Today, Monday, January 29, 2024, the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew went to Vathyryakos (Büyükdere) to visit the Catholic Church of Santa Maria, where yesterday morning, during the Sunday Catholic mass, two terrorists attacked and murdered a middle-aged man.
The Patriarch spoke with Bishop Massimiliano Palinuro, the priest of the church, Fr. Anthony Bulai, and other faithful present, to whom he expressed the sympathy of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, as well as his satisfaction with the effective police investigation of the tragic incident.
Speaking to reporters immediately afterwards, he again condemned the heinous attack, praised the interest and immediate mobilization of the authorities, and wished that such heinous events would never happen again.
Article translated by: Ioanna Georgakopoulou