His All-Holiness: "By reaching out to our fellow human beings, across real or imagined boundaries, we are convinced that we are reaching out both to God (in whose image all human beings are fashioned), & also to our neighbor (whom we should always serve)."

His All-Holiness: "Modern man, despite unprecedented progress in science & technology, cannot feel proud of his stance toward nature. He has created the ecological problem, & though he knows the magnitude of the environmental threat, he does not heed it."

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe: "The Ecumenical Patriarchate is living proof that different cultures and different faiths can coexist in solidarity and peace. This is our vision and message."

His All-Holiness: "Protection of the environment is a consequence of everything we experience in the Church, whose entire life has an ecological essence & reference. The Church, in itself, is a victory against attitudes that produce alienating tendencies."

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: "In a world that is proving to be increasingly divided and divisive, we feel an obligation and vocation to build bridges of peace and unity, as well as of cooperation and collaboration."

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: "The Ecumenical Patriarchate’s concern for the natural environment was not simply a reaction to the contemporary ecological crisis. This was only the occasion, not the cause, for developing its ecological traditions."

The symposium “God Created Us to Live In Harmony (Romans 12:16),” presented by the Archons, will feature Archbishop Elpidophoros, Cardinal Christophe Pierre, Apostolic Nuncio to the US, & the Rev. Dr. Mae Elise Cannon of Churches for Middle East Peace.

His All-Holiness at the funeral service of Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durrës, and All Albania: "Anastasios was the servant of the miracle of the resurrection of the local Church from the dead, following the long and dark night of militant atheism."

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: "We are proud because the Ecumenical Patriarchate was the first Church to promote the ecological message of Christianity, to understand and present the ecclesiastical life as 'applied ecology.'"

His All-Holiness: "It is the living tradition of faith that permits us to speak boldly about critical issues, such as religious freedom, human rights, and protection of the environment. This is why we have pioneered a series of inter-Christian dialogues."

"Speaking at an International Theological Conference in Athens, His Eminence Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Messinia made an extraordinary disclosure that illuminates a great deal regarding the Moscow Patriarchate’s support of Russia’s war against Ukraine."

His All-Holiness: "We support establishment of a permanent ecumenical environmental council directly under UN advisory authority to organize reactions of religious communities against climate change, a link between spiritual traditions & world government."

His All-Holiness: "At the Ecumenical Patriarchate, we are conscious of our connections with the past & present. As a church whose history spans 17 centuries, we are rooted in a rich past, living in the complex present, yet looking to a hope-filled future."

His All-Holiness: "Our answer" to climate change "must be thorough, combining more spiritual rejuvenation with pragmatic steps like the initiative of the Ecumenical Patriarchate for setting September 1st as a day of environmental preservation."

His All-Holiness: "Churches and religious communities are not only pivotal in people’s personal or spiritual lives. They also play a critical role in mobilizing institutions and societies, whether we are dealing with climate change or regional conflict."

His All-Holiness: "With links to climate change and global warming, the ecological crisis forces the Church to fully use its spiritual authority to guard God’s creation from the results of greed, since the roots of this crisis are spiritual and ethical."

Chatham House, a British think tank and policy institute, has produced an illuminating and informative video that brings a wealth of information and marvelous clarity to the ongoing controversy over the Church in Ukraine.

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: "Religion can provide a unique perspective in the objective to eradicate poverty and hunger, to address fundamentalism and racism, as well as to advance tolerance and dialogue."

"Inspired by Nicaea’s wisdom and contemporary experience, we propose a few actions we may take to honor our spiritual legacy while addressing issues of the current society. The wisdom of Nicaea teaches us that global challenges require global responses."

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, Exarch of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, will address a Religious Freedom Symposium, “God Created Us to Live In Harmony (Romans 12:16),” presented by the Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.