The unit explored the complex discipline of ecclesiastical divorce and second marriages within the various Orthodox Churches. Against the backdrop of the Orthodox understanding of the sacrament of marriage and the principles of akribeia and oikonomia, the unit examined the historical and theological development of these concepts, relevant canonical regulations, liturgical practices, and the penitential dimension of this pastoral dynamic.
The Pontifical Oriental Institute is an institution of higher studies dedicated to the service of the Eastern Churches. Founded in 1917 and incorporated into the Pontifical Gregorian University in 2024, its mission is to pursue research, teaching, and publishing related to the theology, liturgy, patristics, history, canon law, languages, spirituality, and ecumenical and geopolitical concerns of the Christian East. The institute's diverse student body comes mainly from the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Africa, Asia, and diaspora communities, all seeking deeper understanding of Eastern Christianity.
