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Official Letter: Standing Conference of Oriental Orthodox Churches Calls Upon Eritrean Church to End Schism & Restore His Holiness to his Apostolic Throne

June 12, 2017   To All of the Bishops, Priests, and Faithful of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church – Last year around this time (June 7, 2016), we wrote to you to offer our condolences upon the repose of His Eminence Abune Dioskoros, to wish you a blessed feast of […]


Participating in the Life of One Another’s Churches: The Ordination of a SCOOCH Delegate to the Holy Diaconate

Medford, NJ – At a recent meeting of the Standing Conference of Oriental Orthodox Churches, H.G. Bishop David of the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of New York & New England remarked that our unity as Oriental Orthodox Christians should manifest itself in our daily lives and not exclusively at annual concelebrations […]