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…
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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…
When Pope Francis and Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople meet this month in Jerusalem, the buzz probably will be about two milestones from the past: 1054, when Eastern and Western Christianity split, and…
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew is pictured at the conclusion of Pope Francis’ inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square in this March 2013 file photo. (CNS/Vatican) Francis X. Rocca Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY…
While we are delighted that faithful Venerable Pope Paul will be raised to the altars as Blessed, we recall that under his Pontificate that the recognition of the patriarchate of the Ukrainian…
“With expectant joy and an abiding sense of fraternity, we look forward, later this year in the Holy City of Jerusalem, to our commemorative encounter with our beloved brother in Christ, His…
Vatican City, January 13, 2014 (Zenit.org) | 208 hits Pope Francis has encouraged a Vatican-run organisation aimed at fostering cultural collaboration between the Catholic Church and the Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches. The…
Vatican City ( AsiaNews ) – Pope Francis will be in the Holy Land May 24 to 26 , to commemorate the “historic meeting” between Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras .…
Upon his election to the chair of bishop of Rome in March of this year, Pope Francis announced his intention for a personal meeting with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople in the…