The Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate (AEP) held their Annual Meeting on Saturday, October 17, 2026, during the annual Archon Weekend.

On Oct. 17, the Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate presented the Archon Sophia Award for Excellence to Archon Hon. Michael J. Kratsios.

At the annual Warsaw Human Dimension Conference of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) on ...

Save the date for Thursday, October 15 – Sunday, October 18, 2026, as the Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, as well as the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Foundation Trustees and FOUNDERS ...

Exarch's Appeal Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Foundation 4th Archon International Conference ...

Dear Brother Archons and friends of the Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Mother Agapia Stephanopoulos, a Greek Orthodox nun who has lived in the Holy Land for many years, recently granted a ...

The Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate proudly mark the 40th anniversary of the Athenagoras Human Rights Award. Established in 1986, the Award has become one of the most distinguished honors for ...

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew greets Former Secretary of State Hon. Michael R. Pompeo, October 2021 (Photos by J. Mindala) With the blessings of His All-Holiness Ecumenical ...

Ask most people who leads the Eastern Orthodox Church, and you will get a blank look or a guess that there must be “an Orthodox pope”; there is not. Leadership in Orthodoxy works on a different logic ...

Dear Brother Archons and Friends of the Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, The Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate (AEP) note with dismay and regret that Russian Orthodox clergy who are ...

Many Orthodox Christians are aware that the Ecumenical Patriarch is “first among equals,” but all too many would find it difficult to explain what this actually means. This common designation is ...

The Christians of Syria are one of the oldest Christian communities in the world. Today, however, that community faces the very real possibility of being extinguished altogether. The Archons of the ...