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June 30, 2023

Greed, selfishness stand in the way of peace, Pope Francis tells Orthodox leaders

Orthodox Metropolitan Job of Pisidia, representing the Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, points to an icon during a meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican June 30, 2023.

All wars are "utter disasters" for everyone, especially families, children, the elderly, refugees, communities and creation, Pope Francis said.

Published in Faith
December 6, 2021

Pope Francis asks pardon for sins that drove Catholic, Orthodox apart

Pope Francis talks with Orthodox Archbishop Ieronymos II of Athens and all Greece during a meeting with their delegations in the Throne Room of the archbishopric in Athens, Greece, Dec. 4, 2021.

ATHENS, Greece -- Like St. John Paul II before him, Pope Francis apologized to members of the Orthodox Church of Greece for the ways Catholics over the centuries had offended them, and he told Catholic leaders that they must embrace their minority status with humility.

Published in Faith
May 11, 2018

Christian persecution urgently calls churches to seek unity, Pope says

Pope Francis is flanked by Metropolitan Rastislav, primate of the Orthodox Church in the Czech and Slovak Republics, and Cardinal Kurt Koch, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, during a meeting in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican May 11. The Pope said seeking Christian unity is more urgent than ever because of the ongoing persecution of Christians.
VATICAN – Seeking Christian unity is more urgent than ever because of the ongoing persecution of Christians, Pope Francis told an Orthodox leader.
Published in International
November 13, 2016

Hong Kong's first female icon painter helps people get closer to God

Cindy Ng, a former schoolteacher, says the Orthodox Church is very accepting of female painters.

HONG KONG – People think that Christian icon painting is the preserve of male painters and that only Orthodox Christians can create a good icon. But in the Diocese of Hong Kong, icon painter Cindy Ng has decided to set the record straight.

Published in International