Orthodox Eastern Church
The Eastern Orthodox Church, officially the Orthodox Catholic Church, is the second-largest Christian church, with approximately 220 million baptised members. It operates as a communion of autocephalous churches, each governed by its bishops in local synods. Roughly half of Eastern Orthodox Christians live in the territory of the former Soviet Union, most of those living in Russia. The church has no central doctrinal or governmental authority analogous to the bishop of Rome, but the ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople is recognised by all as primus inter pares ("first among equals") of the bishops. As one of the oldest surviving religious institutions …
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World Bank Group · 1 April 2018
This paper shows that Eastern Orthodox believers are less happy compared with Catholics and Protestants using data covering more than 100 countries around the world. Consistent with the happiness results, …
World Bank Group · 1 April 2018 English
This paper shows that Eastern Orthodox believers are less happy compared with Catholics and Protestants using data covering more than 100 countries around the world. Consistent with the happiness results, …
MEI: Middle East Institute · 1 June 2017 English
The monastic system of the administration of the Church was developed in such a way that the Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulchre undertook the care, not only of the spiritual …
Consideration of the Question whether the Orthodox Eastern Church pro vides a competent authority for the … one of the four Heads General 9 of the Orthodox Eastern Church. All the various independent Churches which … which compose the Orthodox Eastern Church have been accustomed to regard the Four Patriarchs with special … are as follows: The constitution of the Orthodox Eastern Church provides no authority empowered to adjudicate … Oecumenical Patriarch. The only authority in the Orthodox Eastern Church which ever has intervened in the affairs …
UN: The United Nations · 27 January 2012 French
He also held talks with representatives of Parliament and the judiciary, including the President of the Superior Council of Magistracy, the President of the Constitutional Court and representatives of the …
UN: The United Nations · 27 January 2012 English
In the report, the Special Rapporteur gives an overview of the international human rights standards, the domestic legal framework on freedom of religion or belief and the religious demography in …
UN: The United Nations · 27 January 2012 Spanish
He also held talks with representatives of Parliament and the judiciary, including the President of the Superior Council of Magistracy, the President of the Constitutional Court and representatives of the …
UN: The United Nations · 27 January 2012 Russian
He also held talks with representatives of Parliament and the judiciary, including the President of the Superior Council of Magistracy, the President of the Constitutional Court and representatives of the …
UN: The United Nations · 27 January 2012 Arabic
He also held talks with representatives of Parliament and the judiciary, including the President of the Superior Council of Magistracy, the President of the Constitutional Court and representatives of the …
