John of Albania at the Conference on the Holy and Great Synod: Hope for more regular pan-Orthodox synodal cooperation in the futuretranslated

His Beatitude the Archbishop of Tirana, Durres and all of Albania Mr. Ioannis participates in the work of the International Scientific Conference of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, in France, for the ten years since the convocation of the Holy and Great Synod of Crete. During his speech, on the theme: "The Holy and Great Synod as a Witness of Unity and Shared Responsibility", His Beatitude highlighted the 2016 Synod as a tangible expression of the unity and synodality of the Orthodox Church, while he emphasized the need to overcome nationalism, strengthen fraternal cooperation and face pastoral challenges together. At the same time, he underlined the responsibility of the Local Churches for the reception and utilization of synodal texts and expressed the hope for more regular pan-Orthodox synodal cooperation in the future. "Our unity finds its practical expression in the way we listen, in the way we speak and in our willingness to stand by one another," he pointed out.

Finally, the Archbishop Ioannis emphasized that the Church of Albania "remembers with gratitude its participation in the Holy and Great Synod and the common work that preceded the convocation...