Patriarch Bartholomew to be hospitalized in New York

Fener Greek Patriarch Bartholomew will be admitted to hospital in New York, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America said Wednesday.

"Following the results of a check-up at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan, as well as consultations with doctors, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will be admitted to the hospital later this afternoon for an angiogram that will evaluate the need for stent placement," the archdiocese said on its website.

Bartholomew, who is in the US for a 12-day visit, was hospitalized in the nation's capital of Washington, DC on Oct. 24.

The patriarch was due to attend a church service in Washington but felt ill after a long flight from Istanbul and his busy schedule since reaching the US capital.

Bartholomew, 81, was taken to the George Washington University Hospital, where he was advised to rest and is being kept under observation.