Orientale Lumen XXVIII – “Primacy in the 21st Century”

Location:

Virtual Online
June 17-19, 2024, 7:00-8:30 pm EDT each night

Co-sponsored by:

The Orientale Lumen Foundation
The Washington Theological Consortium
The Huffington Ecumenical Institute at HCHC 

Topics:

Speakers will pre-record their reflections on three agreed statements of the Catholic-Orthodox Theological Dialogue: 

Ravenna (2007):  “Ecclesiological and Canonical Consequences of the Sacramental Nature of the Church: Ecclesial Communion, Conciliarity and Authority”  

Chieti (2016): “Synodality and Primacy During the First Millennium: Towards a Common Understanding in Service to the Unity of the Church”  

Alexandria (2023): “Synodality and Primacy in the Second Millennium and Today” 

A Zoom invitation will be sent to those who register for Monday evening — introduction and welcome; Tuesday evening — panel discussion among the speakers;  Wednesday evening — panel discussion answering questions received by email or chat room.

Speakers: 

Metropolitan Job of Pisidia (pre-recorded video only)
Orthodox Co-Chair of the international dialogue 

Bishop John Michael Botean (live, virtual)
Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Canton, OH 

Fr. Hyacinthe Destivelle (live, virtual)
Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, The Vatican 

Fr. Radu Bordeianu (live, virtual)
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA

Fr. Philip Halikias (live, virtual)
World Council of Churches, Greek Orthodox
Editor, Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 

Fr. Nicolas Kazarian (live, virtual)
Ecumenical Officer, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America

Msgr. Paul McPartlan (pre-recorded commentary on the dialogue)
Professor Emeritus of CUA, member of the international dialogue  

Note:  Despite the time difference, Fr. Hyacinthe has agreed to participate live from Rome.