011)
Your Excellencies, distinguished participants,
Since the 15th century, Europe has been the protagonist in the unification of the Oecumene, the ‘inhabited world’. If we further take into account Europe’s overseas offshoots, globalization is, in [...]
On Tuesday, November 29, 2011, Vespers of the Feastday of St. Andrew, His All-Holiness invested the distinguished historian and researcher, Dimitrios Apostolopoulos, in recognition of his personal and scholarly work, as Archon of Panaghia Pammakaristos Brotherhood.
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His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew welcomed the Hon. Joseph Biden, Vice President of the United States to the Sacred See of St. Andrew, First-called of the Apostles. The historical first visit of a sitting Vice President of the United States took place on Saturday, December 3, 2011, at the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul, [...]
On Wednesday, November 30, 2011, His All-Holiness presided over the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Church of St. George for the celebration of the Patronal Feast of the Ecumenical Patriarchate on the occasion of the feastday of St. Andrew, First-Called of the Apostles. The Liturgy also included the ordination to the episcopate of [...]
The Church of Panagia of Pera is the Cathedral Church of the Ecumenical Patriarch as Archbishop of Constantinople,New Rome. At this Church on the feast of the entrance of the Theotokos (November 21st) the Ecumenical Patriarch celebrates the Divine Liturgy with the members of the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
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On Thursday and Friday, September 1-2, 2011, His All-Holiness presided over deliberations for the Synaxis of the Heads of the ancient Patriarchates and the Autocephalous Church of Cyprus at the Patriarchal Church of St. George at the Phanar. In attendance were
Patriarch Theodoros II of Alexandria and All Africa, Patriarch [...]
On Wednesday, August 17, 2011, His All-Holiness visited several historic ruins of ancient monasteries and churches in the Trabzon region, many of which are perched upon the steep mountain slopes. He was accompanied by Archbishop Demetrios of America, Metropolitans Barnabas of Neapolis and Pavlos of Drama, and Bishop Andonios of Phasiane, along with clergy and [...]
On Monday, August 15, 2011, His All-Holiness celebrated the Feast of Dormtion of the Theotokos at Soumela Monastery in Trabzon for the second time ever since its closure 9 decades ago. Hundreds of pilgrims from all over the world, including Greece, Russia, Georgia, America and Australia, attended the Divine Liturgy.
The historic Monastery of [...]
On Saturday, August 13, 2011, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew celebrated 50 years since his ordination to the diaconate. He celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral on the island of Imvros.
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On Saturday, May 14, His All-Holiness presided over Vespers at SS. Constantine & Helen Church of Sinasos. A large group of pilgrims was led by Metropolitan Paisios of Leros, Kalimnos and Astipalaia. Afterward His All-Holiness visited the Mayor of Sinasos, the Hon. Levent Ak at the City Hall.
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