By Matthew Trojacek The dialogue between Catholics and Orthodox, already put in crisis by the latter's support for the invasion of Ukraine, is becoming more complicated after the release of the document Fiducia supplicans on blessing same-sex couples. Here, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, on a peace mission to Moscow on Pope Francis' behalf, speaks with Russian [...]
By Peter Anderson In this icon we see the face of Christ between the Fathers of the Western and Eastern Church In the early Christian Church, the primary organizational structure was the “diocese” – an area under the jurisdiction of a single bishop. However, certain dioceses were more important than others. The First Ecumenical [...]
"I believe in the Holy Spirit, the lord the Giver of Life, Who proceeds from the Father" By Robert Wiesner Thus begins the answer to Macedonianism, laid down by the Fathers of the Council of Constantinople in the year 381. The gathered bishops of course were aware of the existence of the Third Person of the [...]
New document on marriage offers "compassionate pastoral recommendations," says Cardinal Tobin By Catholic World News/ITV staff Cardinal Joseph Tobin, 71, Archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, since 2017 The North American Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation — co-chaired by Cardinal Joseph Tobin of Newark and Metropolitan Methodios of Boston — announced on March 6 the publication [...]
Vatican marks first feast of Coptic martyrs The Coptic icon that appears in the booklet of ecumenical celebration was held at St. Peter’s Basilica on February 15, the ninth anniversary of the execution of 20 Egyptian workers and a Ghanaian by Islamic State terrorists For the first time, the Catholic Church has celebrated the [...]
By Peter Anderson Cathedral of the Moscow Patriarchate in Tallinn, Estonia Orthodoxy in the Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia cannot be considered without reference to their large neighbor, Russia. The area occupied by the three modern states gradually became part of the Russian Empire during the 1700s. Russian control continued until the [...]
By Matthew Trojacek Syrians are on the brink of starvation, Church leader says People displaced by fighting between the Syrian Democratic Forces and Islamic State at a refugee camp in Ain Issa. In the circle, Archbishop Jacques Mourad, head the Archdiocese of Homs Catholics warn that Syrians are on the brink of starvation as [...]
In October 2023, a Moscow Patriarchate court found Archimandrite Cyril Hovorun guilty of "perjury" for celebrating the Divine Liturgy with a bishop of the Ecumenical Patriarchate By Peter Anderson Archimandrite Cyril Hovorun at the Gregorian University, Rome, in October 2023. He teaches at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California, USA. He has been defrocked [...]
"He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father" By Robert Wiesner For forty days the Apostles enjoyed the company of their beloved risen Jesus. This was to be the final training period for their ordained mission, the mission clearly stated by St. Matthew (20:19): “Go therefore and make disciples of [...]
May 2016 - Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, foreground, addresses the 2nd Moscow Cadet Parade dedicated to the 71st anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War and the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Moscow (Iliya Pitalev / Sputnik) Russian Orthodox Patriarch Declares Worldwide “Holy War” on Terrorism The head [...]
