(8 May 2025)
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Athens – 8 May 2025
1. Mid of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I being greeted at a ceremony in his honor in Athens
2. Mid of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I in front of the media
3. Soundbite (English) Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I:
"I just learned about the election of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV by their eminences, the cardinals of the Holy Roman Catholic Church. I am very happy, very satisfied and I greet the new Pope, the new Bishop of Rome, with great brotherly love in Christ and great expectations."
4. Mid of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I in front of the media
5. Soundbite (English) Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I:
"I’m looking forward to go to Rome to greet the new Pope, to assist at his enthronement, to invite him to come to celebrate the 1700 years of the Council of Nicaea as we had planned with the late Pope Francis. I hope that His Holiness Pope Leo XIV will be a dear brother and collaborator, again, I repeat, for the rapprochement of our churches, for the unity of the whole Christian family, and for the benefit of the whole of humankind. We love him in Christ. We bless from the Holy and Great Church of Constantinople, the beginning of his ministry in the bosom, the Bosom of the Sister Church of Rome, and we bless God for giving to our Sister Church of Rome a new bishop, a new arch-pastor in the person of His Holiness Leo XIV, Axios! (Worthy !) "
++ENDS ON SOUNDBITE++
STORYLINE:
“I greet the new Pope, the new Bishop of Rome, with great brotherly love in Christ and great expectations,” Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew told the Associated Press Thursday at an event in Athens.
He said he’ll be in Rome for the newly elected Pope Leo XIV’s enthronement.
Reflecting on his longstanding cooperation with Pope Francis, Bartholomew expressed hope for continued progress in Catholic-Orthodox relations.
He and Francis collaborated on global challenges including climate change, migration and the impact of technological change.
They also hoped to end a centuries-old dispute by finding a common date to celebrate Easter.
“I hope that His Holiness Pope Leo XIV will be a dear brother and collaborator … for unity of the whole Christian family and for the benefit of the whole of humankind,” he said.
AP video by Lefteris Pitarakis
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