Environmental Addresses
RSSMessage of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to the National Young Adult League Conference in Washington, DC.
It is with sincere joy that we convey to all participants of the National YAL Conference being held in Washington, D.C. from July 10-13, 2008, on the critical theme “Doers of the Word” our Patriarchal and Paternal greeting. Learn More »
Message of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew for the Korean National Council of Church's Conference on the Environment.
It is with great pleasure that we have been informed of the conference being organized by the Korean National Council of Churches on the relationship of human beings toward the natural environment, and gladly respond to the gracious invitation that we extend a brief message on that significant occasion. Learn More »
Greeting of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to the World Conservation Union Workshop held in Ouranoupolis, Greece.
It is with great interest that we learned of the Workshop you are organizing in Ouranoupolis in Northern Greece on 24-28 October 2007 in the framework of IUCN – The World Conservation Union. Learn More »
Video Address of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to Participants of International Conference of the Young President's Organization, Athens, Greece: Encounter and Dialogue: Modern Lights for a Global Reality
It is indeed a pleasure to address – from a distance through prayer and in spirit, as well as through video-communication – the auspicious and international gathering of the Young Presidents Organization in Athens, sponsored by the Young Presidents Organization of Greece. Learn More »
Opening Address of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the Environmental Symposium "Arctic: The Mirror of Life" in Greenland
By the grace of God we have concluded our symposium, and we are now close to the end of our wonderful Greenlandic journey. With the permission of our beloved Greenlandic hosts, whose leave should be asked before every public statement in this part of the world, let us offer some reflections on the blessings we have enjoyed and the challenges we now face. Learn More »
Second Address of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the Environmental Symposium "The Arctic: The Mirror of Life" in Greenland
It is a great privilege to be standing in Greenland’s capital, as a guest of the Home Rule government. For your gracious hospitality, for your help in making our symposium possible, and indeed for your deep understanding of the purpose of our symposium, we offer heart-felt thanks. Learn More »
Opening Address of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the Environmental Symposium "Arctic: The Mirror of Life" in Greenland
It is a great privilege and blessing to be standing on the soil of this magnificent island, at the start of a fresh deliberation on the fate of the earth. This is the seventh symposium we have organized, and it is in many ways the most important. Learn More »
Greetings of Pope Benedict XVI to the Symposium "The Arctic: Mirror of Life"
It gives me great joy to greet you and all those taking part in the Seventh Symposium of the Religion, Science and the Environment movement, which this year turns its attention to the subject: "The Arctic: Mirror of Life". Your own dedication and personal commitment to the protection of the environment demonstrates the pressing need for science and religion to work together to safeguard the gifts of nature and to promote responsible stewardship. Learn More »
Closing Address at International Conference of Young Presidents Organization in Istanbul, Turkey "Peaceful Coexistence and the Environment: An Ongoing Dialogue"
It is indeed a pleasure to address this auspicious gathering of the Young Presidents Organization towards the closing of your international conference in our historical and magnificent city of Istanbul. We therefore express our gratitude to the organizer of this conference, Chairman of the Istanbul Family University, Mr. Metin Mansur, for this blessed opportunity and to you all in advance for your patient attentiveness. Learn More »
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: Insights into an Orthodox Christian Worldview By John Chryssavgis
No other church leader has been so recognized for his leadership and initiatives in confronting the theological, ethical and practical imperative of environmental issues in our time as the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople. He has long placed the environment at the head of his church’s agenda, earning him numerous awards and the title ‘Green Patriarch’. Learn More »
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I Message on the Day of the Protection of the Environment
The God of tender mercy and love for mankind created the cosmos to be a place of sublime beauty, serviceable and apt to the needs of every human being. Into such a world, God allowed the crown and monarch of His creation, the human person, to partake of everything in it that is needful for life. Learn More »
