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Catholics celebrate Easter for the second time amid COVID-19 pandemic
Millions of people around the world are celebrating Catholic Easter this weekend, most under strict restrictions, for the second time...
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Vatican: Pope makes surprise visit to homeless getting COVID-19 vaccine
Pope Francis paid a surprise visit on Friday to homeless and poor people from Rome getting free COVID-19 vaccinations in...
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WCC message: As we confront uncertainty, may Easter infuse us with power and courage
In an Easter message, World Council of Churches acting general secretary Ioan Sauca conveyed the traditional greeting: “Christ is risen!...
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Pope Francis: Holy Week amid COVID-19 pandemic for second time
The Roman Catholic Church celebrates Palm Sunday today. In his sermon during the Mass in St. Peter Basilica, Pope Francis...
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Highest number of COVID-19 cases in Iraq two weeks after Pope’s visit
Iraq recorded today 5,663 new cases of Covid-19, a historic record in the country that welcomed Pope Francis two weeks...
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Vatican: Church cannot bless same-sex unions
The Church does not have the power to bless same-sex unions. Such blessings, therefore cannot “be considered licit”, according to...
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Metropolitan of Belgium at the 3rd WCC webinar on bilateral dialogues
In the third in a series of webinars on bilateral dialogues, a discussion of “Anglican-Orthodox Dialogue: History, Results, Reception” as...
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African Churches mark International Women’s Day
As African churches joined the rest of the world in marking International Women’s Day, pastors, gender experts, and activists called...
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Pope Francis met Shiite leader in first papal visit to Iraq
Pope Francis arrived today at the residence of the top Shiite Muslim cleric in southern Iraq for the first meeting...
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WCC: New film promotes Orthodox Christian vision on climate change
“The Face of God,” a recently released film, features Orthodox Christian perspectives from North America on climate change. The film...
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Ecumenical Patriarch: We christianized the Russians, not to mention we civilized them
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew spoke in very strong terms against the Moscow Patriarchate in an interview he gave on the...
Metropolitan of Mani has been intubated due to COVID-19 at Evangelismos Hospital
Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Manis has been admitted to Evangelismos Hospital due to COVID-19 disease. According to information from orthodoxtimes.com,...
Ecumenical Patriarch at George Washington University Hospital for feeling unwell
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew is being taken to George Washington University Hospital for feeling unwell due to the long flight...
What are decisions of General Hierarchical Synaxis of the Holy Archdiocese of Thyateira
A General Hierarchical Synaxis of the Holy Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain was held in London on Thursday,...
Memory of Martyr Sebastiani
The Church commemorates Martyr Sebastiani and Great-martyr Arethas, who lived and died in Ethiopia during the 6th century. The...
Seventh Sunday Luke in Halki seminary
Today, Sunday, October 24, 2021, the Abbot, Bishop Kassianos of Aravissos, presided over Orthros and the Divine Liturgy for...
