http://www.goarch.org/news/patriarchate en-us Plone 2.1 http://www.goarch.org/news/20111203-biden 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, Turkey, and lasted approximately two hours. jamil patriarchate release Sat, 03 Dec 2011 15:45:00 +0000 http://www.goarch.org/news/patriarchalmessge-lent-2011 “The arena of the virtues has opened; those who desire to compete may enter, girding themselves with the good struggle of fasting.” (Triodion, Cheesefare Sunday) Or, better, the arena has always remained open, from the time that the All-Merciful Lord of Glory deemed it worthy to assume our nature. Since then, through His Church, he invites every person to participate in the boundless gifts of the grace of the Holy Spirit, particularly during this blessed period of Holy and Great Lent. spapagermanos patriarchate release patriarch-message Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:37:40 +0000 http://www.goarch.org/news/patriarchalmessage-christmas-2010-12-17 The unshakable belief of Christians is that God does not simply or indifferently observe from above the journey of humanity, which He has personally created according to His image and likeness. spapagermanos patriarchate release Fri, 17 Dec 2010 17:10:00 +0000 http://www.goarch.org/news/patriarchalproclamationpascha2010 Once again, the sacred day of Pascha has dawned in full delight and splendor, dispersing joy, comfort, gladness and assurance of life to all faithful, despite the heavy atmosphere that prevails in our world on account of the multidimensional crisis with all its familiar painful consequences for our daily life. spapagermanos patriarchate release of-pascha lentpascha Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:00:00 +0000 http://www.goarch.org/news/ecpatriarch60minutes NEW YORK – His All Holiness Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of 300 million Orthodox Christians who constitute the second largest Christian denomination in the world, will be featured on the CBS News program 60 Minutes reported by Bob Simon, scheduled to air on Sunday, December 20, 2009 at 7 p.m. EST. The segment will focus on the Orthodox Church, the most ancient Christian church, and its development from its earliest years to modern times in what is now the Republic of Turkey. spodaras patriarchate release Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:55:00 +0000 http://www.goarch.org/news/bidendinner-11-05-09 The Vice President of the United States Joseph Biden and his wife hosted a formal dinner yesterday Nov. 4, at the Vice Presidential Residence to honor His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew who during this third leg of his trip to the United States is visiting Washington, DC. spapagermanos patriarchate release Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:30:00 +0000 http://www.goarch.org/news/patriarchobama2009 His All Holiness, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew was received today at the White House in the Oval Office by President Barack Obama. This reciprocal visit to the one paid by President Obama earlier this year (April 7, when he made his first overseas visit to a Muslim country, Turkey) followed up on their conversations at that time on the subjects of the recently concluded environmental symposium on the Mississippi River and the re-opening of the Theological School of Halki. nmorrow patriarchate release Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:25:00 +0000 http://www.goarch.org/news/patriarcharchcouncil2009 Archbishop Demetrios of America welcomed His All Holiness to a unique session of the Archdiocesan Council yesterday morning, attended by more than 100 members, all the Metropolitans of the Holy Eparchial Synod, the Auxiliary Bishops and Metropolitans Athanasios Geron of Chalchedon and Emmanuel of France accompanying His All Holiness. nmorrow patriarchate release Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:35:00 +0000 http://www.goarch.org/news/patriarchtributeabs “It was a prayer for peace,” said His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew yesterday, following the conclusion of a concert entitled “Tribute to Peace Makers” at the renowned Alice Tully Hall in Manhattan’s Lincoln Center. nmorrow patriarchate release Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:55:00 +0000 http://www.goarch.org/news/patriarchconcertatlanta Over twelve hundred people, including dignitaries and distinguished guests, gathered with His Eminence Metropolitan Alexios of Atlanta to welcome His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to the Cathedral of the Annunciation in Atlanta, Georgia, for a unique and spiritually uplifting “Ecumenical Gathering of Peace.” nmorrow patriarchate release Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:50:00 +0000