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A new volume—“Contemporary ecotheology, climate justice and environmental stewardship in the world”—is the latest of the continued fruits of the 6th International Conference on Ecological theology and Environmental Ethics, or Ecothee, which took place in September 2019 at the Orthodox Academy of Crete in Kolymvari.

The 5th Ecumenical Pilgrimage for Climate Justice from Poland to Glasgow crossed the English Channel from IJmuiden in the Netherlands to Newcastle-upon-Tyne in England on 11 October. They were given a warm welcome on site. 

Greeks have watched their country burn, knowing that the flames also consume many other parts of the world, says the Church of Greece.

As wildfires continue to rage in Greece, the USA, Albania, and Russia, the World Council of Churches (WCC) reached out in solidarity to churches and communities that continue to be evacuated as well as those who have lost everything. 

Alors que les feux de forêt continuent de faire rage en Grèce, aux États-Unis, en Albanie et en Russie, le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) a exprimé sa solidarité avec les Églises et les communautés qui continuent d'être évacuées ainsi qu'avec celles qui ont tout perdu. 

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, speaking at the Halki Summit III in Istanbul, reflected that all of us are called to serve as priests of God’s creation.

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew officially opened the international ecological symposium “Toward a Greener Attica: Preserving the Planet and Protecting its People” at the Acropolis Museum in Athens.

Sa Toute-Sainteté le patriarche œcuménique Bartholomée Ier a officiellement inauguré le Symposium international sur l'écologie «Vers une Attique plus verte: préserver la planète et protéger ses habitants», au musée de l'Acropole d'Athènes.

An ecumenical conference in Thessaloniki, Greece held 20-22 February explored the political, religious and spiritual dimensions of the economic and refugee crisis.

Organized by the World Council of Churches (WCC), the 5th International Conference on Ecological Theology and Environmental Ethics (ECOTHEE-17) brought together people from diverse nations and faith traditions to reflect on the theology of Oikos and indigenous spirituality.

Organisée par le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), la cinquième Conférence internationale sur la théologie écologique et l’éthique environnementale (ECOTHEE-17) a rassemblé des hommes et des femmes de nations et de traditions religieuses variées pour une réflexion sur la théologie de l’Oikos et sur la spiritualité autochtone.

The Ecumenical Patriarch, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, delivered a public address at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva on 24 April as part of his official visit to Switzerland on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of his enthronement as Ecumenical Patriarch and the 50th anniversary of the Orthodox Centre of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Chambésy.

Le patriarche œcuménique, Sa Toute-Sainteté Bartholomée Ier, a prononcé une allocution au Centre œcuménique, à Genève, le 24 avril dans le cadre de sa visite officielle en Suisse à l’occasion du 25e anniversaire de son élection au Trône œcuménique et du 50e anniversaire du Centre orthodoxe du Patriarcat œcuménique à Chambésy.

He earned the title “Green Patriarch” as a religious leader addressing alarming environmental issues over at least two decades. In 2008, Time Magazine named His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew as one of 100 Most Influential People in the World, for “defining environmentalism as spiritual responsibility”.

Il a été surnommé le «patriarche vert», car cela fait au moins 20 ans qu’il aborde les questions environnementales préoccupantes depuis au moins vingt ans dans son rôle de responsable religieux. En 2008, le magazine Time a classé Sa Toute-Sainteté Bartholomée Ier, patriarche œcuménique, parmi les 100 personnes les plus influentes du monde pour «avoir défini l’écologie comme une responsabilité spirituelle».

The Association Internationale pour l’ Education Sociale Chretienne (AIESC), or International Association for Social Christian Teaching, held its 30th anniversary meeting at the Aristotle University in Thessaloniki, Greece from 2-3 September.