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Patriarch Gregorios Christmas 2011 Letter

Christmas Letter 2011 Gregorios, by the grace of God,  Patriarch of Antioch and of All the East, of Alexandria and of Jerusalem: May divine grace and apostolic blessing rest on and embrace…

Christians in the Middle East: Debate in Parliament

Following a conference at Lambeth Palace, jointly convened in the summer by Their Graces the Archbishop of Canterbury (Church of England) and the Archbishop of Westminster (Catholic), addressed by the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem…

Russian Orthodox and Maronite Patriarchs Meet

BEIRUT, Lebanon, NOV. 17, 2011 thanks to Zenit.org The head of the Russian Orthodox Church met Tuesday with the Maronite Catholic patriarch of Antioch and other Eastern Catholic leaders who were in…

Archimandrite Serge Kelleher – Memory Eternal

Fr Serge in Dublin Archimandrite Serge Kelleher fell asleep in the Lord in Dublin late in the morning of Friday 11th November. Bishop Hlib Lonchyna, Apostolic Exarch for the Ukrainian Greek Catholics…

Pope Benedict: Study the Eastern Catholic Churches

Pope’s November Intention: That Whole Church Will Esteem This “Spiritual Treasure” VATICAN CITY, NOV. 3, 2011 thanks to Zenit.org Pope Benedict XVI is praying this month for an increase in knowledge of…

Dr Adam DeVille on Orthodox attitudes to Primacy & Infallibility

From http://easternchristianbooks.blogspot.com/ on Friday, September 30, 2011 Orthodox Diversity on the Problem of Primacy Met. Hilarion Alfeyev, of whom I was recently critical, has come out with a restatement of his views–already…

Melkite Eparchy of Newton considers ordaining married men in US

From Catholic News Service, by Mark Pattison, Washington, & Cindy Wooden, Rome, 16 November 2011 To address a shortage of priests in his nationwide eparchy, the Melkite Catholic bishop of Newton, Mass.,…