During his All Holiness’ address to Pope Francis, he referred to Saints Gregory Nazianzen, John Chrysostom and Basil the Great, Fathers to both our churches because they are truly one. Here is a…
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The Ecumenical Patriarch and the Pope prayer together for unity on the eve of the Feast of St Andrew, apostolic founder of the See of Byzantium, Constantinople. They pray the Lord’s Prayer…
Istanbul, 29 November 2014 In the Gospel, Jesus shows himself to be the font from which those who thirst for salvation draw upon, as the Rock from whom the Father brings forth…
28 November 2014, Vatican Radio Catholic-Orthodox relations and dialogue with the Muslim world are the two main issues under the spotlight as Pope Francis travels to the Turkish capital of Ankara on…
The arrival of the Ecumenical Patriarch is greeted with applause from 6:20. Entrance Procession from 13:50 includes Eastern Catholic Bishops, including the Armenian Catholic archbishop of Constantinople (Archbishop Hovhannes Tcholakian) and the Apostolic…
▶ Pope Francis inTurkey – Visit to Saint Sofia Museum and Sultan Ahmet Mosque – 2014.11.29 – YouTube
As can be heard, when His Holiness sits to sign the Visitors’ Book, the call to prayer can be heard. Aya Sofya is no longer strictly kept as a Museum in a…
ISTANBUL – Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will attend the Papal Mass at the Roman Catholic Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Istanbul today. Patriarch Bartholomew will be received by Pope Francis at the…
ISTANBUL – His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, spiritual leader of over 300 million Orthodox faithful worldwide, welcomed His Holiness Pope Francis at Atatürk International Airport in Istanbul. “Your Holiness, beloved brother…
Dr. Geoff Tunnicliffe, secretary general of the World Evangelical Alliance has recently met with the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew I, in Istanbul, Turkey. Together they discussed the current crisis and the…