Tag: Pope Francis

Why Pope Francis isn’t welcome in Serbia

OCP- May 16, 2013

Sasa Milosevic - 15/5/13 The Roman Catholic Church's alleged role in the Ustase slaughter of hundreds of thousands of Serbs during World War II has not ... Read More

Coptic Pope stresses urgency of Christian unity at Vatican

OCP- May 10, 2013

By Estefania Aguirre and David Uebbing 10/5/13 Vatican City, May 10, 2013 / 07:06 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of ... Read More

Muslim clerics in Syria urge release of kidnapped bishops

OCP- April 28, 2013

By Patrick J. McDonnell - 27/4/13 BEIRUT — In a strong message of solidarity, Muslim clerics across Damascus on Friday denounced the kidnapping earlier this ... Read More

No sign of Orthodox bishops’ release, fears of political blackmail grow

OCP- April 27, 2013

Elias Khoury - 27/4/13 Sources tell AsiaNews they will believe in the release  when they can see and talk to the two bishops. Delay is ... Read More

Pope Tawadros II to Visit Pope Francis

OCP- April 6, 2013

CWN - 6/4/13 Pope Tawadros (Theodoros) II of Alexandria, who was elected head of the Coptic Orthodox Church in November, has announced that he will soon ... Read More

Patriarch Kirill Gives Pope Mother of God Icon

OCP- March 22, 2013

The Moscow Times -22/3/13 A bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church has met with Pope Francis at the Vatican, where he presented him with the Mother of God icon and expressed ... Read More

The Extraordinary Historical Significance of His All-Holiness’ Presence at Pope Francis’ Installation as Bishop of Rome

OCP- March 20, 2013

New York, NY -3/19/2013 Amid the crush of news reports in the past month that followed Pope Benedict’s unprecedented resignation from the papacy, one of ... Read More

Will Pope Francis repeat Cardinal Bergoglio’s words on the Genocide?

OCP- March 19, 2013

Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier 19/3/13 Shortly after Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio became Pope Francis I, Armenian and Turkish media outlets rushed to inform ... Read More

Will Pope Francis Stop the aggression of Malankara Catholic Rite against the Indian Malankara Orthodox Church

OCP- March 17, 2013

OCP News Service - 17/3/13 Read:OCP Executive Council request IMOC to withdraw from Orthodox – Roman Catholic Dialogue Read:Vatican Continues to bless ‘Uniatism and Sheep ... Read More

Orthodox flock of Rome: hopes are high for the new Pope

OCP- March 17, 2013

Milena Faustova 17/3/13 The Russian Orthodox parish in Rome has high hopes for cooperation and dialogue with the new Pope Francis, Father Antoni Sevruk, rector ... Read More

Pope Francis Is a Jesuit: Seven Things You Need to Know About the Society of Jesus

OCP- March 15, 2013

Caroline Linton 14/3/13 Vive il papa! Jorge Mario Bergoglio became the new Pope on Wednesday—the first Jesuit pope since the Society of Jesus was founded nearly 500 ... Read More

For the first time since the Great Schism, ecumenical patriarch to attend pope’s inaugural Mass

OCP- March 15, 2013

15/3/13 The metropolitans of Argentina and Italy will accompany Bartholomew. Moscow Patriarchate hopes in closer cooperation with Rome but excludes for now a meeting between ... Read More

“Humility and charisma,” the Russian Orthodox Church welcomes the election of Pope Francis

OCP- March 14, 2013

14/3/13 Moscow (AsiaNews) - The Russian Orthodox Church has warmly welcomed the election of Card. Jorge Mario Bergoglio as Pope Francis, and hope for a ... Read More