(Vatican Radio, 27 November 2014) Pope Francis on Wednesday said he was going as Successor of Peter to the land of his Brother Andrew, a reference to his forthcoming Apostolic journey to…
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25 November 2014, Vatican Radio Pope Francis travels from Ankara to Istanbul on Saturday where he’ll visit the famous Hagia Sophia museum and the Blue Mosque. Later in the day he’ll celebrate…
After almost two years of careful preparation, the first meeting of a new pastoral consultation between Orthodox and Catholics in England took place in Oxford in February 2014. It is jointly sponsored…
The Catholic & Orthodox Pastoral Consultation in England, meeting in London for its 2nd Session, wishes to add its voice of support and union in prayer to the Apostolic Churches of Iraq…
The Russian Army tries to force Eastern Catholics of Pratulin to abandon communion with the Apostolic See of Rome The Maidan revolution of dignity was supported by all Churches and religious groups of…
“Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church, has recently called upon the Primates of Orthodox Churches to protect Orthodox Christians in Eastern Ukraine from “uniates” and “schismatics.” Here is the official response…
Below is an abbreviated English translation of the key points from a recent interview by Cardinal Lubomyr Husar, Major-Archbishop (Patriarch)-emeritus of Kyiv-Halych. The complete Ukrainian-language interview may be found at credo.ua. 1.…
Andrew Sorokowski, 26 June 2014, RISU In Metropolitan Hilarion’s view, the crisis in Ukraine, which in fact consists of a Russian invasion, is being exacerbated by the Greek-Catholic Church. Evidently, standing by…
Note the “God of God” that is not present in the Byzantine version but is in the Latin rite; no “homoousios” (“of one substance”), the repetition of phrases to attest the dogma…
Sacred Mysteries: Russians who sought reunion with Rome felt the pinch, by Christopher Howse, 14 Jun 2014 Vladimir Putin hardly seems a pattern of holiness, but he has aligned himself with the…