Intercommunion with Orthodox

Vladimir Putin Is No Christian Hero

03/03/2024 at 8:16 AM By Kevin Edward White
A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER: This misplaced esteem speaks volumes about where the U.S. is as a country right now. By Michael Warsaw, Publisher, National Catholic Register, March 1, 2024 One of the more striking aspects about Tucker Carlson’s recent interview with Vladimir Putin was... read more

On war’s anniversary, is ‘Fiducia’ a new obstacle to Vatican’s peace push on Ukraine?

02/25/2024 at 10:39 AM By Kevin Edward White
By John L. Allen, Crux, February 25, 2024 ROME – As the world marked the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine yesterday, the failure to date of all diplomatic efforts, including those of the Vatican, to bring the war to an end were painfully clear. The most obvious... read more

Russian Orthodox Leader: Ukraine is a Catholic Conspiracy, the Pope is a Monster and a Thief

01/11/2023 at 4:49 PM By Kevin Edward White
By Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter, January 11, 2023 Protodeacon Vladimir Vasilik defies ridicule by connecting the war to a plot by Pope Francis to incorporate Ukrainian Orthodox into the Catholic Church. Protodeacon Vladimir Vasilik. Protodeacon Vladimir Vasilik is not, as you may... read more

Russian Errors in Bolshevism, Vatican II and Schism

11/10/2022 at 9:06 PM By Kevin Edward White
By Caterina Lorenzo-Molo, PhD, One Peter Five, November 10, 2022 In this third and last installment, we tackle the real errors of Russia as they led to the deadly Revolution that masked and obscured her and the parallels with the other revolutionary event mid-century known as the Second... read more

Pope toughens his tone on Ukraine war in speech to Orthodox delegation

07/01/2022 at 11:25 PM By Kevin Edward White
By Elise Ann Allen, Crux, July 1, 2022|ROME – In some of his strongest language yet on the Ukraine war, Pope Francis Thursday, June 30, told a delegation of Orthodox leaders that the conflict in Ukraine amounted to a “war of aggression” that was unacceptable for Christians to... read more

Top Vatican prelate calls Russian patriarch’s defense of Ukraine war ‘heresy’

06/30/2022 at 10:29 PM By Kevin Edward White
By Elise Ann Allen, Crux, June 30, 2022ROME – In a new interview with a German newspaper, the Vatican’s point man on ecumenical affairs says Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill’s defense of the war in Ukraine amounts to “heresy,” and has fractured the unity of the Orthodox... read more

Orthodox Easter, Pope: May Christ bring peace ‘outraged by the barbarity of war’

04/24/2022 at 11:15 PM By Kevin Edward White
The pope mentions countries devastated by conflicts, like Ukraine to Cameroon. He calls for a truce at a time when “weapons are increasingly taking the place of words”. During the Regina Coeli, he said he fears “perfect Christians” because the “adventure of faith” includes “lights... read more

Pope Francis Says Vatican Canceled Meeting with Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill

04/22/2022 at 11:39 AM By Kevin Edward White
By Hannah Brockhaus/CNA, April 22, 2022 VATICAN CITY — In an interview with an Argentine newspaper, Pope Francis said a meeting with Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill will no longer take place as planned. The summit, which would have been the second meeting of the Pope and patriarch, was... read more

Francis has not spoken to Putin since outbreak of war, defends Vatican’s cautious diplomatic approach

04/03/2022 at 11:24 PM By Kevin Edward White
Pope acknowledges knee problems have made health 'capricious' by Christopher White, National Catholic Register, April 3, 2022 ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM VALLETTA — Pope Francis on April 3 said that he has not spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin since the country's war against... read more

Pope blasts Russia’s ‘infantile’ war

04/03/2022 at 11:07 PM By Kevin Edward White
BY Nicole Winfield, The Hill, April 2, 2022 VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — Pope Francis said Saturday he is studying a possible visit to Kyiv and he blasted Russian President Vladimir Putin for launching a “savage” war. Speaking after his arrival in Malta, he delivered his most pointed and... read more

AN ORTHODOX AWAKENING

03/23/2022 at 9:30 PM By Kevin Edward White
By George Weigel, Boston Pilot, March 23, 2022 Those who refuse to "speak the truth or actively [suppress] the truth about [the] evils that are perpetrated against the Gospel of Christ in Ukraine" condemn themselves as cowards, liars, or both. For years, the two leaders of the Russian... read more

Ukrainian Catholic Leader Accuses Russia of ‘Genocide’ in Besieged City of Mariupol

03/21/2022 at 11:54 AM By Kevin Edward White

Pope tells Russian Orthodox leader there’s no such thing as ‘just war’

03/20/2022 at 5:46 PM By Kevin Edward White

EU Bishops Implore Russian Orthodox Patriarch to Intervene in Ukraine Conflict

03/13/2022 at 10:21 PM By Kevin Edward White

Local churches shun Vatican’s moderate stance on Russia

03/06/2022 at 2:22 PM By Kevin Edward White

Moscow patriarch prays for unity of ‘single space’ of Russia and Ukraine

02/28/2022 at 11:12 AM By Kevin Edward White

Ukraine needs your solidarity, – Head of the UGCC during the meeting with ambassadors of EU countries at the Holy See

02/20/2022 at 9:59 PM By Kevin Edward White

Russian roulette: The pope’s ecumenical dilemma in Ukraine

02/17/2022 at 1:34 PM By Kevin Edward White

Vatican asks bishops to invite local Protestant and Orthodox leaders to participate in synodal path

01/18/2022 at 6:11 PM By Kevin Edward White

Moscow Patriarchate Signs Death Certificate for Conciliar Ecumenism

12/28/2021 at 12:02 PM By Kevin Edward White