Day of Prayer for the Protection of the Environment

September 1, 2021 0 Comments

In 1989, the Ecumenical Patriarch Demetrius instituted a Day of Prayer for the Protection of the Environment, establishing it on September 1. Pope Francis has extended that remembrance to the Catholic Church. In 2016, the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew said, “Following for many years the catastrophic world developments in environmental matters, the Holy and Great Mother …

Patriarch Bartholomew at 81

February 28, 2021 0 Comments

Happy birthday (actually, it’s Feb. 29, but in non-leap years, Feb. 28) to His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, who turns 81 years! May God grant him good health, strength, and joy to continue his exemplary 30-year ministry as the Ecumenical Patriarch, successor to Saint Andrew. Ἔτη πολλὰ καὶ εὐλογημένα, Παναγιώτατε! Many years, Your All …