UKRAINE'S CRISIS OF RELIGION

Volodymyr Zelensky is Ukraine’s best chance for reducing church tension, promoting inter-confessional dialogue.

COMPLICATIONS IN TBILISI’S FRIENDSHIP WITH KYIV. THE GEORGIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH AND UKRAINIAN AUTOCEPHALY.

 The Holy Trinity Cathedral in Tbilisi. The main cathedral of the Georgian Orthodox Church. Photo: Daniel Gleichgewicht
Andreas Umland Tamar Chapidze,
New Eastern Europe

MOSCOW WANTS A PAN-ORTHODOX MEETING TO OVERCOME THE UKRAINIAN CRISIS

Vladimir Legoyda, Chairman of the Department for Society and Relations with the Mass Medias of the Russian Orthodox Church

Interview with Vladimir Legoyda, the Head of the Russian church’s Synodal Department for Church, Society and Media Relations claims that the Moscow Patriarchate is not dominated by Putin and expresses gratitude for the discretion of the Pope and the Holy See in the face of recent intra-Orthodox controversies: “There was not a single comment from the Roman Catholic Church that would interfere or make the situation worse”

Gianni Valente, lastampa

rome

IMPORTANCE OF CHURCH-STATE COOPERATION IN THE EUROPEAN CONTEXT

 Patriarchate Romania

Opening address by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania at the International Conference on the relations between the State and religious denominations in the European Union, at the Palace of the Patriarchate, Friday, June 7, 2019.

DEFENDER OF THE FAITH? HOW UKRAINE’S ORTHODOX SPLIT THREATENS RUSSIA

 

 Policy Brief Kadri Liik, Momchil Metodiev, and Nicu Popescu
30th May, 2019,

ARCHON SYMPOSIUM FOCUSES ON 'REVIVING THE FEMALE DIACONATE IN THE ORTHODOX CHURCH: HAS THE TIME COME?'

 

 ARCHON SYMPOSIUM FOCUSES ON 'REVIVING THE FEMALE DIACONATE IN THE ORTHODOX CHURCH: HAS THE TIME COME?'

METROPOLITAN HILARION VISITS THE WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES IN GENEVA

Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the WCC, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk and Rev. Mikhail Gundyaev, permanent representative of the ROC at the WCC. Photo: Ivars Kupcis/WCC
 World Council of Churches
05 June 2019

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Russian Orthodox Church Department of External Church Relations, visited the WCC at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva on 5 June, during a visit to Switzerland.

ΑΠΟ ΤΑ ΟΙΚΟΛΟΓΙΚΑ ΤΟΥ ΟΙΚΟΥΜΕΝΙΚΟΥ ΠΑΤΡΙΑΡΧΟΥ

 Ecumenical Patriarchate

Ο Παναγιώτατος, ο οποίος βρίσκεται στην Ι.Μονή Αγίας Τριάδας Χάλκης,όπου συστεγάζεται η ιστορική Θεολογική Σχολή, είχε την ευκαιρία να χαρεί σήμερα τον όμορφο και ολάνθιστο κήπο της, και να ευλογήσει ένα νεογέννητο κατσικάκι αλλά και το νεογέννητο γαϊδουράκι, το οποίο ονόμασε Δάφνη!

MESSAGE OF ROMANIAN PATRIARCH DANIEL AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE “THE POSITIVE DIMENSION OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM”

 Romania Patriarchate

Speech of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, at the International Conference The Positive Dimension of Religious Freedom: How can governments support religious organizations, Palace of the Patriarchate, Thursday, 6 June 2019, 17.00 hours:

PATRIARCH OF SERBIA VISITING OUR SYRIAC ORTHODOX CHURCH

  Syrian Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch

On June 2, 2019, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, Head of the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church, received His Holiness Irinej, Archbishop of Peć, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, and Serbian Patriarch, at the Patriarchate Headquarters in Bab Touma – Damascus.

ΤΟ ΠΟΛΙΤΕΥΜΑ ΤΗΣ ΟΡΘΟΔΟΞΟΥ ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑΣ

Ιερά Μητρόπολη Ναυπάκτου 

Τό πολίτευμα τῆς Ὀρθοδόξου Ἐκκλησίας

τοῦ Μητροπολίτου Ναυπάκτου καί Ἁγίου Βλασίου Ἱεροθέου

POPE FRANCIS: ‘YOU HAVE A GREAT PATRIARCH’

 Romania Patriarchate

On his return flight from Romania, Pope Francis expressed his appreciation for the Romanian Patriarch Daniel.

