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21 June 2016
Ecumenical Patriarchate Press Release
CRETE—On the second day of the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox
Church, the Divine Liturgy was held at the Sacred Patriarchal and
Stavropegial Monastery of Gonia, with His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos
of Jerusalem presiding from the throne. Afterward, the Hierarchs
continued their work in the Third, Fourth, and Fifth Sessions of the
Council.
The Third Session of the Council continued the discussion on The Mission of the Orthodox Church in Today’s World, while the Fourth and Fifth Sessions focused on The Orthodox Diaspora.
Following extensive discussion, various suggestions and clarifications
were proposed by the Primates and individual Hierarchs of the local
Orthodox Autocephalous Churches.
In the afternoon, His Eminence Archbishop Job of Telmesos delivered
an official news update on behalf of the Holy and Great Council. After
the comments made by Archbishop Job, official spokespersons of the
Ecumenical Patriarchate, the Patriarchate of Alexandria, the Church of
Romania, and the Church of Cyprus gave a common press briefing,
answering questions from the press.
To view a recording of today’s press briefing visit https://www.holycouncil.org/
The Council continues meeting through June 25, concluding with the Divine Liturgy on June 26.
As they become available, photos for use without modification or alteration are available at https://www.orthodoxcouncil.
