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Christ is risen from the dead, by death trampling down upon death, and to those in the tombs, He has granted life.    
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Edict of Milan Seminar

On Friday, May 17, 2013, the Ecumenical Patriarchate honored the 1700th anniversary of Emperor Constantine the Great's "Edict of Milan" by hosting an international and interfaith one-day seminar in collaboration with the Council of European Episcopal Churches at the Conrad Hotel in Istanbul, Turkey.    
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His All-Holiness in Imvros for Holy Week and Pascha 2013

On Saturday, April 27, 2013, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew arrived in his native island of Imvros, where he celebrated Holy Week and Pascha for the first time in fifty years.    
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U.S. Secretary of State visits the Phanar

On Sunday afternoon, April 21, 2013, the United States Secretary of State John Kerry visited the Ecumenical Patriarchate and met with His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.    
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His All-Holiness greets newly-elected Pope Francis

On Wednesday, March 20, 2013, His All-Holiness met privately with Pope Francis at the Vatican prior to a papal reception of all church and religious leaders.    
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Edict of Milan Seminar

Friday, May 17, 2013

On Friday, May 17, 2013, the Ecumenical Patriarchate honored the 1700th anniversary of Emperor Constantine the Great's "Edict of Milan" by hosting an international and interfaith one-day seminar in collaboration with the Council of European Episcopal Churches at the Conrad Hotel in Istanbul, Turkey. Learn More »

His All-Holiness offers Easter message on The Huffington Post

Saturday, May 04, 2013

His All-Holiness was invited to contribute a message to The Huffington Post on the occasion of Orthodox Easter. He offered “a refreshing perspective on Easter: we see an open tomb, not an empty grave. The miracle of the Resurrection then is an open invitation to a new way of living that prevails over the darkness within us and around us.” Learn More »

His All-Holiness in Imvros for Holy Week and Pascha

Thursday, May 02, 2013

For the first time in 22 years, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will not preside over Holy Week and Pascha services at the Patriarchal Church of St. George at the Phanar. Instead, he will be on his native island of Imvros, where he will preside over services in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Imvros and in his home village of Sts. Theodores. Learn More »

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Religious Freedom Today -- Emperor Constantine’s Edict of Milan: 1700 years later On Friday, May 17, 2013, the Ecumenical Patriarchate honored the 1700th anniversary of Emperor Constantine the Great's ...
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On Bright Monday, May 6, 2013, a Hierarchal Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom was celebrated at the Phanar in honor of the Patronal Feast of the Patriarchal Church of St. George the Great Martyr. The ...
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On Easter Sunday, May 5, 2013, His Eminence Metropolitan Stephanos of Kallioupolis and Madytos, the Patriarchal Vicar, presided over the Resurrection (Agape) Vespers at the Patriarchal Church of St. George. ...

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