Pilgrimage fraught with expectation and hope, says Gregorios III On Friday 23 May, Patriarch Gregorios III of Antioch and All the East, of Alexandria and of Jerusalem, left Beirut bound for the Jordanian…
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05/25/2014 Bartholomew I: Christ removed fear between our two Churches, and our unit is a sign for the rest of the world. Death causes every fear and passion. Christ conquered death and…
May 25, 2014. The two leaders said the Lords Prayer together, in Italian and Greek. Their embrace was the culmination of their pilgrimage to the Holy Land. The Apostle Peter reunited with his…
Historic Hug of Paul VI and Patriarch Remembered in Book 50 Years Later Cardinal Poupard Says Francis’ Repetition of Historic Moment in Holy Land Can Help Unify Church By Deborah Castellano Lubov…
In pursuit of peace and reconciliation 22 May 2014 by Edward Kessler – The Tablet The purpose of Francis’ momentous pilgrimage is to cement a historic peace with the Eastern Orthodox…
Pope Francis and Bartolomew I together in the Vatican (photo: Ecumenical Patriarchate/ Nikolaos Manginas) 21 May 2014 (Milan/g.s.-k.c.) Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I is the one who has proposed a repetition of the…
London, May 21, 2014 (Zenit.org) The Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, has written a large check to a UK-based initiative dedicated to caring for Christians in the Holy Land, days ahead…
Archbishop Stephen of Ohrid (a see which historically was the patriarchate of the Bulgarian Empire, with which the See of Rome maintained semi-communion for the sake of the pastoral care of Byzantines in Southern…
Vatican City, May 19, 2014 / 10:23 am (CNA/EWTN News) A member of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity affirmed the sentiments of many who believe that Catholic-Orthodox relations have improved…
The delegation includes Metropolitan John of Pergamon, Orthodox Co-President of the Joint Theological Commission for Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church, also known as John Zizioulas, distinguished theologian, from…