Hierarchs and clergy of the Ukrainian and Russian Orthodox Churches had the opportunity to meet with a visiting delegation of the World Council of Churches over the past week to discuss the ecclesiastical situation in Ukraine.
“The Archbishop explained that the dominant problem is the false notion that only men are allowed within the sanctuary,” the document reads.
He served the Church as a hierarch for 47 years.
Orthodox hierarchs, clergy, and faithful came together on Saturday, May 13, for the joyous enthronement of the new head of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America.
The Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America announced last week that the Patriarch will attend the Archdiocesan Convention to be held in Phoenix in July.