Ecumenical Communiqué on the Sin of Racism and the Christian Duty of Love
To All Clergy, Religious, and Faithful in Christ, Beloved Brethren, Grace and peace be multiplied unto you in the Name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. It is necessary at this time to speak with and conviction regarding a grave evil that has infected the hearts of many and sown division among the children […]
Communiqué on the Sanctity of Human Life
To All Clergy, Religious, and Faithful in Christ, Beloved Brethren, Grace and peace be with you in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, Who is the Resurrection and the Life. It is both timely and necessary that the Church of God reaffirms, with clarity and conviction, her unchanging teaching concerning the sanctity of human […]
Communique Concerning the Traditional Latin Mass
To the bishops, clergy, and faithful members of the Holy Church under my care, especially our Roman Catholic brethren: Shlama lukh! Grace, mercy, and peace be multiplied unto you from Alaha our Father, and from Maran Yeshua Mshikha our Saviour. It is with deep reverence and pastoral concern that I reaffirm the importance of the […]
Communiqué Concerning the Divine Mercy Devotion within the Assembly of the Faithful
To the Clergy and Faithful of Our Jurisdiction, It is necessary that I re-confirm our previous words concerning practices associated with the so-called Divine Mercy devotion. Having given this matter careful theological and pastoral consideration, and having weighed it in light of the constant tradition of Holy Church, we find it necessary to issue this […]
Catholicos Shares Goals (Sept. 7, 2025)
From the Episcopal Office of Mar Mattai Beita d’Mshikha By the Grace of Alaha, Catholicos Patriarch To the venerable bishops, clergy, and faithful children of the Holy Church: Shlama lukh!Grace and peace be multiplied unto you from Maran, who has called us “with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His […]
Statement on the Loss of Iryna Zarutska and Charlie Kirk
In the Name of the Most High, Eternal and Almighty, we behold with sorrow and consternation the senseless loss of life in the deaths of Iryna Zarutska, a refugee from Ukraine, and Charlie Kirk, commentator and public figure. We join together in mourning, in compassion, and in supplication, beseeching Divine Mercy for those who have […]
Catholicos Patriarch’s Acceptance Letter
From the Episcopal Office of Mar Mattai Beita d’Mshikha By the Grace of Alaha, Catholicos Patriarch To the beloved brethren, esteemed hierarchs, and faithful of the Holy Church: Shlama lukh!Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from the Most High, who has set His throne in righteousness, and from Maran Yeshua Mshikha, the Holy Shepherd […]
Russian Orthodox Church in Communion with Rome Dissolves
TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN, 3 April 2025 — The Russian Orthodox Church in Communion with Rome has formally ceased to exist as a distinct ecclesial body under the protection of the Holy See. The majority of its clergy have entered into full communion with the Russian Orthodox Church under the Moscow Patriarchate, leading to the dissolution of […]
Lectio Divina for 25 January 2025
Lectio “Let your waists be girded, and let lamps be burning in your hands. And let you yourselves be like men awaiting their lord, when he will return from the wedding; so that, when he arrives and knocks, they may open to him promptly. Blessed are those servants whom the Lord, when he returns, will […]
Lectio Divina for 22 January 2025
Lectio “And when you will have heard of battles and seditions, do not be terrified. These things must happen first. But the end is not so soon. Then he said to them: People will rise up against people, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be great earthquakes in various places, and pestilences, and famines, […]
