Phanar bishop in Europe says Pan-Orthodox Council likely in 2012 or 2013
May 14, 2010 by Fr. Johannes Jacobse · 3 Comments
Austrian Times Vienna Greek-Orthodox archbishop to visit Moscow Vienna Greek-Orthodox Archbishop Michael Staikos, the Church’s Exarch for Central Europe, will visit Moscow on Pentecost, 24 May, it was announced today (Thurs). He will accompany Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomaios I. Staikos has said he is confident that the pan-Orthodox Council, which has been in the planning stages [...]
Our Freedom Never Fully Realized
June 8, 2009 by John Couretas · 6 Comments
In 1981, the Very Rev. Leonidas C. Contos delivered a lecture titled “2001: The Church in Crisis.” Fr. Contos said the title was chosen because the American Orthodox Church had been in a crisis “for a very long time” and he wanted to fix a reference point for speculations on what the Church’s situation might [...]
On the ‘gradual consolidation of the Orthodox diasporas’
June 7, 2009 by John Couretas · 8 Comments
Comments from Russian Orthodox Archbishop Hilarion of Volokolamsk on the pre-conciliar deliberations at Chambesy, Switzerland, which was to address, in part, “problems in the Orthodox diaspora.” In this interview with the Russian news service Interfax, before leaving for the meeting, the archbishop talks about the “many faces” of the Orthodox ‘diaspora’ and the agenda setting [...]
Holy Cross Faculty Weighs in on ‘Distinctive Prerogatives’ of Ecumenical Patriarch
May 10, 2009 by John Couretas · 23 Comments
The Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Brookline, Mass., released a “Faculty Statement on the Ecumenical Patriarchate” on April 30 and posted it on the school’s Web site on May 8. HT: Andrew. Text follows: The Leadership of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Significance of Canon 28 of Chalcedon The Ecumenical Patriarchate of [...]
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