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Photo: Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I embrace.

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Welcomes Pope Benedict XVI at Istanbul International Airport

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Last Updated: 19 February 2013

ISTANBUL, Turkey – His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of all Orthodox Christians around the world, welcomed His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI, the Primate of the Roman Catholic Church, at Atatürk International Airport in Istanbul.   

"Your Holiness and most beloved brother in Christ, we welcome you with great joy, honour and love. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord", stressed Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, as he greeted Pope Benedict XVI.

Canonical Establishment of Holy Theophany Monastery

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Last Updated: 19 February 2013

Newberry Springs, CA (Nov. 15, 2006) - On the evening of October 17, 2006, and with the blessing of His Grace, Bishop John Michael, Abbot Nicholas canonically established Holy Theophany Monastery as a dependency of Holy Resurrection Monastery. The decree of establishment was read and signed by Abbot Nicholas and witnessed by the four nuns who make up the sisterhood in the presence of a small congregation of the faithful. Father Lee Perry from the nearby Ruthenian parish of St. George also attended.

After signing the decree, Fr. Nicholas presided at the All-Night Vigil (Great Vespers and Festal Orthros) for the Feast of St. Luke, Apostle and Evangelist. The Vigil was served by Fr. Abraham Miller of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic parish of Zarvanitsya in Seattle who is the chaplain for the sisters. A lovely dinner was served after the service.

The next morning, the beautiful rite of Installation of the Holy Antimension was served by Abbot Nicholas and assisted by Fr. Abraham. Afterward, Divine Liturgy was celebrated on the new antimension. Present at this time were Abbot Neal Roth, OSB and Brother Francis Meyer, OSB, both from nearby St. Martin’s Abbey, and Fr. Peter Dally and Pani Mary in addition to a small assembly of faithful. Again, Sr. Irene served a wonderful brunch in the monastery trapeza.

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Eastern Catholic Churches gather together and focus on Evangelization

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Last Updated: 19 February 2013
CHICAGO — The Eastern Catholic bishops of Canada and the United States of America, along with the general superiors of religious foundations, and eparchial priests and deacons, monastic priests, nuns and brothers and laity gathered in the Marriott O’Hare Hotel from Oct. 30-Nov. 3 for an Encounter of the Eastern Catholic Churches in Canada and the United States of America. The 125 participants, gathered from Australia, Belgium, Italy, Ukraine, Canada and the United States of America, focused on the theme “Evangelization through the Celebration of the Mysteries [Sacraments].” This gathering was a direct result of the recommendations of the 1999 Encounter in Boston, convoked by the Congregation for the Eastern Churches, in which the participants asked for more involvement of clergy, religious and laity in future encounters of the Eastern churches in North America.

Communiqué of the Joint International Commission for the Theological Dialogue

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Last Updated: 19 February 2013

Communiqué of the Joint International Commission for the Theological Dialogue between the Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church (Belgrade, Serbia, 24 September 2006)

Belgrade, Serbia, 18-25 September 2006

The ninth meeting of the Joint International Commission for the Theological Dialogue between the Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church met in Belgrade, Serbia, from 18-25 September 2006, continuing the work begun in 1980 to seek the restoration of full communion. The Orthodox Church of Serbia generously provided hospitality for the meeting. The official opening took place in the patriarchal chapel of the Serbian Patriarchate in the presence of His Holiness Patriarch Pavle who welcomed the members of the  Commission and offered his prayerful support, saying : “…Welcome all of you, to this house of God of our Church and of our people and my home! My humble prayer shall cover your Theological Dialogue of love and truth, for that is why you have gathered here. Of far greater significance, even of sole importance, is that all of you be strengthened by the grace of the Holy Spirit, which rectifies all of our shortcomings and heals all of our weaknesses”. The Commission invoked the Holy Spirit on its work. 

Statement by the North American Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation On the Papal Visit

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Last Updated: 19 February 2013

The North American Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation joyfully anticipates the coming visit of Pope Benedict XVI to the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople and his meeting with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on November 29 and 30, 2006. This meeting will coincide with the celebration of the feast of Saint Andrew, the First-Called Apostle, the Patriarchate’s Patron Saint. It will take place in Istanbul, ancient Constantinople, a historic crossroads of peoples, cultures and religions.

The meeting of Pope Benedict and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will continue a tradition begun in 1964 when Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras met in Jerusalem, and later in Rome and Istanbul. Since that time, meetings of Popes and Ecumenical Patriarchs have become more regular but no less significant.

Act of Canonical Communion

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Last Updated: 19 February 2013
We, the humble Alexy II, by God’s mercy Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, jointly with the Eminent Members of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate, having gathered at a meeting of the Holy Synod (date) in the God-preserved city of Moscow; and the humble Laurus, Metropolitan of Eastern America and New York, First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, jointly with the Eminent Bishops, members of the Synod of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, having gathered (time, place);

Being guided by the effort towards reestablishing blessed peace, Divinely-decreed love, and brotherly unity in the common work in the harvest-fields of God within the Fullness of the Russian Orthodox Church and her faithful in the Fatherland and abroad, taking into consideration the ecclesiastical life of the Russian diaspora outside the canonical borders of the Moscow Patriarchate, as dictated by history;
  1. Summation of the Joint Work of ROCOR and the MP

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Catholic World News

  • Pope Francis sketches vision for future of moral theology (CWN)
  • Milwaukee priest loses confession faculties after confession column (Pillar)
  • Confession is 'encounter of love' that fights evil, Pope tells priests (CNS)
  • World Council of Churches leader, Pope Francis propose 'summit' on Ukraine (World Council of Churches)
  • US bishops' doctrine committee warns against alkaline hydrolysis, human composting (USCCB)
  • Notre Dame basilica to reopen in December 2024 (Our Sunday Visitor)
  • Pelosi, at Georgetown, dismisses archbishop's warnings (National Catholic Reporter)
  • Pope Francis: a different vision of Church role in European project [News Analysis] (CWN)
  • God is near, Pope reassures kin of victims of Polish mine accident (Vatican News)
  • Haitian priest released after kidnapping (Fides)

Forum 18 News

  • OCCUPIED UKRAINE: After 4 months, are "disappeared" Greek Catholic priests still alive?
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  • CRIMEA: Five further criminal investigations, two on wanted list
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  • CRIMEA: Now 12 jailed Crimean prisoners of conscience
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