Building unity: Catholics and Orthodox pray June 29
By Vito Nicastro Special to The PilotPosted: 6/20/2008 BRIGHTON — On June 29 Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley and the Catholics of the Archdiocese of Boston will...
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Patriarch of Constantinople Proposes Eastern Catholicism’s Return to Orthodoxy
Munich-In a recent interview with the German ecumenical journal Cyril and Methodius, thePatriarch of the Orthodox Church in Constantinople Bartholomew I invited...
Honoring Thy Fathers
By W. BRADFORD WILCOXJune 13, 2008; Page W11 For millions of children across the U.S., this Sunday will not be a cause for celebration. Because of dramatic incr...
NBC’s Tim Russert dies of apparent heart attack
By David Espo and Laurie Kellman, AP Special Correspondent June 13, 2008 WASHINGTON –Tim Russert, who pointedly but politely questioned hundreds of the po...
SCOBA Hierarchs Convene For Spring 2008 Session
New York, NY – The Spring Session of the Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas (SCOBA) met on June 12, 2008 from 10:30 a.m...
Unicorns really do exist
THE legend of the unicorn has been punctured. The mythical beast with a horn protruding from the centre of its head, blessed with healing powers and a temper ta...
Romanian Orthodox prelate threatened with excommunication for sharing Communion
Bucharest, Jun. 11, 2008 (CWNews.com) – The Orthodox prelate who shared Communion with Catholics at an Eastern-rite liturgical service in May now could fa...
California bishop urges all couples to seek civil union first, then church blessing
For many years I have said that the church needs to get out of the wedding business. We need not be agents of the state. Go get married and then come see the ch...
Noisy nuns arrested
A group of nuns has been arrested in Romania for being noisy during a religious procession and for cursing police officers. The 17 Orthodox nuns received a caut...
Envoy says Orthodox-Catholic unity unlikely
Moscow, June 9, Interfax – A complete holy communion between Orthodox believers and Catholics is very unlikely, Russian Orthodox Church Representative to ...