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Photo: Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I embrace.

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Churches reach agreement on pan-Orthodox Holy Synod in 2016 14-03-08
Fr. Peter Lickman, longtime Northeast Miami-Dade pastor and lover of animals, dies at 70 14-03-08
Monsignor Stephen Hrynuck, beloved Olyphant priest, dies at 102 14-03-08
Leaders of Orthodox churches to meet to discuss council preparations 14-03-06
Ukrainian Catholic leader welcomes Kerry’s support of Ukraine 14-03-06
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem issues Lenten letter, expresses hopes for Pope’s visit 14-03-06
Catholic bishop in Crimea pleads for peace, coexistence among ethnic groups 14-03-06
Archbishop Kurtz: Ukraine’s religious liberty threatened by ‘invasive actions’ 14-03-06
Damascus’ suffering and praying Church begins Great and Holy Lent Monks’ Monday, 3 March 2014 14-03-05
Report: leading Russian Orthodox official backs military action in Ukraine 14-03-04
Ecumenical Patriarch visits Hungary, meets with Catholic bishops 14-03-04
Ukrainian Church leaders plead for peace; Russian patriarch promises help 14-03-04
Patriarch Sviatoslav: ‘If We Will Need to Stand Together on the Battlefield with Our Soldiers, the Ukrainian Church, Especially UGCC, Is Ready’ 14-03-02
Interreligious Council of Crimea: We will make every effort to preserve civil peace in Crimea 14-03-02
Appeal of the Ukrainian Churches on the Occasion of the Foreign Aggression 14-03-01
Grenade thrown at Gaza’s Catholic parish 14-02-28
Report: Pope Francis meets with former Russian prime minister 14-02-28
Turkey restores land to ancient monastery 14-02-28
Orthodox prelate sees balance of Synod, primacy as keys to ecumenical progress 14-02-28
Patriarch Sviatoslav Condemns Attempt to Encroach on the Territorial Integrity of Ukraine 14-02-26
Ukrainian Orthodox Of The USA Appeals for Urgent Contribution for Maidan 14-02-25
UOC-MP Synod Condemns Criminal Actions of Yanukovych’s Government 14-02-25
UOC-MP Ready for Dialogue with UOC-KP and UAOC 14-02-25
UOC-MP Elects Locum Tenens for Kyivan Metropolitan Chair 14-02-25
Patriarch Bartholomew held a Memorial Service for those who were killed in Ukraine 14-02-25