MARRIAGE-ORTHODOX Aug-5-2013 (480 words) xxxi Speaking of divorce, pope refers to practice of Orthodox churches By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — When Pope Francis spoke to […]
Coptic Pope stresses urgency of Christian unity at Vatican
Date Posted: May 10, 2013
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/coptic-pope-stresses-urgency-of-christian-unity-at-vatican/ VATICAN CITY, May 10 (CNA/EWTN News) .- The Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt met with Pope Francis at the Vatican and spoke about the urgent need […]
Catholic – Greek Orthodox Bishops Support Children’s Online Privacy Act
Date Posted: December 29, 2012
Prelates Release Joint Statement on Revisions to Legislation WASHINGTON, D.C., December 28, 2012 (Zenit.org). The U. S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Department of Communications and the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese […]
New Patriarch of Antioch
Date Posted: December 29, 2012
You may have already heard today’s (Monday’s) news that Metropolitan John (Yazigi) of Central and Western Europe has been elected the new Patriarch of Antioch. http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/syrian-elected-orthodox-patriarch-antioch-17999689 However, you may not […]
Patristic Symposium held in Saint Patricks, Maynooth
Date Posted: December 20, 2012
The Beauty of God’s Presence in the Fathers of the Church Patristic Symposium held in Saint Patricks, Maynooth By William A. Thomas DUBLIN, DEC. 19, 2012 (Zenit.org).- Described as spectacular […]
Working together for the defense of Christian values
Date Posted: December 16, 2012
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, has sent a letter to Cardinal André Vingt-Trois, Archbishop of Paris, president of the Bishops’ Conference […]
MEMORY ETERNAL, His Beatitude, Patriarch IGNATIUS IV of Antioch
Date Posted: December 6, 2012
Wednesday, December 05, 2012 8:58 AM MEMORY ETERNAL His Beatitude, the Most Blessed IGNATIUS IV Patriarch of Antioch and all the East It is with extreme sadness that we inform […]
Metropolitan Hilarion on evangelisation and reconciliation
Date Posted: October 22, 2012
2012-10-17 Vatican Radio (Vatican Radio) Pope Benedict XVI met on Tuesday with the head of the Russian Orthodox Church’s Department for External Church Relations to discuss common challenges, ecumenical […]
An Interview with Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev
Date Posted: May 26, 2012
A year and a half ago, while searching for a recording of Bach’s Matthäus-Passion to share with a friend, I stumbled across a YouTube clip entitled simply: ”St Matthew Passion. […]
Catholic Church in Holy Land plans switch to Orthodox calendar for Easter
Date Posted: April 6, 2012
April 04, 2012 The Catholic churches of the Holy Land plan to observe Easter according to the Orthodox calendar, the head of the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land has […]