Orthodox Church: After calendar change, many in Ukraine are looking forward to a new Christmas
The Orthodox Church of Ukraine has further cemented its split from the Russian counterpart it used to be a part of by adopting a new liturgical calendar. DAVID I KLEIN, of Religion News Service, reports…
Orthodox Patriarch marks Easter on Turkish island in fulfilment of promise
Gokceada, Turkey AP The Ecumenical Patriarch of the Eastern Orthodox Church, based in Istanbul, fulfilled a 10-year promise to mark Easter on the Turkish island of Gokceada where he was born. In candle-lit masses held over three days, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I presided over services that brought together Orthodox Christian believers from the Aegean island […]
Orthodox Patriarch ‘recovering well’ in New York hospital
New York City, USAP The spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians was recovering well in a New York hospital Thursday after a medical procedure delayed his return home to Turkey at the end of a US visit, according to a doctor who treated him. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew was in good spirits and feeling “very spiffy” […]
ESSAY: ORTHODOX CHURCH – BIGGEST SPLIT IN 1,000 YEARS TRIGGERED BY UKRAINE
In an article first published on The Conversation, historian ALEXANDER TITOV, of Queen’s University Belfast, looks at the split between the Moscow Patriarchate and the Patriarchate of Constantinople…
Russian Orthodox Church splits with Constantinople Patriarch
The Russian Orthodox Church is cutting ties with the Constantinople Patriarch Bartholomew I after a dispute over the Patriarch’s plans to recognise a new pro-Western Ukrainian branch of the church. Patriarch Bartholomew, the Archbishop of Constantinople and “first among equals”, de facto head, of the 300 million Christians in the Orthodox church, announced he was […]