U.S. Ambassador discusses Ukrainian Church issue with Archbishop of Athens
U.S. Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt and the Primate of the Church of Greece, Archbishop Ieronymos. Source: Romfea
At the center of their discussion was the creation of a Unified Local Church in Ukraine, Romfea.gr reports.
The U.S. Ambassador also stated that “the Orthodox Church can make a decisive contribution to strengthening peace and reconciliation among peoples.”
Archbishop Ieronymos, for his part, emphasized that in the church question of Ukraine, agreement and mutual understanding among all sides were necessary.
Read also
Archbishop Simeon speaks about situation surrounding Sinai Monastery
The new abbot of the Sinai monastery hopes the issue of recognition by the Egyptian authorities will be resolved soon.
UOC files complaint over arbitrariness in Kuzmyn church seizure – lawyer
Following the forcible seizure of the UOC Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos in the Khmelnytskyi region, a crime report has been filed and court actions have been launched.
Armenian Church hierarch moved from pretrial detention to house arrest
Yerevan’s Court of Appeal granted the defense motion for Archbishop Mikael Ajapahyan.
In Baturyn, armed police "guard" convent from nuns and parishioners
Sisters of the St. Nicholas Krupytsky Convent of the UOC and local believers have been denied entry to the monastery grounds for hours, which has been turned into a restricted facility.
UOC's foreign mission reports manipulations around its activities
The Western European Vicariate emphasized that UOC parishes abroad operate independently and were created for the spiritual care of the Ukrainian diaspora.
Clergy meeting of Western European Vicariate of UOC held in Italy
The annual gathering of clergy of the Vicariate took place in the city of Bari under the chairmanship of Bishop Veniamin.