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Thursday, November 30, 2023
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Wednesday, March 7, 2018
Austrian Chancellor Meets with Patriarch Bartholomew - offers support to the Church
On 27 February 2018,His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew attended the 50th anniversary celebration of the Orthodox Law (Orthodoxoxengesetz) in Vienna,Austria.Enacted on 23 June,1967,it gave legal status to the Church's ecclesiastical and social activities.Under the law,the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Austria,its parishes and dioceses,which are within the Ecumenical Patriarchate,are given the status of public corporations.The Conference of Orthodox Bishops of Austria,chaired by the Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Austria,is given legal recognition as well,including the privilege of commenting on legislation.*
The anniversary events began with Vespers at St.George Greek Orthodox Church in Vienna.The commemoration then moved to Holy Trinity Orthodox Church for speeches on the life of the Orthodox Church in Austria.His Eminence Kurt Cardinal Koch of Switzerland,Chairman of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity,brought greetings from His Holiness Pope Francis,who also donated 100,000 euros toward building the first Orthodox Monastery in Austria in honour of the occasion.*
Earlier in the day,Patriarch Bartholomew was received at the Chancellery by His Excellency Sebastian Kurz,Chancellor of Austria.He was accompanied by His Eminence Metropolitan Emmanuel of France and His Eminence Metropolitan Arsenios of Austria.They discussed several topics of relevance to Church and society today,including the respect for religious freedom and human rights;the Ecumenical Patriarchate's role and position in Turkey;the position of the Church in Austria;and the possibilities for supporting the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Austria.They also discussed Austria's assumption of the European Union presidency later this year.Chancellor Kurz said Austria was ready to support the important work of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
With some 400,000-450,000 members,the Orthodox Church is the second largest group of Christians in Austria,after the Roman Catholic Church.Besides the Greek Orthodox Metropolis,there are Russian,Serbian,Romainian and Bulgarian Orthodox parishes in the country as well.*
In a tweet,Chancellor Kurz said:
The Orthodox faith community makes a valuable contribution to living together in Austria.Above all,I should like to congratulate you on the 50th anniversary of the Orthodox Law.
The anniversary events began with Vespers at St.George Greek Orthodox Church in Vienna.The commemoration then moved to Holy Trinity Orthodox Church for speeches on the life of the Orthodox Church in Austria.His Eminence Kurt Cardinal Koch of Switzerland,Chairman of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity,brought greetings from His Holiness Pope Francis,who also donated 100,000 euros toward building the first Orthodox Monastery in Austria in honour of the occasion.*
Earlier in the day,Patriarch Bartholomew was received at the Chancellery by His Excellency Sebastian Kurz,Chancellor of Austria.He was accompanied by His Eminence Metropolitan Emmanuel of France and His Eminence Metropolitan Arsenios of Austria.They discussed several topics of relevance to Church and society today,including the respect for religious freedom and human rights;the Ecumenical Patriarchate's role and position in Turkey;the position of the Church in Austria;and the possibilities for supporting the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Austria.They also discussed Austria's assumption of the European Union presidency later this year.Chancellor Kurz said Austria was ready to support the important work of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
With some 400,000-450,000 members,the Orthodox Church is the second largest group of Christians in Austria,after the Roman Catholic Church.Besides the Greek Orthodox Metropolis,there are Russian,Serbian,Romainian and Bulgarian Orthodox parishes in the country as well.*
In a tweet,Chancellor Kurz said:
The Orthodox faith community makes a valuable contribution to living together in Austria.Above all,I should like to congratulate you on the 50th anniversary of the Orthodox Law.
Wednesday, June 28, 2017
Pope Francis Welcomes Ecumenical Patriarchate Delegation to the Vatican
On 27 June 2017,a delegation from the Ecumenical Patriarchate was received in a private audience by His Holiness Pope Francis at the Vatican.They came to Rome bearing greetings for the Pope on the occasion of the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul,the Thronal Feast of the Church of Rome.The delegation consisted of His Eminence Archbishop Job of Telmessos;Very Rev. Ambrosios Chorozidis,Grand Sykellos of the Ecumenical Patriarchate;and Very Rev. Archimandrite Agathangelos Siskos,Librarian of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.Also attending from the Vatican were His Eminence Kurt Cardinal Koch,President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity;His Excellency Bishop Brian Farrell,Secretary of the Pontifical Council;and Monsignor Andrea Palmieri,Undersecretary of the Pontifical Council.*
Archbishop Job carried a letter to the Pope from His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.It read in part:
We were particularly pleased to learn that the fourteenth meeting of the Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue last September in Chieti (Italy),between our Churches was conducted in an atmosphere of fraternal collaboration and mutual theological exchange,sucessfully producing an important common document on primacy and synodality in the first millennium.Thus,this Commission has proposed new steps on the common path towards unity.Now,the Commission will be entering a new phase of the dialogue.It is our prayer that the Coordinating Committee scheduled for September on the island of Leros (Greece) will be fruitful by producing a common theme and a methodology for the next stage of our discussions.*
Following the audience,the delegation was received for lunch by His Holiness Pope Francis and later had conversations with the members of the Pontifical Council.On 28 June,they will attend the Consistory for the creation of new Cardinals.They will then attend the Solemn Mass for the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul on 29 June at the Vatican.*
According to tradition,the Vatican will reciprocate by sending a delegation to Constantinople/Istanbul on 30 November,the Feast of St.Andrew,which is the Thronal Feast of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
Archbishop Job carried a letter to the Pope from His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.It read in part:
We were particularly pleased to learn that the fourteenth meeting of the Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue last September in Chieti (Italy),between our Churches was conducted in an atmosphere of fraternal collaboration and mutual theological exchange,sucessfully producing an important common document on primacy and synodality in the first millennium.Thus,this Commission has proposed new steps on the common path towards unity.Now,the Commission will be entering a new phase of the dialogue.It is our prayer that the Coordinating Committee scheduled for September on the island of Leros (Greece) will be fruitful by producing a common theme and a methodology for the next stage of our discussions.*
Following the audience,the delegation was received for lunch by His Holiness Pope Francis and later had conversations with the members of the Pontifical Council.On 28 June,they will attend the Consistory for the creation of new Cardinals.They will then attend the Solemn Mass for the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul on 29 June at the Vatican.*
According to tradition,the Vatican will reciprocate by sending a delegation to Constantinople/Istanbul on 30 November,the Feast of St.Andrew,which is the Thronal Feast of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
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