The 84-year-old immigrant from Thailand died from his injuries. But the teen from the San Francisco Bay area of California felt compelled to speak up last winter after seeing a news video of Vicha Ratanapakdee, an Asian elder from her community, being shoved to the ground. The AP is solely responsible for this content.Ashlyn So never planned to be an activist. He does oversee Greek Orthodox and some other jurisdictions, although large portions of the Eastern Orthodox world are self-governing under their own patriarchs.Īssociated Press writer Alexandra Jaffe contributed to this report.Īssociated Press religion coverage receives support from the Lilly Endowment through The Conversation U.S. He is considered first among equals among Eastern Orthodox patriarchs, which gives him prominence but not the power of a Catholic pope. He was brought to George Washington University Hospital on Sunday night after he felt “unwell” due to the long flight on Saturday and the busy schedule of events, according to the Greek Orthodox archdiocese.īartholomew is the patriarch of Constantinople, based in Turkey. “We cannot allow any short sighted political agendas to interfere with our relationships, that are through, and in, Christ Jesus, the Lord and Savior of the world.” he said.īlinken also praised the “remarkable leadership” Bartholomew, sometimes known as the “green patriarch,” has shown in calling for solutions to the climate crisis.īartholomew also said Monday he'd join with Pope Francis and the leaders of other major religions around the world to call on the global community to facilitate COVID-19 vaccinations for the world, especially for poor countries.īartholomew was released from a Washington hospital Monday morning after an overnight stay.
The White House said the meeting between Bartholomew and Biden “underscored the critical role that faith communities play in confronting the range of global challenges we all face.”īartholomew said at the White House that he was abundantly satisfied with his visit, praising Biden as a “man of faith, and man of vision.” commitment to supporting religious freedom around the world and opportunities to work with the Orthodox Christian community worldwide on issues of shared concern, as well as with religious minorities in Turkey and the region,” Price said. The remarks did not refer to ongoing sore points such as the Turkish government’s closure of an Orthodox seminary on the Turkish island of Halki 50 years ago.īlinken, however, “reaffirmed that the reopening of the Halki Seminary remains a continued priority” according to State Department spokesperson Ned Price.
The spiritual leader of the world’s 200 million Eastern Orthodox Christians brings an agenda spanning political, environmental and religious concerns to a 12-day U.S. 6, 2021 file photo, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew I delivers his speech at the interreligious meeting 'Brother peoples, future land" organized by the Sant'Egidio Community at 'La Nuvola' (the cloud) convention center in Rome. Efrem Lukatsky/AP Show More Show Less 2 of3 FILE - In this Oct.
Bartholomew, who is 81, is scheduled to meet with President Joe Biden at the White House, and also to meet with Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians, has been released from a Washington hospital after an overnight stay early in his 12-day visit to the United States. 22, 2021 file photo, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, leads a Mass at the St.