Ecumenical Greek Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew I (R) and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill pose for media at the Fener Greek Orthodox patriarchate in Istanbul July 4, 2009. The spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians and the head of the Russian Orthodox Church put on a united front on Saturday as they met for talks in Istanbul. Reuters Pictures 4 months ago

Ecumenical Greek Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew I (R) and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill pose for media at the Fener Greek Orthodox patriarchate in Istanbul July 4, 2009. The spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians and the head of the Russian Orthodox Church put on a united front on Saturday as they met for talks in Istanbul.

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  1. Treats with the seal and signature of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton await guests as they arrive for a dinner in honor of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I at the State Department in Washington November 5, 2009.
  2. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I (R) offers a prayer before a dinner with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in his honor at the State Department in Washington November 5, 2009.
  3. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I (R) exchange remarks before a dinner in his honor at the State Department in Washington November 5, 2009.
  4. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, leader of the Christian Orthodox Church, pours holy water into the Mississippi River after performing a blessing aboard the Steamboat Natchez in New Orleans, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009. Bartholomew I is in New Orleans to participate in a symposium addressing environmental challenges facing the river and the Louisiana coast.
  5. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, leader of the Christian Orthodox Church, blesses the Mississippi River aboard the Steamboat Natchez in New Orleans, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009. Bartholomew I is in New Orleans to participate in a symposium addressing environmental challenges facing the river and the Louisiana coast.
  6. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, second from right, leader of the Christian Orthodox Church, blesses the Mississippi River aboard the Steamboat Natchez in New Orleans, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009. Bartholomew I is in New Orleans to participate in a symposium addressing environmental challenges facing the river and the Louisiana coast.
  7. Archbishop Demetrius of America, left, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, leader of the Christian Orthodox Church, and Bishop Alexios of Atlanta, right, stand in front of the Steamboat Natchez before boarding to perform a blessing of the Mississippi River in New Orleans, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009. Bartholomew I is in New Orleans to participate in a symposium addressing environmental challenges facing the river and the Louisiana coast.
  8. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, leader of the Christian Orthodox Church, looks over the Mississippi River after speaking at a symposium addressing environmental challenges facing the river and the Louisiana coast in New Orleans, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009.
  9. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, left, leader of the Christian Orthodox Church, speaks at a symposium addressing environmental challenges facing the Mississippi River and the Louisiana coast in New Orleans, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009.
  10. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, leader of the Christian Orthodox Church, waits to speak at a symposium addressing environmental challenges facing the Mississippi River and the Louisiana coast in New Orleans, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009.
  11. Newly appointed Greece's Prime Minister George Papandreou speaks to media before his meeting with Greek Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I at the Fener Patriarchate in Istanbul October 9, 2009.
  12. Newly appointed Greece's Prime Minister George Papandreou speaks to media before his meeting with Greek Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I at the Fener Patriarchate in Istanbul October 9, 2009.
  13. Newly appointed Greece's Prime Minister George Papandreou speaks to media before his meeting with Greek Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I at the Fener Patriarchate in Istanbul October 9, 2009.
  14. Greece's new socialist Prime Minister George Papandreou burns a candle in the St. George church of Patriarchate before his visit with the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I in Istanbul, on October 9, 2009. Papandreou made his first foreign trip to neighbouring Turkey, a traditional rival with which he had secured a spectacular thaw in ties a decade ago. In brief remarks to reporters, Papandreou pledged to work to resolve outstanding bilateral disputes, stressing that the 35-year division of Cyprus requires an 'urgent' settlement.
  15. Greece's new socialist Prime Minister George Papandreou speaks to journalists after his visit to see the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I in front of the Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in Istanbul, on October 9, 2009. New Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou made his first foreign trip to neighbouring Turkey, a traditional rival with which he had secured a spectacular thaw in ties a decade ago.
  16. Newly appointed Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou and Greek Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I meet at the Fener Patriarchate in Istanbul October 9, 2009.

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