In this year’s patriarchal encyclical for Holy Pascha, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew rejected the conception that ‘Orthodoxy is introverted, unworldly and indifferent to history and civilization’, saying that this is ‘a complete misinterpretation of Orthodox self-consciousness as well as of the social and charitable work of the Church’. Pascha is not only the greatest feast of…
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania wrote a message for all Orthodox Christians in honour of the holiday. Like in last year’s message, Patriarch Daniel brings attention to people in need, highlighting the easy ways of comforting them especially during Easter, which is a ‘celebration of peace and joy’. He also stressed that the resurrection…
The gospel of the Resurrection resounds today in a society replete with social injustice and reduction of the human person, in a world that resembles a Golgotha of refugees with myriads of innocent children, says Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople in this year’s Easter Message. He recalls the strong connection between the Cross and the…
