At a recent meeting in the Phanar representatives of the Orthodox Churches met to discuss a range of issues. The Primates have issued a statement, parts of which are of keen interest to Americans.

This is the text of a speech given by Patriarch Bartholomew at the Synaxis (gathering) of the heads of the Orthodox Churches on October 10th, 2008. Text also available in Greek and Russian.

Baltimore, Maryland (IOCC) — Last summer, Greece’s Peloponnese region lost thousands of acres and livestock to the worst wildfires in 100 years. Among those who lost their lives were three firemen

BRUSSELS, Belgium – His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew delivered a major address to the Plenary Assembly of the European Parliament during the formal sitting of the assembly in Brussels, Belgium on Wednesday, September 24, 2008.

Baltimore, MD (Sept. 16, 2008) — As rescuers conducted the largest search and recovery operation in Texas history, officials in 11 states were assessing the cumulative damage of the 2008 hurricane season after two tropical storms and two hurricanes made landfall in the U.S. in just four weeks.

This Sunday, September 21, 2008, is "College Student Sunday," a day dedicated to the ministry of OCN's sister SCOBA agency, the Orthodox Christian Fellowship.

Each year on September 14, our Holy Orthodox Church celebrates the Feast of the Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross. This important event in the liturgical life of the Church reminds us of the continuous presence of Christ in our midst.

His Beatitude, Patriarch Ignatius IV, will visit the Antiochian Archdiocese in the United States from October 28-November 2, 2008. His Beatitude will arrive at Newark airport and will be staying in Boston, Massachusetts.