On Friday 8th November, at 6:30 p.m., Orthodox theologian Arkimandrita Cyril Hovorun will be delivering a public lecture titled Ecumenism in a Time of Political Instability. This talk will take place at the Old Refectory at the Archbishop’s Curia in Floriana, as part of his visit to Malta as the guest of the Ecumenical Commission of the Archdiocese of Malta.

Hovorun is a priest and professor of Orthodox theology at Stockholm, and has delivered papers in over 50 universities and academic centres around the globe. He teaches ecclesiology, international relations and ecumenism.

The talk he is delivering in Malta is The First Maurice Eminyan SJ Lecture on Ecumenism. Besides its activities in the diocese and in parishes and through the media, the Ecumenical Commission’s aim is to to accomplish its mission by organising an annual lecture named after Fr Maurice Eminyan, a local Jesuit professor, and one of the pioneers of ecumenical dialogue in Malta.

During his talk, Hovorun will be referring to the socio-political situation in his native Ukraine, how the war has affected relations among Christian Churches, and the internal climate within the Orthodox Church itself.

The general public is invited to this talk. Entrance is free.