Many Eastern Orthodox impressed by Pope Francis – Aleteia
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Amid reports that Mor Gregorios and Metropolitan Paul have NOT been released and there is confusion over their whereabouts, despite earlier confirmation from the BBC via the Daily Star of Lebanon that…
Vatican City, 13 April 2013 (VIS) – Following is the full text of a communique issued today by the Secretariat of State. “The Holy Father Francis, taking up a suggestion that emerged…
From The Economist, 13 April 2013 Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church, recently expressed hope that the new pope, Francis, will continue the policy of rapprochement with…
A recent TV interview for Rosiya-1, reported on the Russian Orthodox Church’s website, Pravoslavie i Mir (Orthodoxy & Peace), by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Department of External Relations of the Russian Orthodox…
http://www.thetablet.co.uk/article/163991 When Benedict XVI resigned, Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople expressed more than surprise. There was clearly dismay that their “excellent cooperation”, which had overseen the re-engagement of the Catholic and Orthodox Churches…
Eastern Catholics express excitement at the nomination of Pope Francis
With grateful ackowldgement to the Russian Orthodox Church’s Department for External Relations On 23 March 2013, Pope Francis of Rome met with Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in Castel Gandolfo, papal summer…
On 20 March 2013, Pope Francis of Rome met with representatives of Christian Churches and world religions who arrived from many countries to attend his enthronement. Taking part in the meeting…
If I were to seek my own glory that would be no glory at all 21 March 2013 – Thursday of the Fifth Week in Lent Fr Mark Woodruff writes: Our new…