The revelations, made by a newspaper, highlight the reports by military agents on the activities of all the Christian Churches. Meanwhile, there is tension over the visit to prison by the head of the military district of Koaceli, to the generals detained over the Ergenekon affair.
The ruling party avoids dissolution by a single vote, is only financially penalised. Solomonic decision rules the AKP undermined the secular nature of the state, but not enough to warrant being outlawed. The Islamist-Kemalist war continues.
Moscow’s self-imposed exclusion ends after eight years. After much controversy, the patriarch of Moscow accepts to co-celebrate with Bartholomew I the festivities for the 1,020 years of Christianity in Ukraine. A joint statement reaffirms the need for dialogue. The Ecumenical Patriarchate demonstrates its role as an agent of unity for the Orthodox world.
The celebration of the 1020 years of Christianity in Ukraine risks being overthrown by the nationalistic interests of some Orthodox Churches, including Moscow. Ecumenical patriarch: Constantinople has never had political aims, but only spiritual interests in the growth of evangelization.
The verdict condemns the Turkish state for improperly taking over the orphanage of Buyukada, on the Marmara Sea. In its ruling is also extremely important for religious minorities on Turkish soil.
The decision has an ecumenical flavour. It is intended to create an occasion for dialogue among the three communities: Greek Catholic, Ukrainian Orthodox, Russian Orthodox. But there is murmuring against Constantinople in Moscow.
On the one hand, there is a demand before the Constitutional Court to disband the AKP; on the other, former generals have been arrested in the Ergenekon Network affair. Should the Court dissolve the AKP, current prime minister has a new party waiting in the wings, but he could no longer officially take part in politics.
Withdrawal motivated by the presence of the Estonian Church. Strong ecumenical characterisation around the awarding of the Klauss Hemerle prize to Bartholomew, around whom calls for a Nobel nomination are intensifying.
The "green patriarch" - as he is nicknamed - has received the Woodrow Wilson prize for his work on behalf of environmentalism and human rights. Faith and science must not exclude each other. Concern over technology without any moral boundaries.
In his Easter message Bartholomew underlines how the resurrection, which the Orthodox world celebrates today, has changed the reality of all those who have faith in Him. A prayer for peace in the world.
On a visit to Turkey, the Austrian foreign minister expresses her support for the ecumenical patriarch, and her appreciation for his efforts for interreligious coexistence. She also emphasises that Turkey's membership in the EU is not a given. The roots of the reluctance of German-speaking nations over Ankara's admission.
On his visit, the president of the European Commission emphasised the political and civil meaning of the Union, called for the resumption of reforms, and expressed preoccupation over the legal proceeding aimed at outlawing the governing party. A visit to the ecumenical patriarchate.
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