ΑΡΧΙΕΠΙΣΚΟΠΟΣ ΙΕΡΩΝΥΜΟΣ: ''ΥΠΑΡΧΕΙ ΑΔΙΑΦΟΡΙΑ ΓΙΑ ΤΟ ΠΡΟΒΛΗΜΑ ΤΟΥ ΠΕΡΙΒΑΛΛΟΝΤΟΣ''

Εκκλησία Ελλάδος

Συμπληρώθηκαν εφέτος σαράντα επτά χρόνια από την 5η Ιουνίου 1972, οπόταν άρχισαν οι εργασίες της πρώτης Παγκόσμιας Συνόδου για το Περιβάλλον στην Στοκχόλμη, στο πλαίσιο διασκέψεως των Ηνωμένων Εθνών.

KEYNOTE ADDRESS by His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the Opening Session of Halki Summit III (Istanbul Intercontinental Hotel, June 1, 2019)

 Ecumenical Patriarchate

Your Eminences,
Distinguished speakers and participants,
Esteemed guests,
Χριστός Ἀνέστη! Christ is Risen!

PATRIARCHATE OF ANTIOCH : STATEMENT BY THE ANTIOCHIAN ORTHODOX MEDIA CENTER BALAMAND, JUNE 1, 2019

Antioch Patriarchate

Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East
Statement by the Antiochian Orthodox Media Center
Balamand, June 1, 2019

OBSERVATIONS ON THE ORTHODOX CHURCH OF UKRAINE & THE UKRAINIAN GRECO-CATHOLIC CHURCH

Full remarks by Right Rev. Dr. Andriy Chirovsky on The Orthodox Church of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Православна церква України) and the Ukrainian Greco-Catholic Church (Українська греко-католицька церква), University of St. Michael's College, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 28 May 2019.

EATING DISORDERS AND THE CASE FOR OPEN COMMUNION

by Katherine Kelaidis

Before I go any further, let me say, I know the arguments for “closed communion,” that is, the practice of allowing only Orthodox Christians who have prepared through confession and fasting and have received the blessing of a spiritual father to receive the Eucharist.

ΟΙΚΟΥΜΕΝΙΚΟΣ ΠΑΤΡΙΑΡΧΗΣ: ''ΣΤΗΝ ΟΥΚΡΑΝΙΑ ΥΠΗΡΧΕ ΣΧΙΣΜΑ ΠΟΥ ΕΠΡΕΠΕ ΝΑ ΑΝΤΙΜΕΤΩΠΙΣΤΕΙ''

Από το Γραφείο Τύπου και Επικοινωνίας του Οικουμενικού Πατριαρχείου

Για την απόφαση του Οικουμενικού Πατριαρχείου να χορηγήσει καθεστώς Αυτοκεφαλίας στην Ουκρανία αναφέρθηκε ο Οικουμενικός Πατριάρχης Βαρθολομαίος, υποδεχόμενος σήμερα, Παρασκευή, 31 Μαϊου, στο Φανάρι, δημοσιογράφους από την Ουκρανία.

UPON RECEIVING AT NATIONAL CATHEDRAL, PATRIARCH DANIEL CONVEYS GRATITUDE OF ROMANIAN ORTHODOX DIASPORA TO POPE FRANCIS

Romania Patriarchate

After the historic meeting at the Patriarchal Palace, Patriarch Daniel and Pope Francis visited the National Cathedral in Bucharest.

PAPA IN ROMANIA: RINSALDIAMO LA RADICI COMUNI DELLA NOSTRA IDENTITA CRISTIANA

 

Preghiera del Padre Nostro nella nuova cattedrale ortodossa di Bucarest alla presenza del patriarca Daniel: “aiutaci, Padre, a prendere sul serio la vita del fratello”.

ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΙΤΗΣ ΙΛΑΡΙΩΝΑΣ: ΔΕΝ ΥΠΑΡΧΟΥΝ ΑΔΙΕΞΟΔΑ ΣΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑΣ

 ΡΩΣΙΚΗ ΟΡΘΟΔΟΞΗ ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ. Τμημα Εξωτερικων Εκκλησιαστικων Σχεσεων

Πῶς βλέπει η Ορθόδοξη Εκκλησία της Ρωσίας τη μεσολαβητική αποστολή του Προκαθημένου της Εκκλησίας Κύπρου, την οποία ανέλαβε προς διευθέτηση της εκκλησιαστικής καταστάσεως στην Ουκρανία; Υπάρχουν προοπτικές συγκλήσεως μιας Πανορθοδόξου Συνόδου; Αναμένεται σύντομα η συνάντηση του Αρχιεπισκόπου Κύπρου Χρυσοστόμου με τον Πατριάρχη Κύριλλο; Τί να περιμένει η Ουκρανική Ορθόδοξη Εκκλησία με το νέο Πρόεδρο της Ουκρανίας Βλαδίμηρο Ζελένσκι; Σε αυτές και σε άλλες ερωτήσεις απαντά ο Μητροπολίτης Βολοκολάμσκ Ιλαρίωνας, ο επικεφαλής του Τμήματος Εξωτερικών Εκκλησιαστικών Σχέσεων του Πατριαρχείου Μόσχας, ο οποίος συνόδευσε τον Αγιώτατο Πατριάρχη Μόσχας και Πασών των Ρωσσιών Κύριλλο κατά την επίσκεψή του στο Στρασβούργο από 25 έως 27 Μαΐου.

POPE FRANCIS: THE ‘OUR FATHER’ IS A PRAYER THAT LEAVES US TROUBLED AND CRYING OUT IN PROTEST AGAINST THE FAMINE OF LOVE IN OUR TIME

  Patriarchate Romania

On the first day of his 3-day visit to Romania, Pope Francis prayed the ‘Our Father’ in Bucharest’s Orthodox People’s Salvation Cathedral and addressed the congregation.

Here is the full text of his address:

POPE FRANCIS ADDRESSES ROMANIAN ORTHODOX BISHOPS: I COME AS A PILGRIM DESIROUS OF SEEING THE LORD’S FACE IN THE FACES OF MY BROTHERS

Patriarchate Romania

Pope Francis on Friday met with Patriarch Daniel and the Permanent Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church telling them he comes ‘as a pilgrim desirous of seeing the Lord’s face in the faces of my Brothers.’

UPON RECEIVING IN THE NATIONAL CATHEDRAL, THE PATRIARCH DANIEL CONVEYS THE GRATITUDE OF THE ROMANIAN ORTHODOX DIASPORA TO POPE FRANCIS

Patriarchate Romania

After the historic meeting at the Patriarchal Palace, Patriarch Daniel and Pope Francis visited the National Cathedral in Bucharest.

PAPA FRANCISC A SOSIT PE DEALUL PATRIARHIEI VINERI

Romania Patriarchate

Papa Francisc a sosit pe Dealul Patriarhiei vineri, 31 mai 2019, cu puțin înainte de ora 16:00.

POPE FRANCIS AT COTROCENI PALACE: WITH FRATERNAL LOVE I GREET HIS BEATITUDE DANIEL, MY BROTHER

  Romania Patriarchate

In his speech delivered on Friday at Cotroceni Palace, Pope Francis addressed cordial greetings to His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel.

ROMANIAN PATRIARCH’S WELCOME ADDRESS TO POPE FRANCIS: CHRIST IS RISEN (FULL TEXT)

 Romania Patriarchate
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel on Friday welcomed Pope Francis at the Conventus Hall of the Patriarchal Palace with the Paschal greeting: Christ is risen!

POPE FRANCIS STARTS THREE-DAY VISIT TO ROMANIA

Pope Francis has started his three-day visit to Romania. The pope’s plane touched down Friday in Bucharest. 

3RD INTERNATIONAL HALKI CONFERENCE ON THEOLOGY AND ECOLOGY BEGINS ON FRIDAY

 

The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, convenes the 3rd International Halki Conference on Theology and Ecology, which takes place from May 31 to June 4.

THE ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE AND UKRAINE AUTOCEPHALY (EBOOK)

Today the Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle presents a one of a kind offering for all Orthodox Christians and indeed for all people of goodwill who are particularly interested in learning more about the Orthodox Church. 

THE DIVERGING PATHS OF ORTHODOXY: A REVIEW OF “RUSSIAN NUCLEAR ORTHODOXY”

by Theodore Theophilos
The following is a review of Russian Nuclear Orthodoxy, a study of the role of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) in shaping the nuclear arms program for the Russian Federation written by Dmitry Adamsky and published by Stanford University Press (2019). 

