Istanbul, 24 December 2021 (dpa/MIA) - Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople, the spiritual leader of the world's Eastern Orthodox Christians, has tested positive for the coronavirus, his office said on Friday. The 81-year-old archbishop, who has been vaccinated, "is currently showing mild symptoms, but his general condition is good," the Istanbul-based patriarchate said in a statement. Bartholomew urged the faithful to get vaccinated and conveyed his Christmas wishes, the statement read. During a visit to the United States in October, Bartholomew I was hospitalized in Washington where he had heart surgery.