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Ecumenical Patriarch addresses Arctic Circle Assembly

ecumenical PatriarchIn a keynote speech during the Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavík, Iceland, Ecumenical Patriarch His All-Holiness Bartholomew I termed their purpose “a fresh deliberation on the fate of the earth.”
The assembly, which drew more than 2,000 participants from 50 countries, joined religious leaders with scientists, government officials, advocates, and indigenous people on Oct. 13-15 for the largest annual international gathering focused on the future of the Arctic.

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