Religion, Science & the Environment Symposium VI “The Amazon River: Source of Life” Statement
On the occasion of the 6th Religion, Science and Environment Symposium convened in Amazonia, July 13rd to 20th 2006, under the patronage of His All Holiness, Ecumencial Patriarch, Bartholomew, and His Excellency Kofi Anan, Secretary General of the United Nations, distinguished participants from many countries, having benefited from the wisdom and insights of the religious, indigenous people, national and regional authorities, scientists, environmentalists and other experts, consider that: Learn More »
Closing Address of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the Sixth Ecological Symposium on the Amazon River
We have, with the grace of God, arrived at the end of our symposium on the Amazon, which has at once been a pilgrimage, a time of learning and reflection, and an opportunity for joyful fellowship with our Brazilian hosts, to whom we express our profound appreciation for their warmth, generosity and openness of heart. Learn More »
Address of Metropolitan John of Pergamon at the Sixth Ecological Symposium on the Amazon River, "Humanity and Nature: Learning from the Indigenous"
We are gathered, by the grace of God, in this sixth ecological symposium of Religion and Science which is held under the auspices of His All Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and his Excellency Kofi Anan, the Secretary General of the United Nations. Our meeting this time is taking place in a geographic area marked with extraordinary beauty of the natural environment – a beauty, however, which is threatened more and more by the activity of “civilized” humanity. Learn More »
Toast to the Governor of the State of Amazonas
It is a privilege and a joy to be received as your guest in this historic city, the capital of an extraordinarily beautiful, and infinitely precious part of the earth known as the state of Amazonas. As administrator of a large and exceptionally rich section of God’s creation, you shoulder a responsibility, which would be hard for any politician in the so-called developed world to imagine. Learn More »
Homily During the Service on the Amazon River
In the Orthodox Church the commemoration of the Baptism of our Lord in the waters of the Jordan River constitutes the second most significant feast of the liturgical cycle after the celebration of the Resurrection. The hymns of that day, on January the 6th, proclaim Learn More »
First Address of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to the Sixth Ecological Symposium on the Amazon River, "The Fragile Beauty of the World"
It is with great pleasure that we welcome you all, dignitaries and delegates, to the official opening of Symposium VI, entitled “Amazon, Source of Life.” Since 1995, five water-borne symposia have been organized in major water bodies of Europe: the Aegean Sea, the Black Sea, the Danube River, the Adriatic Sea, and the Baltic Sea. Learn More »
Acceptance Speech for the Honorary Doctorate at the University of Amazonas in Manaus
It is a wonderful privilege to be presented with a degree honoris causa in a part of the world where the sensitive and appropriate use of human knowledge will make such a huge difference to the destiny of mankind. Here in the Amazon region we are continually reminded of the beauty, richness and complexity of God’s Creation, and we are conscious that understanding this complexity is an awesome challenge, even for the most brilliant human minds. Learn More »
Address to the World Alliance of YMCA in Durban.
It is with great pleasure that we address and greet the participants of the 16th World Council of YMCAs gathered in Durban for the Youth Council and the World Council. The invaluable outreach and manifold work of your councils have stood for many years as a testimony to human cooperation and fraternal concern for an admirable development of a spirit of fellowship throughout the world. Learn More »
Greetings of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to the International Conference: "Twenty Years of Chornobyl Catastrophe. A Look to the Future”
The ancient spiritual bonds between Ukraine and the Ecumenical Patriarchate permit and indeed demand a constant mutual interest. Furthermore, we would re-emphasize all that we have declared at other times and in other forums concerning the necessity that the Orthodox Christians of Ukraine should proceed in harmony, and look forward with confidence in their ecclesiastical future and worthy past. Learn More »
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Ecumenical Patriarch Expresses Condolences for Loss of Ethiopian Patriarch
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The loss of a beloved and revered Patriarch is more than the demise of a religious and public figure; it is the deprivation of a spiritual and fatherly leader. Therefore, it is with profound sorrow and personal regret that we learned of the falling asleep of your distinguished father and erudite shepherd, His Beatitude Abuna Paulos. Read more...
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