Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: Stewards of Creation | 2025 Templeton Prize

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of 300 million Eastern Orthodox Christians, was awarded the 2025 Templeton Prize for his pioneering efforts to bridge scientific and spiritual understandings of humanity’s relationship with the natural world, bringing together people of different faiths to heed a call for stewardship of creation.

Learn more about this year's winner at https://www.templetonprize.org/2025

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