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Photo: Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I embrace.

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‘Even Genghis Khan didn’t do this’: Mosul emptied of Christians 14-07-21
Egypt’s government, Christian leaders negotiate on church construction 14-07-21
Patriarch Sviatoslav urges international community: oppose aggression against Ukraine 14-07-21
Russian Orthodox spokesman: female bishops in Church of England will harm ecumenical dialogue 14-07-18
Leading Russian Orthodox official weighs in on Ukrainian conflict 14-07-18
Priests kidnapped in Ukraine 14-07-17
Chaldean patriarch urges Iraq’s parliament to elect new national leaders 14-07-17
ISIL removes cross from Mosul cathedral 14-07-17
Coptic Church will not endorse Egyptian political candidates, patriarch stresses 14-07-16
Patriarch Kirill will not attend annual celebration in Ukraine 14-07-16
Report: ISIL orders no food aid for Christians in Mosul 14-07-16
Video Excerpts of the Divine Liturgy celebrating the Transfer of the Relics of the Blessed Martyr Theodore and the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of the Release of the Church from the Underground 14-07-14
Iraqi Christians 'disappearing,' but Kurdistan opens borders 14-07-09
Egypt's Copts appeal to president to curb kidnapping 14-07-08
Could Ukrainian Orthodox seek independence from Moscow patriarchate? 14-07-08
Deadlocked presidential election threatens Lebanon's future, Patriarch warns 14-07-07
Death of Orthodox leader could raise new questions about Russian influence in Ukraine 14-07-07
Survey finds weak religious practice among Russian Orthodox 14-07-04
Iraq’s Catholics ‘live the mystery of the sleep of Christ in the boat,’ says Patriarch 14-07-03
Jerusalem patriarch condemns kidnappings, killings, decries calls for revenge 14-07-03
Patriarch Gregorios III prays that God may anchor living faith in the hearts of Muslims, sends Ramadan greetings 14-07-02
Eastern patriarchs call upon international community to save Iraq 14-07-02
Serbian patriarch reportedly opposed to canonization of Croatian cardinal 14-07-02
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I: meetings with Pope Francis are ‘like a precious treasure’ 14-07-01
Look at one another with the eyes of faith,’ Pope tells Orthodox delegation 14-06-30