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The Holy Synod is stating that the synodical system must be respected and the hierarchs must be regularly informed of the events and progress in the dialogue (which was not happening until now). The document in Ravenna and the one to be produced in Cyprus must first pass through the hierarchy of the Churches and [...]
8 October 2009
To the Venerable Hierarchy of the Church of Greece
Your Beatitude,
Most Reverend holy Hierarchs,
These last few days, in view of the upcoming Plenary Meeting in Cyprus of the Joint Commission for the Theological Dialogue between Orthodox and Roman Catholics, an attempt is being made by the Ecumenical Patriarchate to [...]
MEMBERS of Orthodox Christian unions along with clerics and monks yesterday disrupted a Paphos conference between Orthodox and Catholic Christians.
The unions, monks from Stavrovouni monastery and Larnaca clerics were protesting against the conference and demanding that Archbichop Chrysostomos II cancel it.
It was day one of the conference of the Joint Commission for the Theological Dialogue [...]
OCA Delegation Visit to Georgia
On Sunday, October 18, 2009, His Beatitude, Metropolitan JONAH of All America and Canada had the opportunity to once again concelebrate the Patriarchal Divine Liturgy led by His Holiness and Beatitude, ILIA II Archbishop of Mtskheta and Tbilisi, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, this time at the Holy Trinity Cathedral on [...]