SEIA NEWSLETTER on the Eastern Churches and Ecumenism ______Number 189: June 30, 2011 Washington, DC
SEIA NEWSLETTER On the Eastern Churches and Ecumenism _______________________________________________________________________________________ Number 189: June 30, 2011 Washington, DC The Eastern Orthodox Churches FROM THE 21ST TO THE 23RD OF JUNE, cerns. 2011, PRESIDED BY HIS BEATITUDE PATRI- The fathers saw that the service of the ARCH IGNATIUS IV (HAZIM) with the at- Church in all its aspects and especially in CUMENICAL PATRIARCH BAR- tendance of their eminences, the fathers of the countries of the diaspora is in need of a THOLOMEW, IN A MESSAGE JUNE 3 the Holy Synod of Antioch, the metropoli- living witness and an effective revival that TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONFER- E tans: would embrace all aspects of pastoral, so- ENCE ON INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE, Spiridon (Khoury) of Zahleh and Baal- cial, and humanitarian work. They praised STRESSES "RELIGION'S UNIQUE PROSPECT to bek, Georges (Khodr) of Jbeil, Batroun and the effective revival of the Church working provide a balance to the world of globaliza- their dependencies, Yuhanna (Mansour) of within the societies in which her children tion, to combat fundamentalism and racism Lattakia, Elias (Audi) of Beirut, Iliya (Sali- live in the countries of the diaspora, which and to develop religious tolerance in a ba) of Hama, Elias (Kfoury) of Tyre, Sidon, causes them to rejoice with their brother world of conflicts, as well as the preserva- and Marjayoun, Antonio (Chedraoui) of bishops wherever they are found renewing tion of natural balance." Mexico, Venezuela,and the Caribbean Is- the announcement of the Gospel with a The conference completed its three- lands, Sergio (Abad) of Santiago and Chile, spirit of faith and modernity that is attuned day session in Budapest on Friday evening, Damaskinos (Mansour) of Sao Paulo and to new generations.
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