Farewell to Patriarch Ilia II of Georgia
On March 17, 2026, the longest serving patriarch in the history of the Georgian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Ilia II of Georgia, died.
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ISHR Leaders Engage with Syriac-Orthodox Patriarch Amid Historic Post-Assad Elections
In a timely show of international solidarity, Archbishop Prof. Thomas Schirrmacher and Matthias Böhning met with His Eminence Ignatius Aphrem II.
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Paul: From religious extremist to extremist of love
Archbishop Thomas Schirrmacher delivers the ecumenical “Bishop’s Sermon” for the second time in Neumarkt Minster on the subject of Christian persecution
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Meeting to strengthen Christians in the Middle East
Syriac Catholic Patriarch Younan receives global Christian and human rights leader Bishop Prof. Thomas Schirrmacher to strengthen Christian presence in Middle East
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The first 100 days of Leo XIV
Leo XIV – a surprise, but not a stopgap solution – A commentary by Thomas Paul Schirrmacher
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Background to the Schism in the Orthodox Church — Constantinople vs. Moscow
ARTICLE Translated from the German original: „Hintergründe der Spaltung der Orthodoxen Kirche – Kon- stantinopel vs. Moskau“.
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Documents on the dialog between the Vatican and Evangelicals published
The official documents of the dialogue between the Roman Catholic Church and the World Evangelical Alliance since 1977 are available now