Source: The National Herald By Theodore Kalmoukos BOSTON – At the recent session of the Synod of the Phanar, which convened on May 17 and 18, the issue of the Semi-Autonomous Church of Crete was briefly addressed. According to a letter dated April 23, 2024, revealed by The National Herald, the Church of Crete communicated to Patriarch Bartholomew that he should refrain from intervening in the affairs of the monasteries on the island. Specifically, the matter was brought up during the reading of correspondence amid other letters on different subjects. Today, we reveal that when the letter from the Church…
Trending
- #Giving Tuesday – Support Orthodox Christian Laity!
- Together We Thrive: OCL Annual Conference & Year-End Giving Campaign
- Archon Officers Participate in Historic Pilgrimage to Nicaea
- Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Pope Leo recite the Creed together during 1700th Anniversary of Nicaea
- Mission Center Board Convenes
- The “Orthodoxy as Masculinity” Narrative
- Walk with Us: Orthodox Volunteer Corps (OVC)
- St. John Chrysostom’s Legacy: From Antioch to America