Eric J. Lyman

Eric J. Lyman writes for Ecumenical News International.

Articles by Eric J. Lyman

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Pope meets with Russian Orthodox ecumenical officer

Sep 30, 2011 by Eric J. Lyman

Rome, September 30 (ENInews)--Pope Benedict XVI met with Metropolitan Hilarion, the Russian Orthodox Church's chief ecumenical affairs officer, in what Hilarion said afterwards could be a precursor to the first-ever meeting between Benedict and the Russian church's Patriarch Kirill.

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Vatican removes Australian bishop who said he was open to ordaining women

May 02, 2011 by Eric J. Lyman

Rome, May 2 (ENInews)--The Vatican on 2 May announced that it relieved Australian bishop William Morris of his post, five years after he published a letter interpreted to indicate that he would be open to ordaining women and married men as priests if it were not prohibited by church rules.

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Pope urges compassion for refugees from conflict

Apr 25, 2011 by Eric J. Lyman

Vatican City, April 25 (ENInews)--Pope Benedict XVI on Easter Sunday called for an end to violence in Libya and the Ivory Coast and he prayed for the victims of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, as Holy Week drew to a close and preparations for the beatification of the late Pope John Paul II started to ramp up.

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John Paul II's feast day will be October 22, Vatican says

Apr 12, 2011 by Eric J. Lyman

Rome, April 12 (ENInews)--The late Pope John Paul II's feast day, or day of commemoration, will be October 22, the Vatican's Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments announced in the official Vatican newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano.