(13/10/16) The book “Bartholomew Apostle and Visionary” (Nashville, Thomas Nelson, 2016, XXXII pages + 271, 26,99 dollars) begins with the preface of Pope Francis and it also contains a remark of the emeritus Pope Benedict XVI. It is the homage to the ecumenical patriarch Bartholomew, that was published in the USA for the 25th anniversary of his election in Constantinople. We offer our readers the text of the emeritus Pope, published by L’Osservatore Romano in the edition of 13th October 2016.