The Society is delighted to welcome the appointment of Bishop Hlib Lonchyna MSU, curial bishop of the Majorarchbishopric of Kyiv-Halyc, Ukraine, as Apostolic Exarch for the Ukrainian faithful of the Byzantine rite…
Tag: reconciliation
The Holy Father’s address to Patriarch Theophilus: Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, It is with profound gratitude and joy that I make this visit to the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem;…
The Vatican Information Service reports, 14 May 2009: The Pope has today visited the Basilica and the Grotto of the Nativity in Bethlehem.The present situation of co-ownership and administration of the Basilica…
On Tuesday, the Ukrainian Embassy to London at Holland Park hosted a reception to celebrate and promote the achievements of the Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv, the only Catholic university institute of…
The Vatican Information Service reports, 13 May 2009: Today, Benedict XVI travelled from the apostolic delegation in Jerusalem to the presidential palace of the Palestinian Authority in Bethlehem, a distance of ten…
The Vatican Information Service reports, 12 May 2009: Today Benedict XVI travelled to the Valley of Josaphat, located in front of the Basilica of Gethsemane and the Mount of Olives, where he…
The Vatican Information Service reports, 12 May 2009: At 8.45 a.m. today Benedict XVI arrived at Temple Mount in Jerusalem, known in Arabic as al-Haram al-Sharif (the Noble Sanctuary), the place where…
The Vatican Information Service reports, 11 May 2009: At 11 a.m. local time today, Benedict XVI arrived at Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, where he was greeted by Shimon Peres,…
The Vatican Information Service reports: At 4.30 p.m. on 10 May 2009, Benedict XVI travelled by car to the area of Bethany beyond the Jordan, located 50 kilometres from Amman on the…
February 27, 2009 – Catholic Culture reports: Cardinal Walter Kasper, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, offered an uncharacteristically pessimistic assessment of ecumenical dialogue with the Greek Orthodox Church…