Rev. Dr. Carlyle Adams – Meeting of Pontiff and Patriarch Athenagoras (December 1963)

Rev. Dr. Carlyle Adams – Meeting of Pontiff and Patriarch Athenagoras (December 1963)
The Rev. Dr. Carlyle Adams gives a summary of Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox ecumenical affairs, both generally and with each other, during the twentieth century. He provides a historical...
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12/31/63

The New York Times – Pope Will Meet Patriarch Twice (30 December 1963)

The New York Times – Pope Will Meet Patriarch Twice (30 December 1963)
The New York Times explains that the Pope and Ecumenical Patriarch plan to meet twice in Jerusalem. The reciprocal meetings were held at the "house of the Vatican representative in...
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12/30/63

Religious News Service - Ecumenical Patriarch Will Meet Pope Paul (23 December 1963)

Religious News Service - Ecumenical Patriarch Will Meet Pope Paul (23 December 1963)
This Religious News Service article of December 23, 1963 reports that the meeting between Pope Paul VI and Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras will indeed take place on January 6. It also reports...
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12/23/63

Newspaper Graphic – 'And Lo, the Star ... Went Before Them ...'

Newspaper Graphic – 'And Lo, the Star ... Went Before Them ...'
A graphic depicting Pope Paul VI and Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras heading to Jerusalem below the hovering star of unity.
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12/15/63

Ecumenical Press Service – “Summit Conference” (12 December 1963)

Ecumenical Press Service – “Summit Conference” (12 December 1963)
This Ecumenical Press Service piece from December 12, 1963 gives an account of various reactions to Ecumenical Patriarch Anthenagoras' summit proposal. Jurisdictions included are the Vatican,...
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12/12/63

Chicago Daily News – Pope Paul Willing to Meet Patriarch (11 December 1963)

Chicago Daily News – Pope Paul Willing to Meet Patriarch (11 December 1963)
Pope Paul VI expresses a willingness to meet Ecumencial Patriarch Athenagoras during his Holy Land Visit in response to Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras' proposal that a Christian meeting be...
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12/11/63

Religious News Service – Ecumenical Patriarch Confers with Vatican Representative (11 December 1963)

Religious News Service – Ecumenical Patriarch Confers with Vatican Representative (11 December 1963)
A letter from Pope Paul VI to Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras was delivered by papal envoy to answer the Ecumenical Patriarch's proposal for a meeting of top Christian leaders in Jerusalem in...
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12/11/63

New York Times - Pope Replies to Orthodox Patriarch (11 December 1963)

New York Times - Pope Replies to Orthodox Patriarch (11 December 1963)
The New York Times reports on Pope Paul VI's letter to Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras concerning a Jerusalem meeting. Though not explicitly stated within, the letter is considered a...
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12/11/63

The New York Times – A Gentle Patriarch (7 December 1963)

The New York Times – A Gentle Patriarch (7 December 1963)
This New York Times article from December 7, 1963 is one of the first reports after Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras invited "the heads of all Christian churches of the East and the West"...
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12/7/63