Tag: Pope Benedict

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk comments on reports about Pope Benedict XVI’s retirement

OCP- February 13, 2013

On February 11, 2013, the chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, made comments to ITAR-TASS news agency ... Read More

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with Pope Benedict XVI

OCP- October 20, 2012

On 16 October 2012, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, met with Pope Benedict XVI at the ... Read More

Pope Benedict XVI agrees with Russian Church on Pussy Riot

OCP- October 20, 2012

Moscow, October 17, Interfax - Pope Benedict XVI agrees with the Moscow Patriarchate's evaluation of the stunt carried out by the punk group Pussy Riot ... Read More

KFC In Lebanon Burned In Anger Over Pope Visit

OCP- September 15, 2012

Reuters 14/9/2012 TRIPOLI, Lebanon, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters set alight a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli ... Read More

SPC metropolitan:Pope should first visit Jasenovac

OCP- August 20, 2012

20/8/2012 NOVI SAD – Metropolitan Jovan of Zagreb, Ljubljana and the entire Italy stated on Sunday that before coming to Serbia, head of the Roman ... Read More

Armenian Catholicos receives the Vatican official

OCP- July 16, 2012

16/7/2012 ETCHMIADZIN. – The Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II on Monday received Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, the Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches ... Read More

Pope Benedict XVI offers prayers for Coptic Pope Shenouda III

OCP- March 18, 2012

18/3/2012 APF Vatican's Pope Benedict XVI expresses solidarity with Egypt's Coptic Orthodox community, following Coptic patriarch's death on Saturday. Pope Benedict XVI offered prayers Saturday ... Read More

Church Leaders Appeal for Talks to Prevent Syrian Civil War

OCP- February 23, 2012

By Benjamin Mann 23/2/2012 Damascus -- Catholic leaders have called for negotiations to prevent a civil war in Syria, where the conflict between government supporters ... Read More

Patriarch Kirill expresses “respect, fraternal love” to Pope Benedict XVI

OCP- September 29, 2011

Moscow, September 27, Interfax - Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has expressed his respect towards Pope Benedict XVI. "I am rejoicing at the ... Read More

Pope Tells Orthodox: Incomplete Communion That Already Unites Us Must Grow

OCP- June 29, 2011

By Deacon Keith Fournier 6/28/2011 Pope Benedict is the Pope of Christian Unity. There is a growing collaboration between the Orthodox and Catholic Churches in ... Read More

Popes Repeats the Same Mistake by Hailing Cardinal Stepinac

OCP- June 10, 2011

By Speroforum 6/6/2011 Pope Benedict hails WW2-era Croatian cardinal Blessed Aloysius Stepinac, who was the cardinal of Croatia during the Second World War, has been ... Read More

Archbishop Chrysostomos II meets Pope Benedict

OCP- March 29, 2011

FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE 29/3/2011 Pope Benedict XVI has assured the primate of the Church of Cyprus Archbishop Chrysostomos II that he will help in any way ... Read More

Pope encourages talks with Oriental Orthodox Churches

OCP- January 29, 2011

28/1/2011 Pope Benedict XVI met on January 28 with members of a joint commission for dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Oriental Orthodox churches. ... Read More

Patriarch Daniel: Pope Benedict XVI’s possible visit to Romania must be thoroughly Prepared

OCP- December 16, 2010

16-12-2010 The Romanian Orthodox Church (BOR)'s Patriarch Daniel believes that a possible visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Romania must be prepared thoroughly, so that ... Read More

His Holiness Karekin II extends condolences to Pope Benedict XVI

OCP- November 2, 2010

2/11/2010 His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, sent a letter of condolence to His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI for innocent ... Read More

Meeting of pope, Russian Patriarch increasingly possible, Official Says

OCP- May 20, 2010

19/5/2010 By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- While a meeting between Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and Pope Benedict XVI ... Read More

Patriarch Kirill sends Easter greetings to Pope Benedict

OCP- April 14, 2009

Moscow, April 13, Interfax - Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has sent Easter greetings to the heads of Churches celebrating Easter on April ... Read More

Moscow Patriarchate supports position of Pope Benedict XVI rejecting Condoms

OCP- March 21, 2009

Moscow, March 20, Interfax - The Russian Orthodox Church supports the position of Pope Benedict XVI rejecting condoms including in order to prevent HIV infection."It ... Read More

Patriarch Kirill hopes for broader dialogue with Catholics

OCP- February 8, 2009

Moscow, February 3, Interfax - Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia said he hoped relations between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic ... Read More

Pope hopes for broader dialogue with Russian Church under new Patriarch

OCP- January 29, 2009

Vatican, January 28, Interfax - Pope Benedict XVI has sent his greetings to Patriarch Kirill, the newly elected head of the Russian Orthodox Church, expressing ... Read More