Vice President Al Gore welcomed Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew during his official visit to the United States in 1997 and hosted His All Holiness at the Vice Presidential Residence. During his welcome, Vice President Al Gore praised His All Holiness for his environmental work and referred to him as the "Green Patriarch"

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Wednesday, September 01, 2010
In a message honouring the Day for Creation, 1 September, the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I has expressed his hope that the financial and economic crisis experienced by many societies would bring about "a powerful change in direction, to a path of viable and sustainable environmental development." Read more...
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