The Allied occupation of Constantinople, which has existed for nearly five years, officially came to an end when the last troops were evacuated from Turkish territory. The ceremony in itself was ...

One might point out that, when Athenagoras reached out to the OSS, his native Greece was under Nazi occupation. It is understandable that a Greek bishop in America would support the American war ...

Per the current plan, adopted in August 1913, Russia would mount an invasion of Constantinople with 128,000 troops within 15 days of mobilization (M+15).

Before Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, ... Until 1686, the Lavra was directly subordinate to Constantinople. Only later was it incorporated into the structure of the Moscow Patriarchate.

Critics of the Patriarchate of Constantinople point out, on the other hand, that in 1922 the Greek Patriarch established Greek Orthodox Churches in the U.S., rivaling the Russian church’s presence.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine threatens a cultural heritage the two countries share, ... Just as she was seen as a powerful divine protector of Constantinople, so now Mary protects Kyiv.

As Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew I is "primus inter pares" (first among equals) among the patriarchs of the Eastern Orthodox Church and is its spiritual leader.