“The Unilateral Decision by Patriarch Bartholomew on Ukraine Threatens Pan-Orthodox Unity with a Schism of Monstrous Proportions”

Metropolitan Nikiforos of Kykkos and Tellyria

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“The Unilateral Decision by Patriarch Bartholomew on Ukraine Threatens Pan-Orthodox Unity with a Schism of Monstrous Proportions”

Metropolitan Nikiforos of Kykkos and Tellyria

The fundamental problem which will occupy us in the course of our presentation is whether “autocephaly” was granted to Ukraine by right or by error.

The Topic of Autocephaly is the Only One Worthy of a Pan-Orthodox Council

Bishop Irinej of Bačka

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The Topic of Autocephaly is the Only One Worthy of a Pan-Orthodox Council

Bishop Irinej of Bačka

I consider this to be a very tragic situation, and a dangerous one, but I believe that as on the day of Pentecost, as throughout the entire history of the Church, the Holy Spirit guides the Church.

“This is a great opportunity for Turkey”—Abp. Elpidophoros on his role as head of Greek Archdiocese (2019)

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“This is a great opportunity for Turkey”—Abp. Elpidophoros on his role as head of Greek Archdiocese (2019)

“It is the first time in history that a Turkish citizen is chosen as the archbishop of the United States. This has a significant importance for Turkey because the archbishop of the U.S. is the religious leader of all the Greek foundations in the United States. It means he also has a political impact.”

Metropolitan Hilarion:
It is Very Important That We Sense Ourselves
in the Bosom of the One Russian Church

Dmitry Zlodorev

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Metropolitan Hilarion:
It is Very Important That We Sense Ourselves
in the Bosom of the One Russian Church

Dmitry Zlodorev

In my opinion the pandemic did not affect Church life very much as such. Still, it did affect our flock.

I Was Thinking About Monasticism, but the Lord Showed Me Another Path

Archpriest Victor Potapov

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I Was Thinking About Monasticism, but the Lord Showed Me Another Path

Archpriest Victor Potapov

My wife and I serve God and the people. Without her, I wouldn’t have any kind of success. I remember how Archpriest Vladimir Rodzianko said during a pre-marriage conversation with us just before our wedding that on the day of a man’s ordination to the priesthood, his wife is as if ordained along with him.