Capitol Lens | The Patriarch and the Speaker

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Capitol Lens | The Patriarch and the Speaker

By Bill Clark

Posted September 17, 2025 at 4:00pm

Speaker Mike Johnson poses with the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians, in the Capitol on Wednesday.

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