Patriarch Attending Synod
Thursday, October 02, 2008 11:44 AM
Patriarch Bartholomew I and Pope Benedict XVI at St. Peter's tomb. (CNS/Reuters)
The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew I, will attend the World Synod of Bishops that opens on Sunday in Rome.
The announcement was made by Archbishop Nikola Eterovic, secretary general of the Synod of Bishops.
The synod’s theme is “The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church.”
Archbishop Eterovic told Vatican Radio Oct. 1 that the Orthodox patriarch’s... READ MORE
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Patriarchs Assemble in Turkey
Friday, October 10, 2008 8:02 AM
Orthodox Patriarchs Bartholomew I and Alexei II. (AFP)
The most senior leaders of the Orthodox Church are meeting together today in Istanbul.
According to Asianews Catholic news service, it is the first time in years that all of the leading patriarchs of the Orthodox Church have assembled together.
The meeting is taking place in honor of the 2000th anniversary of the birth of St. Paul, who was born in Tarsus which lies in present-day Turkey.
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