[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 159 (Monday, September 29, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S6828]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               WELCOMING ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH BARTHOLOMEW

  Mr. BOOKER. Mr. President, New Jersey is home to one of our Nation's 
most vibrant Greek Orthodox communities. For generations, it has 
nurtured a community rooted in faith and service--values that continue 
to strengthen the fabric of not just our shared home but of American 
society.
  This month, our Nation's Capital welcomed His All-Holiness Ecumenical 
Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of over 300 million 
Orthodox Christians worldwide. His visit to the United States--where he 
has met with congressional leaders and the President of the United 
States--is a reminder of our shared efforts and responsibility to 
pursue peace and justice, religious tolerance and coexistence, and 
environmental stewardship in all we do.
  His historic visit serves as a profound moment of unity, reflection, 
and joy for Greek Orthodox New Jerseyans and Americans of all faiths 
across the country. We deeply respect and appreciate his decades of 
moral leadership and unwavering commitment to the dignity of all 
humanity.

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