Ecumenical Patriarch: “Terrorism is a stranger to any religion”

On Wednesday, April 26, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew left Geneva, where he had addressed the World Council of Churches the day before, for Cairo, where he attended and addressed an interreligious conference at Al-Azhar University on Thursday. His address, “Religions and Peace,” focused on the importance of religions and interreligious dialogue in today’s world, and his view of the equally peaceful nature of all religions.

His All-Holiness Bartholomew in Cairo, Egypt

His All-Holiness Bartholomew in Cairo, Egypt
His All-Holiness Bartholomew in Cairo, Egypt
His All-Holiness Bartholomew in Cairo, Egypt
His All-Holiness Bartholomew in Cairo, Egypt

On April 27, 2017, His All-Holiness Bartholomew, Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch, met with the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayeb, and attended an Interreligious Conference at Al-Azhar University, where he delivered an address in English on the topic “Religions and Peace”.

Address of The Patriarch of Jerusalem to Armenian Patriarchateon their celebration of Easter

Your Beatitude, Your Eminences, Your Graces, Beloved Members of our respective Brotherhoods, Dear Fathers, Christ is risen!

In this Bright Week, we greet you, Your Beatitude, and the members of your Brotherhood and the Armenian community in Jerusalem, in the joy and gladness of the Resurrection.

Return of visists to the other christian communities by The Jerusalem Patriarchate

Return of visists to the other christian communities by The Jerusalem Patriarchate
Return of visists to the other christian communities by The Jerusalem Patriarchate
Return of visists to the other christian communities by The Jerusalem Patriarchate
Return of visists to the other christian communities by The Jerusalem Patriarchate

On Easter Tuesday at 11:00am and at 15:00, 5th/18th April 2017, the Hagiotaphite Brotherhood under its Hegoumen, our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos, returned the Easter visit of the Franciscan Fraternity and the Custos of the Holy Land.