![]() President Siavelis Kehl and Vice-President Anita Kartalopoulos, who are both, significantly, also members of Leadership 100, presented His Beatitude with a gift commemorating Philoptochos’s 90th anniversary. As I make my journey, I will always live my ministry, which is indeed to be a philanthropist, a friend of the poor.” He thanked the Society “from the bottom of my heart” for its welcome and affirmed their shared mission: “… that I am always with you-the Patriarch of the poorest region in the world, Africa. His Beatitude spoke without notes, but with a nearly tenable sincerity and humility. “I believe that the example that Your Beatitude has set throughout Africa is one that inspires all Orthodox around the world.” “I know our dear Sisters in Christ are eager to hear directly from You,” said His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros, who introduced His Beatitude at the breakfast. In addition to his philanthropic commitment to his direct flock, His Beatitude has also been a “staunch ally” of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, “lending the κύρος of His Apostolic Throne to the canonically righteous causes of the First Throne of Orthodoxy.” In fact, he was among the first to formally recognize the autocephaly granted to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine by His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in 2019. Hailing from Crete, His Beatitude has served as Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa for eighteen years, leading a ministry characterized by its “distinction, innovation, and restoration,” according to Archbishop Elpidophoros Siavelis Kehl also noted that the Patriarch’s ministry activity, “including the building of churches, schools, and hospitals,” is an inspiration to Philoptochos. ![]() ![]() Who else was a true friend of the poor but Jesus Christ?” “A beautiful Greek word, meaning friends of the poor. “How beautiful that the name of your organization is Philoptochos,” remarked His Beatitude Patriarch Theodoros at the Society’s welcome breakfast in his honor. ![]()
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