Tag: catholic-orthodox dialogue

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…

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…

Pope Benedict’s Address to German Orthodox Church Leaders

This is the address Benedict XVI delivered 24 September 2011, upon meeting with representatives of Orthodox Churches at the seminary of the Archdiocese of Freiburg im Breisgau. Dear Cardinals, Brother Bishops, Distinguished…

Pope Benedict’s Letter to Catholic-Orthodox Symposium

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy, SEPT. 2, 2011 thanks to Zenit.org Here is a translation of the Aug. 6 letter Benedict XVI sent to the president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity,…

Cardinal Etchegaray makes Visit to St Petersburg

SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia, JUNE 22, 2011 thanks to Zenit.org A longtime friend of leaders in the Russian Orthodox Church, Cardinal Roger Etchegaray visited Russia for Pentecost, inviting the faithful to “walk by…

“The Church is Young” The Election of Sviatoslav Shevchuk

“The Church is Young” — Pope Benedict XVI (2005) The announcement that the Synod of Ukrainian Hierarchs had elected their youngest member, 40-year old Bishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, as Major-Archbishop (Patriarch) hit world…