At the headquarters of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul, Orthodox clergy and faithful welcomed the May 8 election of ...

The ecumenical patriarch, who had hoped to visit Iznik, Turkey, with Pope Francis in May to mark the 1,700th anniversary of ...

More notably, the patriarch of Constantinople has long provided the ... modern Turkish state and set the terms by which the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate was allowed to remain in the country ...

Russia and Turkey’s international religious influence relies on a specific national narrative – one that is challenged by the ...

The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew I said he hoped the new pope would continue to support ecumenical ...

Events that occurred this week in Christian history include Dwight Moody being accepted into church membership, the election ...

From conclaves to reincarnation, religious traditions around the world follow different rules when selecting new spiritual ...

Pope Francis meets with Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople in the library of the Apostolic Palace at ...

Born as Bruno, the son of Count Hugh of Egisheim, in modern day France, Pope Leo IX reigned as head of the Catholic Church ...

The spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians has warned against the unchecked rise of artificial intelligence and ...

(RNS) — The current ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople ... the spiritual leader of a broad segment of the Eastern Orthodox world has made a reputation for himself as a moderate voice ...