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One of the most important ministries of the Church throughout its history has been providing spiritual care to the sick. The Ecumenical Patriarchate has always being sensitive to the needs of this ministry from the years of the Byzantine Empire up until now. Its clergy are active in providing pastoral care to the ill, both on a parish level and in specialized facilities
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War and the Small Nations
March 19, 2022
Once, high above a pasture, where a sheep and a lamb were grazing, an eagle was circling and gazing hungrily down upon the lamb. And as he was about to descend and seize his prey, another eagle appeared and hovered above the sheep and her young with the same hungry intent. Then the two rivals began to fight, filling the sky with their fierce cries.
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5th International Conference - Rhodes

The Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, with the blessings of the Ecumenical Patriarch, has decided that the 5th International Conference of the Ecumenical Patriarchate for Pastoral Health Care will be held from the 5th until the 9th of October, 2022 in Rhodes
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Healing Humanity, Efforts against Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery
March 31, 2023
A conference organized by the Archdiocese of Thyateira & Great Britain in collaboration with the Faculty of Theology of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. "Healing Humanity: Efforts Against Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery" A conference organized by the Archdiocese of Thyateira & Great Britain in collaboration with the Faculty of Theology of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
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