Holy and Great Council

The works of the small Synaxis of the Primates

Jun 17, 2016Robert Nicolae

The works of the small Synaxis of the Primates have begun. The Message of the Holy and Great Council will be addressed today

This morning, at 09.00 a.m., the Heads of Orthodox Churches arrived at the Monastery of Our Lady of Gonia, in Kolymbari, Crete, where they said a prayer in the opening of the small Synaxis, the last Sinaxis of the Primates previous to the Holy and Great Council. In this Synaxis participate the Primates and two…

Jun 17, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Archbishop of Cyprus invites all local Orthodox Churches to participate in the Holy Council

Message of His Beatitude Archbishop Chrysostom of Cyprus on the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church Having followed publicly issued statements of certain local Orthodox Churches on the convening of the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church, we wish to state the following brief points: The convening of the Great Council…

Jun 14, 2016Iulian Dumitraşcu

Church of Albania: The Convocation of the Holy and Great Synod of Orthodoxy is Imperative

Read below the statement by the Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church of Albania regarding the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church: Considering the debates that have recently arisen about the planned Holy Synod of Orthodoxy, we feel obliged to briefly emphasize the following: 1. The decision about the convocation of the respective…

Jun 10, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Delegation of the Romanian Patriarchate that will participate in the Holy and Great Council

During its working session on Tuesday, 7 June 2016, the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church approved her delegation, which will participate in the works of the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church. We present below the members of the delegation of the Romanian Orthodox Church: His Beatitude DANIEL, Patriarch of the…

Jun 8, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Decisions of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church, 6-7 June 2016

The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church met in working session, under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, from 6 to 7 June 2016, at the Synodal Hall in the Patriarchal Residence. We mention some of the decisions taken by the hierarchs of the Holy Synod: Canonization of Metropolitan Jacob Putneanul of Moldavia…

Jun 7, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch of Romania about the Holy and Great Council: “We have to express unity, but also co-responsibility”

In the opening of the works of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, referred to the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church that will convene in Crete this June. His Beatitude urged all faithful, clergy, monastics and lay people to pray, in a universal (Synodal)…

Jun 7, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

The Ecumenical Patriarchate urges the Autocephalous Churches to participate in the Holy and Great Council

The Holy Endemousa Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate met today, 6 June 2016, in order to review the progress of the Holy and Great Council. The Ecumenical Patriarchate expresses her surprise and wonder regarding positions of some Autocephalous Orthodox Churches contrary to the Council, and urges them to accept the decisions taken at Pan-Orthodox level.…

Jun 6, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Georgian Orthodox Church: Communique on the Holy and Great Council

On 25 May 2016, the regular plenary session of the Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church of Georgia was held at the Patriarchate of Georgia. The Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II acted as the Chairman of the session. Metropolitan Shio (Mujiri) of Senaki and Chkhopotsku was appointed Secretary of the session. The Catholicos-Patriarch of…

Jun 3, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Statement by the Patriarchate of Antioch regarding the Holy and Great Council

The Holy Synod of the Antiochian Orthodox Church was held and presided by His Beatitude John X in its seventh extraordinary session, from May 25 to 27-2016 at Balamand. The following archbishops were present: – His Eminence Georgios (of Mount Lebanon and dependencies). -His Eminence John (of Lattakia and dependencies). -His Eminence Elias (of Beirut…

May 31, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Geron Archbishop Demetrios of America on the Holy and Great Council: „A Gift from God” (video)

His Eminence Geron Archbishop Demetrios of America (Ecumenical Patriarchate) transmitted a video message in which he calls the Holy and Great Council of the Ortododox Church “a gift from God”.  We present below the text of the message: The Almighty and Merciful God in His ineffable wisdom and unlimited love is offering to us a…

May 20, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu