Homilies and Lectures
Talks by HAH Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I
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- Message to the UNFCCC COP22 Session
November 7-18, 2016, Marrakech, Morocco - Creation Care and Ecological Justice
November 4, 2015, The Oxford Union.
- Message to the UNFCCC COP22 Session
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- Message for World Oceans Day
June 8, 2015
- Message for World Oceans Day
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- Statement on Water
March 22, 2015. World Water Day
- Statement on Water
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- Faith and the Environment: An Inspirational Perspective
April 24, 2014. Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Faith and the Environment: An Inspirational Perspective
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- When Will We Live More Simply?
November 14, 2013. Warsaw, Poland
- When Will We Live More Simply?
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- Compassion: Caring for Creation; Caring for our Future
December 19, 2013, Bosphorus University, Istanbul, Turkey.
- Compassion: Caring for Creation; Caring for our Future
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- Social Dimensions of the Monotheistic Religions
March 3, 2013 Istanbul
- Social Dimensions of the Monotheistic Religions
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- Keynote Address at the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Halki Summit
June 18, 2012. Halki Theological School
- Keynote Address at the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Halki Summit
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- Remarks on Receiving the Franklin D. Roosevelt Freedom of Worship Medal
May 12, 2012. Middleburg, Netherlands
- Remarks on Receiving the Franklin D. Roosevelt Freedom of Worship Medal
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- Open Letter to COP-17
November 28-December 9, 2011, Durban, South Africa.
- Open Letter to COP-17
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- Message for the Day of Protection of the Environment
September 1, 2011.
- Message for the Day of Protection of the Environment
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- Letter Sent to the NRCCC for book Witness for the Earth
April 12, 2011.
- Letter Sent to the NRCCC for book Witness for the Earth
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- Message on the Nuclear Explosion at Fukushima
March 14, 2011
- Message on the Nuclear Explosion at Fukushima
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- Paschal Address
Pascha 2011.
- Paschal Address
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- Statement on World Environment Day
June 5, 2010.
- Statement on World Environment Day
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- The World as Sacrament: The Theological and Spiritual Vision of Creation
May 26, 2010. Moscow, Russia
- The World as Sacrament: The Theological and Spiritual Vision of Creation
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- Listening to the Voice of Creation
May 20, 2010, Vatican City.
- Listening to the Voice of Creation
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- Saving the Soul of the Planet
November 4, 2009, The Brookings Institute, Washington, DC.
- Saving the Soul of the Planet
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- Discerning God’s Presence in the World
October 27, 2009, New York.
- Discerning God’s Presence in the World
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- ‘Green Patriarch’ backs strong Copenhagen agreement
September 29, 2009, from WWF.
- ‘Green Patriarch’ backs strong Copenhagen agreement
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- Encyclical on the Day of Prayer for the Environment
September 1, 2009
- Encyclical on the Day of Prayer for the Environment
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- Message for World Environment Day
June 5, 2009
- Message for World Environment Day
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- Letter on the Day of Prayer for the Environment (abridged)
September 1, 2008
- Letter on the Day of Prayer for the Environment (abridged)
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- Message to the 20th World Energy Congress
November 13, 2007, Rome, Italy.
- Message to the 20th World Energy Congress
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- Symposium on the Arctic: Part 1
September 7, 2007. Ilulissat, Greenland
- Symposium on the Arctic: Part 1
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- Symposium on the Arctic: Part 2
September 9, 2007. Nuuk, Greenland
- Symposium on the Arctic: Part 2
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- Symposium on the Arctic: Part 3
September 12, 2007. Narsarsuaq, Greenland
- Symposium on the Arctic: Part 3
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- Message on the Day of Protection of the Environment
September 1, 2006
- Message on the Day of Protection of the Environment
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- The Fragile Beauty of the World: Part 1
Symposium on the Amazon, Source of Life
July 14, 2006. Manaus, Brazil
- The Fragile Beauty of the World: Part 1
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- The Fragile Beauty of the World: Part 2
Symposium on the Amazon, Source of Life
July 14, 2006. Manaus, Brazil
- The Fragile Beauty of the World: Part 2
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- Transformation Calls for Metanoia
July, 2006 for the WCC 9th Assembly
- Transformation Calls for Metanoia
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- Proclamation on Holy Pascha
April 20, 2006
- Proclamation on Holy Pascha
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- Transformation Calls for Metanoia
January 26, 2006, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
- Transformation Calls for Metanoia
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- Encyclical on the Day of Protection of the Environment
September 1, 2005
- Encyclical on the Day of Protection of the Environment
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- Statement on Climate Change
August 12, 2005
- Statement on Climate Change
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- Message for the 5th Halki Seminar
April 18, 2005, the Phanar
- Message for the 5th Halki Seminar
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- Poverty as a Evil for the Rich
January 31, 2005, Dublin, Scotland.
- Poverty as a Evil for the Rich
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- Message on the Day of Protection of the Environment
September 1, 2004
- Message on the Day of Protection of the Environment
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- Caretakers of the Environment
June 30, 2004
- Caretakers of the Environment
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- Speech to Cuba on the Environment
January 22, 2004, Havana, Cuba.
- Speech to Cuba on the Environment
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- Declaration on World Ocean Day
June 7, 2003. Stockholm, Sweden
- Declaration on World Ocean Day
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- Sacrifice: The Missing Dimension
June 10, 2002
- Sacrifice: The Missing Dimension
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- The Day of the Protection of the Environment
September 1, 2001
- The Day of the Protection of the Environment
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- Encyclical Letter
September 1, 1997
- Encyclical Letter
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- Message on the Day of Prayer for the Protection of the Environment
September 1, 1994
- Message on the Day of Prayer for the Protection of the Environment
- Message on the Day of Protection of the Environment
September 1, 1992
Talks from Other Patriarchs
- Paper at the Sixth Ecological Symposium on the Amazon
His Eminence Metropolitan John of Pergamon
July, 2016. Manaus, Brazil - An Open Letter to the Orthodox Church
His Eminence Archbishop Seraphim of Zimbabwe
November 24, 2014. Lima, Peru - The Voice of the Orthodox Church on Global Climate Disruption
His Eminence Archbishop Seraphim of Zimbabwe
June 18, 2014 - The Earth Is the Lord’s and the Fullness Thereof
His Eminence Archbishop Lazar (Pohalo)
July 18, 2007. Ottowa, Canada - Man as Curse or Blessing
His Eminence Metropolitan Nicholas of Amisso
June 15, 2003 at the Antiochian Village - Safeguarding Creation for Future Generations
His Eminence Metropolitan Kallistos of Diokleia
June 6, 2002 at the Symposium on the Adriatic Sea
March 12, 1998. Zurich, Switzerland - Protecting the Creation of God
His Beatitude Patriarch Alexey II
September 24, 1997. Yalta, Crimea - Joint Statements of the Orthodox Primates
1992, 1995. Constantinople and the Island of Patmos - Encyclical Letter on the Day of Creation
Ecumentical Patriarch Demitrios
September 1, 1990 - Encyclical Letter on the Day of Protection of the Environment
Ecumenical Patriarch Demitrios
September 1, 1989 - A Theology of Creation: Lecture 1
His Beatitude Patriarch Ignatius IV of Antioch
March 10, 1989. Zurich, Switzerland - A Spirituality of the Creation: Lecture 2
His Beatitude Patriarch Ignatius IV of Antioch
March 11, 1989. Lausanne, Switzerland - The Responsibility of Christians: Lecture 3
His Beatitude Patriarch Ignatius IV of Antioch
March 12, 1989. Lucerne, Switzerland