Orthodox Liturgy Back After 12 Centuries
From Times Wire Reports
With a passionate appeal for Christian unity, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I celebrated the first Orthodox liturgy in 12 centuries in Ravenna, Italy, an ancient outpost of Byzantium.
The leader of the world’s more than 200 million Orthodox Christians is determined to help heal the nearly 1,000-year-old division between his faithful and the Vatican.
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