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Photo: Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I embrace.

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Lent Letter from Patriarch Gregorios III 14-02-25
Patriarch Louis Raphaël I: offer Lenten prayer, fasting so that Christians may stay in Iraq 14-02-25
Patriarch Kirill decries political pressure on Church in Ukraine 14-02-25
Appeal for a prayer for Ukraine to all Christians 14-02-22
UGCC Bishop Borys Gudziak on EuroMaidan’s Heroes 14-02-22
Patriarch Bartholomew: "We feel that our brothers and sisters in Ukraine are our own flesh and blood" 14-02-22
‘With expectant joy,’ Ecumenical Patriarch looks forward to meeting with Pope Francis 14-02-21
Orthodox Diocese of Johnstown announces continuation of on-line Bible Study 14-02-21
"We and our community are in shock", - bishop Borys Gudziak (UGCC) on situation in Kyiv 14-02-20
Kyiv Patriarchate (UOC-KP) suspended commemoration of the President and civil authorities of Ukraine during services 14-02-20
Patriarch Filaret (UOC-KP) Calls for End to Violence 14-02-20
Metropolitan WILLIAM of Pittsburgh among those nomimated by Pope francis as a member of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches 14-02-20
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Pope Francis to Meet in Jerusalem May 24-26, 2014 14-02-20
New Clashes in Kyiv: religious leaders calling for violence to stop 14-02-18
Patriarch calls for ‘Chaldean league’ to unite Iraq’s lay Catholics 14-02-18
Suicide bomber attacks Christian pilgrims in Egypt 14-02-18
Roman Catholic prelate backs Ukrainian protestors 14-02-17
UGCC Has New Exarchate and Bishop 14-02-15
Maronite Patriarch: Negotiations for Syrian nuns’ release have ‘stumbled’; new video released 14-02-13
UGCC Head held a public prayer for a peaceful settlement of the situation in Ukraine 14-02-13
Patriarch Sviatoslav calls for international support for protestors 14-02-11
Russian, Greek Orthodox leaders join in call for peace in Syria 14-01-31
Eparch-emeritus of Toronto, bishop Cornelius John Pasichny Falls Asleep in the Lord 14-01-31
Council of Hierarchs of Slovak Greek Catholic Church Expresses Unity with People of Ukraine 14-01-31
Report: thousands of Syrian refugees converting to Christianity 14-01-31