Communiqué of the Anglican-Oriental Orthodox International Commission

The meeting of the Anglican-Oriental Orthodox International Commission, which was to have taken place at Walsingham from Tuesday 28 October to Sunday 2 November 2003, has been postponed at the suggestion of the Heads of the Coptic Orthodox Church (His Holiness Pope Shenouda III), the Syrian Orthodox Church (His Holiness Patriarch Zakka I) and the Armenian Orthodox Church, Catholicosate of Cilicia (His Holiness Catholicos Aram I), who met in Antelias, Lebanon, on 17 and 18 October 2003.

The present time is clearly a moment of uncertainty in the life of the Anglican Communion, with the consecration of a homosexual person in a committed, same-sex relationship as a Bishop within the Episcopal Church (USA). The developments facing the Communion were addressed in the Statement of the Primates of the Anglican Communion who met together with the Moderators of the United Churches at Lambeth Palace, London, on 15 and 16 October, to consider their reactions and the way forward for the Communion. In the light of that meeting, the Archbishop of Canterbury has set up a Commission which will look at the future structures of the Communion in the light of decisions taken in the Episcopal Church (USA) and in the Anglican Church of Canada.
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Posted: November 17, 2003 • Permanent link: ecu.net/?p=9333
Categories: ACNS, Communiqué • In this article: Anglican Communion, dialogue, human sexuality, Oriental Orthodox Transmis : 17 novembre 2003 • Lien permanente : ecu.net/?p=9333
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Canadian delegation to visit Armenia

A delegation of church leaders will be visiting Armenia from August 24 to September 1, 2005. The delegation is the first such visit by the Canadian churches to Armenia. The delegation will be visiting His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians. The visit is organized by the Canadian Diocese of the
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Posted: August 15, 2005 • Permanent link: ecu.net/?p=157
Categories: News • In this article: Oriental Orthodox Transmis : 15 aoüt 2005 • Lien permanente : ecu.net/?p=157
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Aram I, Catholicos of Cilicia, visits Canada

[Montreal] On the Montreal leg of his visit to Canada, Aram I, Catholicos of Cilicia of the Armenian Apostolic Church and president of the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches, addressed leaders of various churches at a dinner held at the Armenian Prelature of Canada on 26 September. The next day saw His
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Posted: October 14, 2005 • Permanent link: ecu.net/?p=169
Categories: News • In this article: Armenian, Oriental Orthodox, patriarch Transmis : 14 octobre 2005 • Lien permanente : ecu.net/?p=169
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Press release: US Catholic-Oriental Orthodox dialogue

The new agreed statement of the international dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Oriental Orthodox Churches and the fostering of vocations were the main topics of discussion at the 2009 meeting of the national dialogue between the two communions.

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Posted: October 19, 2009 • Permanent link: ecu.net/?p=603
Categories: News • In this article: Catholic, Coptic, Oriental Orthodox Transmis : 19 octobre 2009 • Lien permanente : ecu.net/?p=603
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US Catholic-Oriental Orthodox dialogue discusses proselytism

Catholic-Oriental Orthodox Dialogue Discusses Proselytism, Other Pastoral Issues Facing Their Churches

[Washington – USCCB] The United States Oriental Orthodox-Roman Catholic Consultation held its 2010 meeting at the Passionist Spiritual Center in Bronx, New York, on September 20 and 21. The meeting, co-chaired by Catholic Bishop Howard J. Hubbard of Albany, New York, and the Right Reverend Chor-Episcopos John Meno of the Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch, focused primarily on pastoral issues facing both churches.
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Posted: September 28, 2010 • Permanent link: ecu.net/?p=643
Categories: Dialogue, News • In this article: Catholic, Coptic, Ethiopian Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, proselytism, Syrian Orthodox Transmis : 28 septembre 2010 • Lien permanente : ecu.net/?p=643
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Pope Tawadros II and Pope Francis meet in Rome

The visit of Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark, “strengthens the bonds of friendship and brotherhood that already exist between the See of Peter and the See of Mark, heir to an inestimable heritage of martyrs, theologians, holy monks, and faithful disciples of Christ, who have borne witness to the Gospel from generation to generation, often in situations of great adversity,” said Pope Francis on receiving the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt this morning. The pontiff remarked on the memorable meeting that took place, 40 years ago, between the predecessors of both, Pope Paul VI and Pope Shenouda III, which united them “in an embrace of peace and fraternity, after centuries of mutual distance.”
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Posted: May 10, 2013 • Permanent link: ecu.net/?p=3944
Categories: News • In this article: Catholic, Christian unity, Coptic, ecumenism, Francis, Oriental Orthodox, patriarch, Vatican Transmis : 10 mai 2013 • Lien permanente : ecu.net/?p=3944
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Oriental Orthodox-Roman Catholic dialogue held in India

Pope Francis’ attitude of hospitality and humility towards Oriental Orthodox leaders has had a positive impact on the dialogue between Catholics and these ancient Orthodox Churches.

