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Archbishop of Cyprus invites all local Orthodox Churches to participate in the Holy Council

Message of His Beatitude Archbishop Chrysostom of Cyprus on the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church Having followed publicly issued statements of certain local Orthodox Churches on the convening of the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church, we wish to state the following brief points: The convening of the Great Council…

Jun 14, 2016Iulian Dumitraşcu

Congratulatory message of the Patriarch of Romania to the Ecumenical Patriarch on name’s day

Bucharest, 11.06.2016 His Holiness BARTHOLOMEW, Archbishop of Constantinople – New Rome, Ecumenical Patriarch Your Holiness, With brotherly love in Christ, we address to Your Holiness on the occasion of the feast of the Holy Apostle Bartholomaios, your heavenly protector. On this day of celebration, we pray Christ, our Lord, the “High Priest of the good…

Jun 11, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Church of Albania: The Convocation of the Holy and Great Synod of Orthodoxy is Imperative

Read below the statement by the Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church of Albania regarding the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church: Considering the debates that have recently arisen about the planned Holy Synod of Orthodoxy, we feel obliged to briefly emphasize the following: 1. The decision about the convocation of the respective…

Jun 10, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Delegation of the Romanian Patriarchate that will participate in the Holy and Great Council

During its working session on Tuesday, 7 June 2016, the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church approved her delegation, which will participate in the works of the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church. We present below the members of the delegation of the Romanian Orthodox Church: His Beatitude DANIEL, Patriarch of the…

Jun 8, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Ecumenical Patriarch on World Oceans Day: We are accountable for remedying the health of our environment!

Also called the Green Patriarch, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew is renowned for his many initiatives related to the protection of the environment. On the World Oceans Day, 8 June 2016, His Holiness addresses a message to intensify actions for the protection of oceans – “this invaluable and inalienable resource of our planet”. We present below the message of His Holiness…

Jun 7, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Decisions of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church, 6-7 June 2016

The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church met in working session, under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, from 6 to 7 June 2016, at the Synodal Hall in the Patriarchal Residence. We mention some of the decisions taken by the hierarchs of the Holy Synod: Canonization of Metropolitan Jacob Putneanul of Moldavia…

Jun 7, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch of Romania about the Holy and Great Council: “We have to express unity, but also co-responsibility”

In the opening of the works of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, referred to the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church that will convene in Crete this June. His Beatitude urged all faithful, clergy, monastics and lay people to pray, in a universal (Synodal)…

Jun 7, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

The Ecumenical Patriarchate urges the Autocephalous Churches to participate in the Holy and Great Council

The Holy Endemousa Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate met today, 6 June 2016, in order to review the progress of the Holy and Great Council. The Ecumenical Patriarchate expresses her surprise and wonder regarding positions of some Autocephalous Orthodox Churches contrary to the Council, and urges them to accept the decisions taken at Pan-Orthodox level.…

Jun 6, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Orthodox Bishops of the British Isles: “The Convening of the Holy and Great Council is of utmost importance”

“We consider it of utmost importance to make every effort for the Holy and Great Council to meet and show to the world the Synodal unity of the Church”, reads a statement made by the Episcopal Assembly of the British Isles. The working session of the Assembly took place Saturday, 4 June 2016, in London.…

Jun 6, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Georgian Orthodox Church: Communique on the Holy and Great Council

On 25 May 2016, the regular plenary session of the Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church of Georgia was held at the Patriarchate of Georgia. The Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II acted as the Chairman of the session. Metropolitan Shio (Mujiri) of Senaki and Chkhopotsku was appointed Secretary of the session. The Catholicos-Patriarch of…

Jun 3, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Statement by the Patriarchate of Antioch regarding the Holy and Great Council

The Holy Synod of the Antiochian Orthodox Church was held and presided by His Beatitude John X in its seventh extraordinary session, from May 25 to 27-2016 at Balamand. The following archbishops were present: – His Eminence Georgios (of Mount Lebanon and dependencies). -His Eminence John (of Lattakia and dependencies). -His Eminence Elias (of Beirut…

May 31, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu