In The Catholic Thing blog, Fr. Benedict Kiely examines Pope Leo’s public statements about Eastern Christianity – made in the first week of his papacy – and what that may […]
Orthodox scholars gather to discuss war, divisions
Date Posted: January 17, 2023
As representatives from across the Eastern Orthodox world gathered in Greece last week for the Mega-Conference of the International Orthodox Theological Association, Russian’s invasion of Ukraine last spring dominated the […]
Haggia Sophia replica attached by jihadists
Date Posted: August 7, 2022
Terrorists attacked the inauguration of a new Greek Orthodox church in Hama, Syria, leaving at least two dead and more than a dozen injured. The July 24 attack was apparently […]
Orthodox, Catholic bishops greet news of Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision
Date Posted: June 25, 2022
By Light of the East staff The official United States bodies of both the Catholic and Orthodox bishops issued statements Friday praising the decision of the Supreme Court to remove […]
San Diego Roman Catholic bishop elevated to cardinal
Date Posted: June 10, 2022
By Jim TrageserLight of the East For the first time, the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego will be led by a cardinal. On May 29, Pope Francis named Bishop […]
Overflow crowd witnesses enthronement of Ukrainian Catholic archbishop
Date Posted: June 8, 2019
June 6, 2019 Catholic News Service Metropolitan-Archbishop Borys Gudziak displays the papal bull about his appointment during his enthronement as head of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia at […]
What Can a Monastery Offer the Lay Faithful?
Date Posted: June 8, 2019
The monk’s life makes present, here on earth, the full meaning of Christian existence By Jim Graves – Posted 2/20/19 at 9:10 PM The Maronite Monks of Jesus, Mary and […]
Jerusalem, agreement for 2nd part of work at the Holy Sepulchre
Date Posted: June 8, 2019
05/28/2019, 14.02 The green light with the signature of the three leaders of the Status Quo: the Custos of the Holy Land, the Armenian patriarch and the Greek Orthodox patriarch. […]
Pope’s Invitation to leaders of Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, July 5-6
Date Posted: May 13, 2019
Pope Invites Ukrainian Greek Catholic leaders to Rome
Apostolic Journey to Bulgaria: Visit to the Patriarch and to the Holy Synod
Date Posted: May 13, 2019
Pope’s visit to Patriarch in Bulgaria