Orthodox Church
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Tillard Chair: Lecture of Archbishop Job of Telmessos on the Encyclical "Ut unum sint"
By Admin Webmaster 12/23/2020 8:36:41 AML’Arcivescovo Giobbe di Telmessos, Rappresentante del Patriarcato ecumenico presso il Consiglio Ecumenico delle Chiese (Ginevra) e Copresidente della Commissione mista internazionale di dialogo teologico tra la Chiesa cattolica e la Chiesa ortodossa
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A delegation of the Holy See takes part in the patronal feast of the Ecumenical Patriarchate
By Admin Webmaster 12/2/2020 10:20:20 AMA delegation of the Holy See takes part in the patronal feast of the Ecumenical Patriarchate
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In memoriam His Holiness Patriarch Irinej
By Admin Webmaster 11/23/2020 10:42:00 AMThe Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity has learned with great sadness of the death of His Holiness Irinej, Patriarch of the Serbian Church, who passed away on 20 November 2020.
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Serbian Patriarch Irinej was a model of faith and dialogue
By Admin Webmaster 11/21/2020 8:35:31 PMThe Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity mourns the death of Patriarch Irinej, head of the Serbian Orthodox Church.
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Executive Meeting of the Joint Working Group
By Admin Webmaster 11/11/2020 10:25:48 AMThe Executive Committee of the Joint Working Group (JWG) between the Roman Catholic Church and the World Council of Churches (WCC) held an online meeting on 6 November 2020.
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Third meeting of the Pro Oriente Steering Committee for Orthodox–Catholic Dialogue
By Admin Webmaster 11/11/2020 10:19:09 AMThe Pro Oriente Steering Committee for Orthodox–Catholic Dialogue (POSCOCD) held its third meeting online on 6–7 November 2020.
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In memoriam Metropolitan Amfilohije of Montenegro
By Admin Webmaster 11/9/2020 11:04:17 AMThe Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity is united in prayer with the Serbian Patriarchate on the death of His Eminence Metropolitan Amfilohije, Archbishop of Cetinje and Metropolitan of Montenegro.
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Annual Conference of the Secretaries of the Christian World Communions 2020
By Admin Webmaster 10/26/2020 10:07:33 AMMore than thirty participants attended the annual Conference of the Secretaries of Christian World Communions (CS/CWC) that took place online from 20–22 October 2020.
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Pope Francis meets with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
By Admin Webmaster 10/26/2020 9:52:47 AMOn 22 October Pope Francis met with the Ecumenical Patriarch, who was in Rome this week for the International Prayer Meeting for Peace and for the conferral of an honorary degree at the Antonianum.
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Patriarch Bartholomew on “Fratelli tutti”: abandon indifference and cynicism
By Admin Webmaster 10/20/2020 5:35:56 PMThe Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew I, grants an interview to Vatican media about Pope Francis’ Encyclical, saying Christians dream of our world as a united family.
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Speech during the Common Prayer
By Admin Webmaster 5/17/2017 10:27:01 AMFor many years now we have felt the desire to come to Taizé, the seat of a spiritual ecumenism, a melting-pot of reconciliation, a meeting-place that, following the extraordinary vision of Brother Roger, its founder, inspires Christians to come together.
