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US Catholic-Orthodox dialogue drafting document on steps to unity

The United State Conference of Catholic Bishops’ and the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops’ North American Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation, chaired by Archbishop Gregory Aymond of New Orleans and Greek Orthodox Metropolitan Maximos…

Light of the East, July August 2010

Light of the East, newsletter of the Youngstown Ohio Chapter of the Society for July-August 2010 is now available here.

Pilgrimage to Albania and Macedonia – 1967

Fr John Salter writes in Chrysostom, Pascha 2010:   In the summer of 1967 I was in the Croatian town of Dubrovnik. Yugoslavia was still intact as the Union of the Southern…

Papal Homily for Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, 2010

The Unity of the Church Is Rooted in Its Union With Christ Here is the Vatican translation of the homily Benedict XVI delivered Tuesday at the Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on…

Pope Benedict Praise the Orthodox Commitment to Unity

This is a translation of the address Benedict XVI delivered on 28 June 2010 upon receiving a delegation sent by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople to Rome to celebrate the Solemnity of…

Pope Benedict addresses Eastern Churches Aid Agencies

This is a translation of the address Benedict XVI delivered today on receiving in audience members of the Assembly of Societies for Aid to Eastern Churches (ROACO).   [In Italian] Esteemed Cardinal, Venerated…

Bishop Rodrigo of Soddo – The Ethiopian Catholic Church

Bishop Rodrigo Mejia Saldarriaga SJ Zenit carries an interview by a journalist from Aid to the Church in Need (Marie-Pauline Meyer) with Bishop Rodrigo Mejia Saldarriaga SJ, apostolic vicar of Soddo, Ethiopia.…

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow visits the graves of Katyn

Prime Ministers Putin and Puck in April 2010 at the Katyn Memorial The Russian Orthodox patriarch has visited the graves of the 22,000 Poles near Smolensk, who were massacred under the rule…