Coptic Christians in Egypt fear martyrs are being forgotten
- Oct 21, 2019
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Pope gives relics of St. Peter to Orthodox patriarch
- Catholic News Service, Vatican
- Jul 2, 2019
In what Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople described as a “brave and bold” gesture, Pope Francis gave the patriarch a famous reliquary containing bone fragments believed to belong to St. Peter.
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Long home to vampire lore, Transylvania today has new Blesseds
- Pope in Romania
- Jun 2, 2019
On Sunday in Romania, Pope Francis beatified seven bishops of the Eastern rite church who refused to abandon their faith under the communist dictatorship, which wasn’t overthrown until 1989.
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Orthodox Church to move forward with Ukrainian independence
- Associated Press, Church in Europe
- Oct 12, 2018
Ukraine’s president on Thursday hailed the announcement by Orthodoxy’s Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople that it will move forward with granting Ukrainian clerics independence from the Russian Orthodox Church.
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Russian Catholics hope ties won’t be affected by inter-Orthodox tensions
- Catholic News Service, Church in Europe
- Oct 2, 2018
As plans to establish an independent Ukrainian Orthodox Church encounter complaints from Russia, Catholic leaders hope ecumenical ties will not be affected.
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Russian Orthodox Church mulls strategy on Ukraine
- Associated Press, Church in Europe
- Sep 14, 2018
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church chaired a meeting of top priests Friday to decide how to respond to the move by Orthodox Christianity’s leading body to send two envoys to Ukraine.
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Ukraine’s Greek Catholic chief sees ‘no choice’ but dialogue with Russia
- Global Church
- Jun 14, 2018
Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuck, head of Ukraine’s Greek Catholic Church, wants reconciliation with Russia, but warns that “doesn’t mean to be reconciled with lies, or fake news.”
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