Tag: XVI

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

Did the Pope quit to dodge blame for misdeeds or just to do the right thing?

OCP- February 24, 2013

Igor Ogorodnev, RT 24/2/13 The latest allegation that a gay priest blackmail scandal was the reason for Benedict XVI’s sudden resignation shows that his sudden ... Read More

The imperial papacy

OCP- February 16, 2013

Gwynne Dyer - 16/2/13 IT’S the ROMAN Catholic Church, not the Republican Catholic Church or the People’s Revolutionary Socialist Democratic Catholic Church. Its rigid hierarchy ... Read More

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

Pope resigns – implications for Russian Orthodox Church

OCP- February 12, 2013

12/2/13 The Vatican announced on Monday that Pope Benedict XVI is to resign, stunning 1.2 billion Catholics worldwide. VoR looks into what implications this will ... Read More

Benedict XVI meets with Oriental Orthodox Church leaders

OCP- January 27, 2013

27/1/13 January 25, 2012. (Romereports.com) Benedict XVI received the leaders from several Oriental Orthodox Churches on the conclusion of the Week of Prayer for Christian ... 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

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

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

XVI International Conference on Patristic Studies held in Oxford

OCP- August 11, 2011

10.08.2011 The XVI International Conference on Patristic Studies is being held from August 8 to 12, 2011, in the University of Oxford, Great Britain, the ... Read More

SPC shall not invite Pope to come to Nis

OCP- June 20, 2011

Tanjug, N. Vlačo 07. 06. 2011 The Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) most likely shall not invite the Pope Benedict XVI to attend the celebration of ... 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

SPC shall not invite Pope to come to Nis

OCP- June 10, 2011

Tanjug, N. Vlačo 7/6/2011 The Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) most likely shall not invite the Pope Benedict XVI to attend the celebration of 1,700 years ... Read More

Russian Orthodox Church welcomes Medvedev’s meeting with Benedict XVI

OCP- February 18, 2011

Moscow, February 17, Interfax - A representative of the Moscow Patriarchate welcomed the Thursday meeting of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev with Pope of Rome Benedict ... Read More

Russian Orthodox Church welcomes strengthening relations between Moscow, Vatican

OCP- February 15, 2011

Moscow, February 14, Interfax - The upcoming meeting of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Pope of Rome Benedict XVI will promote the dialog between the ... 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

Catholic festivities not best occasion for Pope’s visit to Ukraine – Moscow Patriarchate

OCP- May 28, 2010

Moscow, May 26, Interfax - The Moscow Patriarchate has made it understood that the possible visit by Pope Benedict XVI to Ukraine to mark 600th ... 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