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The necessary conditions for the restoration of unity between Catholics and Orthodox exist
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMFrancis issues a message for the feast day of Saint Andrew, patron of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. Although not all the differences have been overcome, "there is no longer any impediment to Eucharistic communion" between Catholics and Orthodox... -
Telegram for the death of the Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe Holy Father has sent a telegram of condolences to the Patriarchal Synod of the Patriarchate of Cilicia of the Armenians, Beirut, for the sudden death of the Patriarch, His Beatitude Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni, at the age of 75 -
Pope Francis to receive Syrian Orthodox Patriarch
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMFrom June 17-20, Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, Syrian Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and all the East, will be in Rome to meet with Pope Francis. Aphrem II was elected the 123rd Syrian Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch... -
Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas around the world
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMMillions of Orthodox Christians across the world are celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ on the night of January 6th, in accordance with the Julian calendar. -
Archbishop explains intricate path to Catholic and Orthodox dialogue in Serbia
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMIn Serbia ethnic strains that erupted in the dismembering of Yugoslavia, embroiling it in civil war still simmer. Sectarian differences remain but inter-religious personal relations are good, says a senior Catholic bishop. -
Coptic Christian Beliefs and Practices
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMMembers of the Coptic Christian Church believe both God and man play roles in salvation, God through the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ and humans through works of merit, such as fasting, almsgiving, and receiving the sacraments. -
Patriarch Bartholomew: Christian martyrdom makes unity urgent
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMCalling Pope Francis his “beloved brother in Christ,” the head of the Orthodox Church, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I on Sunday recalled their gathering last May at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem on the fiftieth anniversary ... -
The Christian Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe modern use of the term "Coptic" describes Egyptian Christians, as well as the last stage of the ancient Egyptian language script. -
Delegation from Latin Patriarchate says Gaza resembles bombed cities of World War II
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMBishop William Shomali, patriarchal Vicar of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem of the Latins, gave his impression of his brief Sept. 1 visit to Gaza, saying: “We saw things which can only be compared with the situation of cities raised to the ground during the ... -
Pope Tawadros II speaks on role of Coptic Church in Egyptian society during his visit to WCC offices
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMPope Tawadros II, patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt visited the World Council of Churches (WCC) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland on Monday 1 September. In the presence of representatives from ecumenical and international organizations,... -
Moscow-linked Ukrainian Orthodox Church calls for Crimea's return to Kyiv
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMA Church spokesman spoke out to this effect days after Onufry's enthronement as the new metropolitan. Meanwhile the Russian patriarch continues his silence on Russia's takeover of the Crimea, but is loud in his attacks against the '"aggressiveness" of the Uniate Church. -
Moscow Patriarchate: Metropolitan Vladimir, primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church has died
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMHe was the leader of the Ukrainian Orthodox church, obedient to Moscow since 1992. Ill with cancer he was replaced in February by Metropolitan Onufry, who now faces the great challenge posed to the Church by the Maidan protests. The risks of a split from the Moscow Patriarchate. -
Antiochian patriarchs make an appeal to 'preserve democratic values'
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe five patriarchs, Catholics and Orthodox, call on political leaders to put aside personal interests and give Lebanon a new president. They also decided to set up "a joint commission that would boost cooperation among Antiochian Churches ... -
Pope Francis meets Delegation of Ecumenical Patriarchate
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMPope Francis addressed the Delegation of the Ecumenical Patriarchate at the Vatican on Saturday to mark the Solemnity of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, celebrated on 29 June. In his message, the Pope recalled the pilgrimage he shared... -
Peace in the Holy Land: Patriarch Bartholomew in Rome
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMAndrew and Peter Will Also Pray Together for Peace This Sunday -
Mor Ignatius Aphrem II to guide the Syrian Orthodox
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMBeirut (April 1, 2014) - The Syrian Orthodox Church has elected her 123th patriarch. Cyril Aphrem Karim, a 48-year-old from Syria, will replace Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, who died on 21 March in a hospital in Kiel, Germany. -
Announcement Concerning the Union of the Synod in Resistance with the Church of the GOC
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMUnion between Orthodox Church of Greece (Holy Synod in Resistance) with the Genuine Orthodox Church of Greece (GOC) -
Churches reach agreement on pan-Orthodox Holy Synod in 2016
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMRepresentatives of the various expressions of orthodoxy have agreed to meet in synod in two years. Meanwhile, a Preparatory Commission consisting of a bishop from each church will prepare the introductory documents. -
Bartholomew convokes the Primates of the Orthodox Churches
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMMeeting to set guidelines and timeframe for Preparatory Commission of the Pan-Orthodox Synod . But also to highlight the need to go beyond "localisms" and undertake joint initiatives . Zizioulas: self-marginalization the greatest danger of the Christian world today .