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…
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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…
The following report from Catholic Culture indicates the Patriarchate of Moscow making its point that the Patriarch of Constantinople is not an Orthodox “opposite number” to the Bishop of Rome, but only the…
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…
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…
May 14, 2014 By Judith Sudilovsky JERUSALEM — As Pope Francis’s visit to the Holy Land approaches, the trip is being marked with special events, government sessions, online videos and a photography exhibition…
It is the southern hemisphere that is becoming the new home for the diaspora of Eastern Christians, Catholic, Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, in significant number. At last, Pope Francis has approved a Metropolitan See…
Vatican City, 10 May 2014 (VIS) – Today a message was published, sent by the Holy Father to His Holiness Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St.…
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…