Patriarchal Encyclical for Christmas (2023)
+ B A R T H O L O M E W By God’s Mercy, Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch to All the Plenitude of the Church Grace, Mercy, and Peace from the Saviour Christ Born in…
+ B A R T H O L O M E W By God’s Mercy, Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch to All the Plenitude of the Church Grace, Mercy, and Peace from the Saviour Christ Born in…
The capital of Orthodoxy, the main city of the once glorious Byzantine Empire, Constantinople, which according to the decision of the holy Ecumenical Councils is the First Throne of Orthodoxy and the dwelling place of the Great Church of Christ,…
"For this place, I always feel that there is something in it that cannot be conveyed, something profound, something very ancient, convincing, and touching. Unable to describe it, I just live it every time I come. It is something essential,…
† B A R T H O L O M E W By God’s Mercy Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch To the Plenitude of the Church: May the Grace, Peace and Mercy of Christ Risen in Glory be…
The day of the solemn and glorious entry of our Savior Lord Jesus Christ into the Holy City of Jerusalem is a great feast heralding the triumph of Life over death, Good over evil, Love over hatred, a celebration of…
God's self-abasement and condescension to mankind, through the incarnation of the Son and the Word of God, is an event of incomparable existential importance for all of humanity, but also for each person individually. The joy of that unspeakble act…