Pope Francis kisses a pectoral cross during an audience with young priests and monks from Oriental Orthodox churches at the Vatican June 3, 2022. In his address the pope said Christians are called ...

The Oriental Orthodox delegation visiting the Vatican was made up of 18 priests and monks from Egypt, ... may the cross of Christ be the compass that directs us on our journey towards full unity.

The priest takes the cross, mounted on a wooden staff, ... Today there are 17 Eastern and five Oriental Orthodox congregations in the state with an estimated active membership of 5,000.

But there is a different family known as the Oriental Orthodox churches—Coptic, Ethiopian, Armenian, and others—who do not officially belong to the mainline Eastern Orthodox tradition.

One major aspect of Pope Francis’s trip to Egypt is the ecumenical encounter with the Coptic Orthodox Church, a member of the Oriental Orthodox communion, which broke with what are now the ...

Pope Francis kisses a pectoral cross during an audience with young priests and monks from Oriental Orthodox churches at the Vatican June 3, 2022. In his address the pope said Christians are called to ...