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During his five - day visit, besides meeting local Orthodox and other church leaders, (...) Ecumenical Patriarch to visit Hungary and Italy

The envoy, Ivan Soltanovsky, said Francis also told him he wanted another meeting with Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, who has strongly supported President Vladimir Putin's ...

The Czech priest and philosopher TomᚠHalík has condemned the 'corrupt leaders' of the Russian Orthodox Church in the course of a striking address to Lutheran church delegates. Delivering the keynote speech at the thirteenth assembly of the Lutheran World Federation in Kraków today, Halík ...

... in his homily, referred to the way Autonomy was granted to the Church of Estonia by the Ecumenical Throne: 'These days we celebrate together with you, with the autonomous Orthodox Church of Estonia, ...

His Holiness Abune Mathias of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC), in his New Year message, called for the incoming year to be greeted with a conscious effort to prevent the challenges of the past year from persisting, while ...

Pope Francis prayed that Catholics and members of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church would recognize the wounds of division they have inflicted on Christ's body, the church, and come to celebrate the faith together. "If we touch these wounds together; if, like ...

Judges are nominated by their respective church leaders and are approved by the government rule according to the canon law of their traditions, including Melkite and Armenian Catholics, Orthodox ...

Pope Francis extends a warm welcome to the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, emphasizing unity, shared faith in Christ, and the need to heal past divisions. Read more Vaticannews.va

I n early July, Vladimir Putin toured an Orthodox church in St. Petersburg, piously crossed himself, and lit a candle. Hours before, Russian missiles had attacked the Ukrainian port city of Odessa, demolishing the roof of the historic ...

... Francis appeared to avoid picking sides and refrained from overtly criticizing the Russian president or the war's chief religious backer, Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church. In May, ...