Following the announcement of the passing of the late Archbishop Chrysostom II of Cyprus, Archbishop Makarios of Australia, performed the trisagio service for the repose of his soul
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in Vima : I don’t have the right to take even one step back.
Ecumenical Patriarch opened his heart and spoke about the autocephaly of the Church of Ukraine, the pandemic and its deniers. He declared that he will be vaccinated, doing it as an act of responsibility to his fellow human beings, and urged young people to be in solidarity.
The pandemic, young people, the situation within the Orthodox Churches, the thorn of Ukraine, the relations with the Moscow Patriarchate and the completion of 30 years since he ascended to the throne of the Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch, were the main topics of the landmark interview with historic elaboration given to Vima tis Kyriakis by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.