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Holy and Great Synod

First Panorthodox Council in 1000 Years Starts Today in Greece

Presided over by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the Holy and Great Synod of the Orthodox Church commences today (Friday) at the Orthodox Academy of Crete. Conspicuous in his absence is Russian Patriarch Cyril, after the leader of Russia's Orthodox Church decided...

Panorthodox Council Shows Chasm Between Greek and Russian Churches

The Holy and Great Synod, the Panorthodox Council of all Orthodox Churches, will commence on Friday in Crete showing that there is a chasm between the Churches of Greece and Russia. The Extraordinary Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church decided...

Russian Orthodox Church Pulls Out of Holy and Great Synod

The rift between the Orthodox Churches became official on Monday after the Moscow Patriarchate's decision not to participate in the Holy and Great Synod of the Orthodox Churches that begins Thursday on Crete. The Russian Orthodox Church asked for the...

First Holy and Great Synod of Christianity in 1000 Years

Orthodox patriarchs around the world are preparing for the Holy and Great Synod, a meeting that is the first in 1000 years and has been under discussion for almost a century. The Synod will take place at the Orthodox Academy...