Global Climate Change: A Moral and Spiritual Challenge

Assembly of Canonical Orthodox BishopsMay 23rd, 2007 The following statement, “Global Climate Change: A Moral and Spiritual Challenge,” was adopted by the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the…

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Joint Statement by Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

JOINT MESSAGE On the World Day of Prayer for Creation The story of creation presents us with a panoramic view of the world. Scripture reveals that, “in the beginning”, God…

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STATEMENT By His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on the Natural Catastrophe of Hurricane Harvey

The ongoing devastation of Hurricane (now Tropical Storm) Harvey in the Gulf shore region of Texas, and particularly in Houston, the fourth largest city in the United States, is a…

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Hurricane Harvey

Hurricane Harvey Even the most cursory look from afar has revealed in the past few days the horror of the impact on the Texan city of Houston & its surrounding…

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Creation Care and Ecological Justice

Reflections by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew The Oxford Union (November 4, 2015)   Distinguished members of the Oxford Union, Esteemed administrators, faculty and friends of the University, Dear students, It is…

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The Orthodox Christian Day of Prayers for the Environment

Orthodox Christians are called to take good care of God’s earth. This is the message of Scripture, the saints, and perhaps most eloquently the Patriarchs of the Orthodox churches speaking…

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Joint Declaration of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Pope Francis on the Environment

The May 25 meeting between the Ecumenical Patriarch and the Pope involved a declaration by the two leaders that addressed various aspects of problems facing Christians and indeed all human…

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