Bartholomée Ier

This article reproduces the message addressed by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I to Michel Stavrou, managing editor of the journal *Contacts*, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of its founding in 1949. It takes the form of an official patriarchal message, dated March 7, 2009. The Patriarch traces the history of the journal, from its founders Jean Balzon and Germaine Revault d'Allonnes to the theologians who ensured its refounding in 1959, notably Élisabeth Behr-Sigel, Olivier Clément, Boris Bobrinskoy and Nicolas Lossky. The central idea is that *Contacts* has fulfilled an essential theological service by disseminating Orthodox thought in the French language to a wide audience. On the ecclesiological level, the message emphasizes the journal's vocation to promote the unity of Orthodox Christians of various backgrounds in the West, ecumenical dialogue and encounter with the contemporary world.

This article reproduces the address delivered by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I during his visit to the Holocaust Memorial in Washington on October 20, 1997. It is a solemn speech addressed to a Judeo-Christian assembly, in which the Patriarch reflects on the spiritual and ethical significance of the Shoah. The central idea is that the memory of the Holocaust constitutes a moral and religious imperative shared by Jews and Christians, who are called to move beyond their conflicted history in order to build a relationship founded on mutual respect and love. On a theological level, the text emphasizes Christian responsibility in the face of historical indifference, honors figures of resistance such as Bishop Chrysostomos of Zakynthos, and affirms that authentic faith demands concrete witness against all forms of injustice and violence.