Global Initiatives of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew is the 270th archbishop of Constantinople. He is the spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians worldwide. John Chryssavgis is the author of numerous books and a theologian serving as archdeacon of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and advisor to the ecumenical patriarch on theological and environmental issues. He is the author of Bartholomew: Apostle and Visionary, the official biography of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, and, most recently, Creation as Sacrament: Reflections on Ecology and Spirituality. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., has served as the University of Notre Dame’s seventeenth president since 2005. In this role, Father Jenkins has devoted himself to fostering the university’s distinct place in academia, the church, our nation, and the world. Pope Francis is the leader of the Catholic Church. He was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Argentina and was elected the 266th pope of the Catholic Church in 2013. Pope Benedict XVI (1927–2022) served as pope of the Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013. He was widely recognized as a brilliant theologian and spiritual leader. Pope John Paul II (1920–2005) was the leader of the Catholic Church from 1978 to 2005. He was the second longest-serving pope in modern history and was canonized as Pope Saint John Paul II in 2014. Archbishop Welby is the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury, the principal leader of the Church of England and the ceremonial head of the worldwide Anglican Communion. Archbishop Ieronymos II is the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece and the primate of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece.

Foreword


Introduction


Climate Change: An Ecumenical Imperative


Joint Statements


1. On the Importance of Dialogue

with Pope John Paul II in Rome (1995)


2. A Code of Environmental Ethics

with Pope John Paul II in Venice and Rome (2002)


3. Dialogue of Charity

with Pope John Paul II in Rome (2004)


4. Dialogue of Truth

with Pope Benedict XVI in Istanbul (2006)


5. Anniversary of a Milestone

with Pope Francis in Jerusalem (2014)


6. Confirmation of Common Witness

with Pope Francis in Istanbul (2014)


7. Climate Change and Human Health

with Archbishop Welby in Istanbul and Canterbury (2015)


8. Responding to the Refugee Crisis

with Pope Francis and Archbishop Ieornymos in Lesvos (2016)


9. Standing up to Modern Slavery

with Archbishop Welby in Istanbul (2017)


10. World Day of Prayer for Creation

with Pope Francis in Rome and Istanbul (2017)


11. A Universal Appeal for a Global Challenge

with Pope Francis and Archbishop Welby in Rome, Istanbul, and Canterbury (2021)


Notes