“There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.” Echoing Patriarch Athenagoras’ remarks on the election of Pope Saint John Paul II, His Beatitude Gregorios III, Patriarch of Antioch and…
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Candida Moss, 06.08.14 Meeting the head of the Eastern Orthodox church, the pope set a date for a third historic meeting of Christian factions—a savvy move to control how his successors lead.…
06/07/2014, by Nat da Polis The Ecumenical Patriarch arrives today in Rome to take part in the prayer meeting with Pope Francis, Shimon Peres and Mahmoud Abbas. The scope of the prayer…
In All Things Gerard O’Connell | Jun 2 2014 After returning to Istanbul from his meeting with Pope Francis in Jerusalem, Patriarch Bartholomew made the surprise announcement that the two of them…
Vatican City, June 05, 2014 (Zenit.org) | 120 hits Pope Francis this morning received in private audience Aram I, Catholicos of the Apostolic Armenian Church of Cilicia. Before a moment of prayer…
06/04/2014 by Marta Allevato AsiaNews sources say the message was brought to Kirill personally by the director of the Sistine Chapel Choir, who performed in the Russian capital while the Pope met…
Pope Paul VI and Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras attend a prayer service in Jerusalem in January 1964. Pope Francis will meet Patriarch Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew May 25 during his three-day visit to the…
Pope Francis in the Holy Land, 24-26 May 2014 Pope Francis’ visit to the Holy Land is a call to dialogue and encounter, a call to excel and transcend walls and borders, says…
Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople kiss the Stone of Unction in Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre on 25 May. The two leaders marked the 50th anniversary of the…
Emma Green, May 31 2014 In 2025, Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox Christians may return to Nicaea, the spot in modern-day Turkey where Christianity was literally defined. In 325, early followers of…