OL I, June 1997, Washington , DC
"Orientale Lumen" - The Light from the East
Bishop Kallistos of Diokleia - "Pope John Paul II's Apostolic Letter Orientale Lumen... is a letter full of hope ... the Pope affirms: 'We have almost everything in common.'"
Bishop Basil Losten - "Beyond any question, Orientale Lumen is the most important Catholic document on the Eastern Churches since the Second Vatican Council ... [it] is a remarkably rich document."
Bishop Nicholas Samra - "Pope John Paul II ... makes a sincere and compassionate call for unity ... the pope is urging Eastern Christians - Catholic and Orthodox - to know themselves better and to love and live their proper tradition."
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- Archbishop Vsevolod proclaims the Gospel during the Orthodox Divine Liturgy
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- Temporary icon screen in the Crypt Church of the Basilica for liturgies
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- Group of nearly 100 participants with the hierarchs present in the first row