Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, who arrived in the USA the day before, was hospitalized in a hospital in Washington.
According to the publication “Ethnikos Kirikas”, the clergyman was admitted to the hospital due to ailments arising from a long journey and a program of events upon arrival.
Bartholomew arrived in the USA on October 23 for the first time in 12 years. Immediately after his arrival, he attended a dinner at the Greek Embassy. The patriarch’s visit was supposed to last 12 days.
Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov expressed the opinion that the American authorities plan to bury the influence of Orthodoxy in the world with the help of the Patriarch of Constantinople, who supported the creation of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine in 2018.