On November 19, 2025, the Standing Conference of Oriental Orthodox Churches (SCOOCh) issued a statement condemning and calling for the cessation of violence against Orthodox Christians in the nation of Ethiopia. Regrettably, the persecution of the Orthodox faithful has not abated since that time, and by some accounts has even […]
New York, NY – On January 29, 2026, representatives of the Standing Conference of Oriental Orthodox Churches (SCOOCh) participated in a prayer service for Christian unity, prayed in the Armenian Rite and organized jointly by the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church and the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North America. […]
Paramus, NJ – On Friday, December 12, 2025 hundreds of faithful from a multiplicity of Orthodox Christian traditions gathered together to lift their voices in praise to the Holy Trinity and to the Holy Theotokos in concert with clergy and choirs representing both the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox church families. […]
At the kind invitation of Turkish Airlines and Caravan Travel, four hierarchs of the Standing Conference of Oriental Orthodox Churches (SCOOCh) took part in a special pilgrimage to Turkiye from November 8-15, 2025, following the route of the Seven Churches of Revelation (Revelation 2–3). His Eminence Archbishop Mor Dionysius John […]
November 19, 2025 “Thus saith the Lord: ‘A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping; Rahel, weeping for her children, refused to be comforted for her children, because they were no more.’” (Jeremiah 31:15) The Bishops of the Standing Conference of Oriental Orthodox Churches (SCOOCh) were […]