#Orthodox

Pope in Romania. Fr. Militaru (Orthodox diocese of Italy) “The Romanian people will cherish every word of goodness and hope”

Gheorghe Militaru: “The Romanian people know how to recognize goodness, regardless of where it comes from. They know how to…

Pope in Romania. Father Teleanu (Orthodox Romanian Patriarchate): “’Don’t be afraid’: we look forward to hearing this message also from Francis.”

Teleanu Bogdan-Aurel: “I remember the words of John Paul II, do not be afraid. I believe that this message remains…

Anniversary of Francis-Kirill meeting in Havana: end of life conference in Moscow. Card. Koch, “a new chapter” has opened “in the relationship between our Churches”

Orthodox: Ukrainian Autocephalous Church. Bartholomew, “strive for unity and peace”, especially with Moscow

A mosque and a cathedral inaugurated in Egypt. Pope Tawadros II: “A new page in our history”

For the first time in the history of the entire Middle East an Islamic mosque and a Christian Cathedral were…

Ukraine: Autocephalous Orthodox Church. Metropolitan Hilarion (Moscow), a “council of the wicked” that “will be erased from historical memory like the chaff that the wind blows away”

Ukraine: Epiphanius is Primate of new “Ukrainian Orthodox Church”. Ukrainian President Poroshenko, “without Putin, without Kirill”, but “with God and with Ukraine”

Ukraine: creation of new Autocephalous Orthodox Church. Newly elected primate Epiphanius to visit Patriarch Bartholomew in Istanbul on 6 January

Russia: Patriarch Kirill defends freedom of religion and conscience in Ukraine. The first Council of the Authocephalous Church tomorrow in Kiev

+++ Metropolitan Hilarion: “It is a schism”. “We will not participate in any Commission chaired or co-chaired by the Patriarch of Constantinople” +++

+++ Metropolitan Hilarion: audience with Pope Francis today, discussion touched on “schism” with Patriarchate of Constantinople +++