That‘s according to Fr Gabriel Quicke, who’s in charge of relations with the Oriental Orthodox Churches at the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity. He came back this week from Kerala in India where he took part in the 11th meeting of the International Joint Commission for Theological Dialogue between Catholics and the Oriental Orthodox Churches.

The two delegations at the meeting continued their ongoing discussions on the ways in which full communion was expressed in the first five centuries, before the divisions between the different Churches. Since the 5th century, these ancient communities of Christians have not been in communion with either the Roman Catholic Church or the Eastern Orthodox world, with the result that very little is known about their rich heritage and traditions outside the countries where they are based – Egypt, Armenia, Syria, India and Ethiopia.
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Posted: February 7, 2014 • Permanent link: ecu.net/?p=7256
Categories: News • In this article: Catholic, dialogue, ecumenism, Oriental Orthodox Transmis : 7 février 2014 • Lien permanente : ecu.net/?p=7256
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History made, as Anglicans, Oriental Orthodox agree on Christ’s incarnation

Senior theologians in Anglican Communion and Oriental Orthodox Churches recently made history by signing an agreement on their mutual understanding of Christ’s incarnation. This was not just a minor point of theology, rather it was a subject that divided the Church following the Council of Chalcedon* in 451 AD, leaving the Oriental Orthodox Churches separated from the Eastern Orthodox Churches and the Church of Rome. The work to reconcile these branches of the Christian family on the question of how the two natures, human and divine, were united in one human being: Jesus Christ began in earnest in the 1990s.
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Posted: October 27, 2014 • Permanent link: ecu.net/?p=7870
Categories: ACNS, Communiqué • In this article: Anglican, Christology, dialogue, Oriental Orthodox, theology Transmis : 27 octobre 2014 • Lien permanente : ecu.net/?p=7870
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Oriental Orthodox and Catholics work to conclude joint document

Representatives of all the Oriental Orthodox Churches are here in Rome this week for a meeting of their International Joint Commission for Theological Dialogue with the Catholic Church. During the five day encounter, which began on Monday, participants hope to finalise a joint document on Communion and Communication in the first five centuries of Christianity.

The Oriental Orthodox Churches are amongst the most ancient Christian communities in the world, founded according to tradition by the first apostles in Egypt, Armenia, Syria, India and Ethiopia in the decades following Christ’s death and Resurrection. They have not been in communion with either the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox world since they officially severed ties in the 5th century.
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Posted: January 27, 2015 • Permanent link: ecu.net/?p=7969
Categories: Vatican News • In this article: Catholic, dialogue, Oriental Orthodox Transmis : 27 janvier 2015 • Lien permanente : ecu.net/?p=7969
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Ecumenism means theological dialogue, joint work for peace, Pope says

Even as their theological dialogues continue in the search for full agreement on doctrinal issues, divided Christians are called to work together for justice and peace, especially in the Middle East, Pope Francis said.

“May the intercession and example of the many martyrs and saints who have borne courageous witness to Christ in all our churches sustain and strengthen you and your Christian communities,” the Pope told church leaders from the region.

Pope Francis met Jan. 30 with members of the International Joint Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Oriental Orthodox Churches, which include churches with large communities in Syria, Iraq and throughout the Middle East.

The Oriental Orthodox churches participating in the dialogue include the Coptic, Syriac, Armenian, Ethiopian, Eritrean and Malankara Orthodox Syrian churches.

“At this time,” the Pope said, “we especially feel dismay and deep sadness at what is happening in the Middle East, especially in Iraq and Syria,” where Islamic State militants continue their campaign of terror.

“I think of all those living in the region, including our Christian brothers and sisters, and many minorities, who are experiencing the effects of a prolonged and painful conflict,” he said.
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Posted: January 30, 2015 • Permanent link: ecu.net/?p=8046
Categories: CNS • In this article: Catholic, dialogue, Francis, Oriental Orthodox Transmis : 30 janvier 2015 • Lien permanente : ecu.net/?p=8046
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