Orthodox Ecumenism. Ecumenism for the Orthodox remains somewhat problematic. The Orthodox have long memories and some cherished grievances.

Orthodox churches in Europe and the United States are committed to ecumenism, and their representatives to international ecumenical organizations were quick to express unease with Sawa’s stance.

Another Orthodox Response to Ecumenism. If we receive the heterodox in order to impart to them the witness of our faith and tradition, this is holy.

The Panhellenic Orthodox Union warned that the meetings could lead “to a split in Orthodoxy and bring us into contact with the Papists, who are treacherously working for the enslavement of the ...

For the first time in Christian history, the Orthodox Patriarch of Constantinople last week set foot in Rome. Accompanied by four of his Metropolitans, Athenagoras I, the spiritual primate of ...

Today's martyrs have become “the seed of Christian unity,” Pope Francis said Monday during an audience with the leader of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and his delegation.

İZNIK, Turkey (RNS) — For Christian leaders across the world and across denominations, the anniversary of the first Council of Nicaea is providing an opportunity for introspection and ...