Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met with Metropolitan Emmanuel of Chalcedon, a representative of the Ecumenical Patriarch and Archbishop of Constantinople; Metropolitan Emmanuel is ...

The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople has decided to convert the Büyükada Greek Orphanage into a hotel. The building ...

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I leads the service of the Graveside Lamentation at the Patriarchal Church of St. George, in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, April 18, 2025. Ernst doubles down on ...

Many sacred beliefs of our Catholic faith can be traced to the 21 ecumenical councils held since the fourth century.

Built in 1898, it is the second largest wooden building in the world. Returned to the Phanar in 2010, it is listed as a ...

Few realize that the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople is deeply beholden to the United States government. This ignorance is surprising, given that many Greek Orthodox leaders are quite ...

(RNS) — The current ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew I, has balanced the growing power of Moscow, but the question of a successor has become pressing. (RNS) — In September ...

Istanbul marked the 1,700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea, the groundbreaking gathering convened in 325 by ...

President Volodymyr Zelensky on July 8 joined Bartholomew I, the ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople, for a memorial service in Istanbul in honor of Ukrainians slain as a result of Russia's war.

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I led a liturgy in Istanbul on Sunday, marking the 1,700th anniversary of Christianity's first ecumenical council. The first Council of Nicaea (located in modern ...

As Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew I is "primus inter pares" (first among equals) among the patriarchs of the Eastern Orthodox Church and is its spiritual leader. Bartholomew ...

As Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew I is "primus inter pares" (first among equals) among the patriarchs of the Eastern Orthodox Church and is its spiritual leader. Bartholomew, who ...