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Orthodox patriarch denounces ‘atrocious invasion’ of Ukraine

FILE - Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew leads the official door-opening ceremony of lower Manhattan's St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. The spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians on Tuesday, March 29, 2022, denounced Russia's invasion of Ukraine as an "atrocious" act that is causing enormous suffering. Bartholomew didn't mention Russia by name in comments made during a visit to Warsaw after meeting with Ukrainian refugees. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)

The spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, Polish Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, the head of the Polish Bishops' Conference, and other clergy meet with Ukrainian refugees in Warsaw, Poland, March 29, 2022. Bartholomew denounced Russia's invasion of Ukraine as an "atrocious" act that is causing enormous suffering, while Gądecki went even further, saying it bore the "the hallmarks of genocide." (Press Office of the Polish Bishops' Conference)

The spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, right, and Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, the head of the Polish Bishops' Conference, stand together as they meet with Ukrainian refugees in Warsaw, Poland, on March 29, 2022. Bartholomew denounced Russia's invasion of Ukraine as an "atrocious" act that is causing enormous suffering, while Gądecki went even further, saying it bore the "the hallmarks of genocide." (Press Office of the Polish Bishops' Conference)

Orthodox patriarch denounces ‘atrocious invasion’ of Ukraine