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The meaning of an Orthodox Christian deaconess's ordination may depend on where you live
The hierarchy of the Patriarchate remains disproportionately ... Some data suggests that 75% of converts to the Orthodox ...
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Eastern Orthodox Church ordains Zimbabwean woman as its first deaconess
Others see the female diaconate as a break from tradition and believe it undermines the Orthodox hierarchy ... for other branches of the Orthodox Church. “Being the first to do anything is ...
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More than 4 decades on, Jewish dialogue with Orthodox Christians still fragile
At a recent two-day interfaith conference with Orthodox Christians in Greece, Jewish delegates tiptoed around sensitive issues like anti-Semitism. ATHENS, Greece (JTA) — For two days, 38 leading ...