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On the first day of the Ecclesiastical Year, Christians pray for the environment

Twenty-eight years ago, the first day of the Ecclesiastical Year (Indiction) was established as World Day of Prayer for the Protection of Creation. In 1989, in a patriarchal encyclical the Ecumenical Patriarch Demetrius I invited all Christians to pray for the protection of the environment. This encyclical issued on the first day of the Ecclesiastical…

Sep 1, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation | Ecumenical Patriarch calls for change of attitude and conduct towards creation (EN/FR/GR)

† BARTHOLOMEW By God’s Mercy Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch To the Plenitude of the Church: Grace, peace, and mercy From the Creator of All, our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ (September 1, 2017) Beloved brothers and sisters in the Lord, With God’s grace, today we enter the new ecclesiastical year, even…

Aug 31, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Patriarchate urges protection of children’s life and health

The discovery of the vaccine as a method of prevention and medical treatment was a very important step made by modern medicine. Thus, very serious illnesses have been eradicated, millions of lives have been saved and the people’s quality of life has improved significantly. Vaccines are of particular importance in the prevention of diseases and…

Aug 8, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Ecumenical Patriarch on World Oceans Day: We are accountable for remedying the health of our environment!

Also called the Green Patriarch, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew is renowned for his many initiatives related to the protection of the environment. On the World Oceans Day, 8 June 2016, His Holiness addresses a message to intensify actions for the protection of oceans – “this invaluable and inalienable resource of our planet”. We present below the message of His Holiness…

Jun 7, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu