Communiqué of the Polish Orthodox Church Assembly of Bishops on Ukrainian autocephaly
The Polish Orthodox Church Assembly of Bishops met on April 2. The meeting was chaired by Metropolitan Sawa. They issued the following statement on...
Ukrainian autocephaly
“I have not received any order! I am leaving for Serbia, Bulgaria, and Greece to discuss th...
Archbishop Chrysostomos II of Cyprus gave an immediate response to recent press reports that Patriarch Bartholomew was opposed to Archbishop Anasta...
Moscow Patriarch’s interview with the Greek newspaper “Ethnos tis Kyriakis”
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, "In Greece, I have each time the feeling that I have not come to foreigners, but to my brothers".
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, "In Greece, I have each time the feeling that I have not come to foreigners, but to my brothers".
Metropolitan Joasaph of the new autocephalous Church of Ukraine: “I cannot keep silent!”
An open letter from Metropolitan Joasaph (Shibaev) of Belgorod and Oboiansk (new autocephalous Church of Ukraine) with the title "I cannot keep sil...
An open letter from Metropolitan Joasaph (Shibaev) of Belgorod and Oboiansk (new autocephalous Church of Ukraine) with the title "I cannot keep sil...
“The Church of Greece cannot contest the Ukrainian autocephaly”
His Eminence Metropolitan Hierotheos (Vlachos) of Nafpaktos, considered as one of the Orthodox Church’s foremost theologians today, published the l...
His Eminence Metropolitan Hierotheos (Vlachos) of Nafpaktos, considered as one of the Orthodox Church’s foremost theologians today, published the l...
Spring session of the Orthodox Bishops’ Conference of Germany
The statement issued by the Orthodox Bishops’ Conference of Germany (OBKD) at the end of their Spring session.
Metropolitan Augustine of Germany (Ecumenical Patriarchate)’s Response to Archbishops Mark and Ti...
Following the two letters sent by the Orthodox hierarchs of Germany, we publish Metropolitan Augustine of Germany (Ecumenical Patriarchate)’s react...
A Constantinople Patriarchate delegation met with Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens
Metropolitan Emmanuel of France and Metropolitan Amphilochios of Adrianopolis (Patriarchate of Constantinople) discussed the Ukrainian question wit...
Interview with Metropolitan Kallistos (Ware) of Diokleia about Ukraine
"The current situation in Ukraine is very serious indeed and involves the whole Orthodox Church".
Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana’s 2nd Reply to Patriarch Bartholomew
Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana’s 2nd Reply to Patriarch Bartholomew concerning Ukraine
Patriarch’s Letter in Response to the Letter of the Archbishop of Albania
The Ecumenical Patriarch's Letter in Response to the Letter of the Archbishop of Albania (01/14/2019)
Patriarch Theodore of Alexandria decorated the Ukrainian Ambassador to Egypt
Patriarch Theodore of Alexandria presented a decoration to the Ukrainian Ambassador to Egypt on the occasion of his departure.
Interactive map of Ukraine Orthodox parishes seized by the new autocephalous Church
The Legal Department of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (Moscow Patriarchate) has posted a map of the Orthodox parishes in Ukraine seized by the new...
Archbishop Tikhon proposes a new operating rule for the Assembly of Orthodox Bishops in Germany
Archbishop Tikhon of Podolsk, (Diocese of Berlin and Germany - Moscow Patriarchate), proposed the method of free election of the President of the A...
Bishop Onufriy on the persecution experienced by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church
In front of President Poroshenko, Metropolitan Onufriy of Kyiv spoke about the persecution experienced by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, and about ...
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Metropolitan Epifaniy may go to Mount Athos after Pascha
After Pascha, the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew may go to Mount Athos with Metropolitan Epifaniy, the primate of the new autocephalous Ukrainian...
The autocephalous Church of Ukraine
Early March 2019, the French monthly Esprit published an article by researcher Céline Marangé working at the Institute for Strategic Research (IRSE...
“The solution proposed by the Greeks does not satisfy us. New statutes are needed for our C...
Filaret (Denisenko), the “honorary patriarch” gave his first interview to the Ukrainian site “Glavcom“. It is also the firs...
Triumph of Orthodoxy Sunday in Paris
On March 17, Triumph of Orthodoxy Sunday was celebrated in Saint-Etienne cathedral in Paris. In his speech delivered at the end of the celebration,...
Bishop Irinej of Bačka’s personal position on the Serbian Orthodox Church decision regarding the ...
Following Patriarch Irinej of Serbia’s letter to Patriarch Bartholomew, expressing the position of the Serbian Orthodox Church on the Ukrainian que...
Patriarch Bartholomew’s answer to Archbishop Anastasios regarding Ukraine
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Archbishop Anastasios of Albania calls for a pan-Orthodox Council to resolve the crisis in Ukraine
In a letter sent on January 14 to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana and all Albania called for a pan-Orthodox Counc...
Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens in no hurry to recognize the new autocephalous Church of Ukraine
Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens is in no hurry to sign the document recognizing the new Autocephalous Church of Ukraine. The Permanent Synod of the ...
Presentation of a book on the relationship between the Constantinople Patriarchate and the Russia...
On February 27, at the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations (DECR), historian Mikhail Shkarovski presented his book...
Patriarch Bartholomew refuses to convene a synaxis of Orthodox primates about Ukraine
In a letter to Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople dated December 31, 2018, Patriarch John X of Antioch asked him to convene a synaxis of Ortho...
Position of the Serbian Orthodox Church on the Ukrainian question
The following letter was addressed by Patriarch Irinej of Serbia (on the left on the picture, with Patriarch Bartholomew) to Patriarch Bartholomew ...
Communiqué by the Synod of the Cyprus Orthodox Church on the situation in Ukraine
During its February 18, 2019 extraordinary session, the Holy Synod of the Cyprus Orthodox Church agreed on the following communiqué on the situatio...
Archbishop Mark’s open letter to the German Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops
In an open letter to the German Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops, Archbishop Mark of Berlin and Germany (ROCOR – Russian Orthodox Church Outs...
“To Vima” Interview with Metropolitan Emmanuel of France
A few days ago, we gave you an excerpt of the interview given by Metropolitan Emmanuel of France (Ecumenical Patriarchate) to the Greek daily ̶...
Patriarch Irinej of Serbia sent a letter of support to Metropolitan Onufriy of Kyiv
On February 14, Patriarch Irinej of Serbia sent the following letter to Metropolitan of Onufriy of Kyiv, the Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Chur...
Decision of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church concerning Ukraine
The Romanian Patriarchate press office issued the following statement on February 21: As regards the ecclesiastical situation in Ukraine, the Holy ...
“The Mother Church (of Constantinople) always acts for the good and unity of the Church”
Metropolitan Athenagoras of Belgium (Ecumenical Patriarchate) gave a speech at the conference held at the European Parliament’s headquarters ...
“The Patriarchate does not act under political pressure”
In an interview published in the February 27 Sunday edition of the Greek daily To Vima, Metropolitan Emmanuel of France responded to accusations ma...
Meeting in Pochayiv Lavra between the clergy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and representatives...
On February 11, 2019, monks of Pochayiv Lavra and clergy members of the Diocese of Ternopol met with representatives of the OSCE Special ...
“The Ukrainian issue is a sensitive topic for all Orthodoxy”
Metropolitan Andrew of Gori and Ateni (Patriarchate of Georgia) expressed his point of view concerning the granting of autocephaly in Ukraine. Resp...
Discords on Mount Athos regarding the visit of a delegation of the new Ukrainian Church
A delegation of the new Ukrainian autocephalous Church led by “bishop” Pavel Yuristy made a trip to Mount Athos. They arrived on Februa...
The Athonite Saint Panteleimon Monastery refused to receive a delegation from the new Ukrainian a...
Metropolitan Paul of Odessa (new Ukrainian autocephalous Church) was received and even celebrated at the Athonite Pantocrator Monastery. But he was...
The Belgrade daily “Politika” interviewed Patriarch Irinej of Serbia
On January 27, as the Serbian Orthodox Church commemorated the memory of Saint Sava of Serbia, Patriarch Irinej gave the following interview to the...
“The Patriarch of Constantinople has lost his declared primacy in world Orthodoxy”
Interviewed in a TV program, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, the chairman of the Russian Orthodox Church Department for External Church Relat...
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow considers the point of no return has not yet been reached in the confl...
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow remains optimistic about the future development of the crisis in world Orthodoxy, following the actions of Constantinopl...
