June 6th, 2016
Statement of the Press Service of the Diocese of Odessa
Source: pravoslavie.ru
June 6th, 2016
The Holy and Great Synod in Crete At Risk
By Theodore Kalmoukos
June 4th, 2016
CONCLUSIONS of the Theological-Academic Conference: "The Holy and Great Council: With Great Preparation Without Expectations"
June 4th, 2016
Can a Council of Orthodox Bishops Impart "Ecclesiality" to the Heterodox?
The challenge of the upcoming Great Council
Professor Demitrius Tselegidis
Instructor of Dogmatic Theology
The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
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Standing here I feel an obligation to publicly thank, from the bottom of my heart, our gracious host, the intense warrior and good shepherd, who has been honored time and time again with the reproach that Christ spoke of in the Beatitudes, Metropolitan Seraphim of...
June 4th, 2016
Vatican II and Eastern Orthodoxy's Approaching Council (Catholic World Report)
June 4th, 2016
A Press Release From the Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Bulgaria: Clarification
Translation:
...June 4th, 2016
ROC Synod Meets To Discuss Problems With Great and Holy Council
> Will the withdrawal of the Patriarchate of Bulgaria prompt a revision of the pre-synodical documents?
MOSCOW: June 3, 2016
The Holy Synod of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Meets to Discuss Problems Arising With the Pan-Orthodox Council
During a meeting of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church in Moscow on June 3, 2016, it was noted that as the Pan-Orthodox Council approaches, serious problems have arisen demanding immediate...
June 3rd, 2016
Letter of the Holy Community of Mt. Athos to the Patriarch of Constantinople
June 2nd, 2016
METROPOLITAN HIEROTHEOS OF NAFPATKOS: HIERARCHS OF GREEK CHURCH UNITED IN THEIR POSITION ON EVE OF PAN-ORTHODOX COUNCIL
June 1, 2016
The occasion for this article was the result of the session of the Holy Synod of the Greek Church (May 24-25), and the reaction to this event in the Greek media.
According to Metropolitan Hierotheos, contrary to popular opinion, the hierarchs of the Greek Church managed to formulate a single position on the texts of the Pan-Orthodox Council.
“There was extensive discussion and various...
May 30th, 2016
The Holy and Great Council: Separating the Wheat from the Chaff
Evangelos Sotiropoulos
CHRIST IS RISEN!
With the journey to Pascha having reached its ultimate destination at the glorious Resurrection of the Lord, the Orthodox Church has now embarked on the Pentecostarion period.
Pentecost (the descent of God the Holy Spirit in Jerusalem - Acts 2:1-11) will be celebrated on June 19th. This year’s feast will have added significance because it will mark the commencement of the...
May 30th, 2016
Mt. Athos sends letter to Ecumenical Patriarch regarding the Great and Holy Council
The text sent by the Holy Mountain of Athos to the Patriarch concerning the "Great and Holy Council" has been made public and is now available online at the link below.
The Holy Community, representing the abbots of the Athonite Monasteries, have sent a long epistle to the Patriarch in which they engage in a severe critique of the pre-synodical texts which the Council had been asked to...
May 23rd, 2016
Ανακοίνωση της Ιεράς Συνόδου της Ρωσικής Ορθοδόξου Εκκλησίας της Διασποράς (ROCOR)
Νέα Υόρκη - 13 Απριλίου 2016
May 22nd, 2016
Ecumenistic Stained-Glass Window at the Entrance of the Orthodox Academy of Crete, the host of the Pan Orthodox Council.
Letter of Protopresbyter Anastasius Gotsopulus To Pan-Orthodox Secretary for Great and Holy Council On a Very Serious Matter
[Report from ROMFEA.GR ecclesiastical news site]
Protopresbyter Anastasios Gotsopoulos from Patra has sent a letter to the Pan Orthodox Secretary for the Great and Holy Council, with copies being sent to the Ecumenical Patriarchate and all of the Heads of the Local Orthodox Churches, bringing to light a very serious matter directly affecting the Pan Orthodox Council.
In...
May 21st, 2016
On the "Red Line" Which Must Not be Crossed...and the Pan Orthodox Council.
The Common Cup or Recognition of Common Baptism?
On the "red line" which must not be crossed and the state of apostasy...and the Pan Orthodox Council....
Some insist that, no matter how bad things are, contemporary ecumenists - and they have in mind mainly the Hierarchs of the Ecumenical Patriarchate (but not only) - "are not ready to compromise the Orthodox Faith enough to achieve union with Rome."
But, is that the "red line" which...
May 20th, 2016
Bulgarian Patriarch Receives Fr. Theodore Zisis
A Video Report
The Patriarch of Bulgaria receives Fr. Theodore Zisis and other clergy from Greece to discuss the texts of the upcoming Pan Orthodox Council.
A video report from the recent visit of Fr. Theodore Zisis to the Patriarch of Bulgaria.
