God is with us; Understand all ye nations and submit yourselves! We, the Patriarchs: John X, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and all the East, Ignatius Aphrem II, Syrian Orthodox Patriarch of…
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Myroslav Marynovych Anyone who remembers my article “When diplomacy prevails over principles of faith” knows that I was not very hopeful about the planned meeting between Pope Francis and the Patriarch…
Ahead of the historic meeting of His Holiness Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, Dr Myroslav Marynovych, Vice-Rector of the Ukrainian Catholic University, Lviv, Ukraine, and – as a supposed dissident…
Most Reverend Metropolitans, Archbishops and Bishops, Very Reverend and Reverend Fathers, Venerable Religious and Monastics, Beloved Brothers and Sisters, in Ukraine and throughout the world Fear not, for behold, I bring you…
The Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch Gregorios III has launched an initiative entitled, Light a Candle for Hope and Peace in Syria. He has appealed to all the faithful of the Melkite Greek…
Letter of His Beatitude Gregorios III Patriarch Antioch and All the East Of Alexandria and of Jerusalem For the Feast of the Nativity 25 December 2014 From Gregorios III, servant of Jesus…
From the Phanar, Bartholomew and Francis both called for full communion between the Catholic and Orthodox Churches Gianni Valente, Istanbul, 11/30/2014 “The one thing that the Catholic Church desires, and that I…
We, Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, express our profound gratitude to God for the gift of this new encounter enabling us, in the presence of the members of the Holy…
The one thing that the Catholic Church desires, and that I seek as Bishop of Rome, “the Church which presides in charity”, is communion with the Orthodox Churches. Your Holiness, beloved brother…
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…