BARTHOLOMEW: THE PRESENCE OF THE PATRIARCHATE OF MOSCOW IN UKRAINE IS DAMAGING THE INTERESTS OF THE UKRAINIAN NATION

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew gave an interview with the Bulgarian news agency BGNES, where he also talked about the Ukrainian issue and the Patriarchate of Moscow.

RIFLESSIONE DI ENZO BIANCHI: ''DI FRONTE ALLE DIVISIONI TRA CHIESE ORTODOSSE''

Sull’edizione odierna dell’Osservatore Romano, articolo del fondatore della Comunità di Bose, Enzo Bianchi, che esorta alla preghiera e invoca lo Spirito Santo per sanare le divisioni tra le Chiese ortodosse

MESSAGE OF THE ROMANIAN PATRIARCH DANIEL AT THE EIGHT INTERNATIONAL EAST-WEST SYMPOSIUM OF NEW TESTAMENT SCHOLARS

 Patriarchate od Romania

Message of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, at The Eight International East-West Symposium of New Testament Scholars (26-31 May 2019, Holy Cross Social-Pastoral Centre, Caraiman Monastery):

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 Holy Scripture, source of light and communion between peoples and generations

Η ΧΕΙΡΟΤΟΝΙΑ ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΑ ΕΠΙΣΚΟΠΟΥ ΤΗΣ ΑΥΤΟΚΕΦΑΛΗΣ ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑΣ ΤΗΣ ΟΥΚΡΑΝΙΑΣ

Φως Φαναρίου

Σήμερα Κυριακή της Σαμαρείτιδος, 26/13 Μαΐου 2019, χειροτονήθηκε Επίσκοπος Ολβίας της Αυτοκέφαλης Ορθόδοξης Εκκλησίας της Ουκρανίας, ο εξ Ελλάδος Αρχιμανδρίτης Επιφάνιος Δημητρίου, στον κατάμεστο ιστορικό Ναό του Αγίου Μιχαήλ Κιέβου. 

THE VOICE OF SILENCE: A MONASTIC VOICE ON THE UKRAINIAN QUESTION

by Mother Abbess Theoxeni

The Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle will soon be publishing a collection of essays titled The Ecumenical Patriarchate and Ukraine Autocephaly: Historical, Canonical, and Pastoral Perspectives. The collection will include twelve papers by eminent clergy and laity related to the autocephaly of the Orthodox Church in Ukraine. We are pleased to offer our readers an exclusive preview by Mother Abbess Theoxeni: “The Voice of Silence: A Monastic Voice on the Ukrainian Question.”

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OCU SYNOD WAS UNANIMOUS IN ITS DECISIONS, SAVE FOR FILARET

There is no division of power in the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, although Patriarch Emeritus Filaret did not support the decision of today's Holy Synod.

ΟΙΚΟΥΜΕΝΙΚΟΣ ΠΑΤΡΙΑΡΧΗΣ: «ΑΠΕΚΡΥΨΑΝ ΤΗΝ ΑΛΗΘΕΙΑ ΓΙΑ ΤΟ ΟΥΚΡΑΝΙΚΟ»

ΑΡΧΙΕΠΙΣΚΟΠΟΣ ΚΥΠΡΟΥ: ''ΠΡΕΠΕΙ ΟΛΟΙ ΝΑ ΣΚΕΦΤΟΜΑΣΤΕ ΤΗΝ ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΟΧΙ ΤΑ ΠΡΟΣΩΠΙΚΑ ΣΥΜΦΕΡΟΝΤΑ''

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Ο Μακαριώτατος, αναφέρθηκε στις συναντήσεις που είχε με Προκαθημένους Τοπικών Εκκλησιών, σχετικά με το θέμα που αφορά την Αυτοκεφαλία στην Ουκρανία.

Επίσης ο Αρχιεπίσκοπος Χρυσόστομος δηλώνει αισιόδοξος, τονίζοντας ότι επισκέψεις του, έχουν στεφθεί με επιτυχία.

ΑΝΤΙΠΡΟΣΩΠΕΙΑ ΤΟΥ ΟΙΚΟΥΜΕΝΙΚΟΥ ΠΑΤΡΙΑΡΧΕΙΟΥ ΣΤΗΝ ΟΥΚΡΑΝΙΑ

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