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Coordinating Committee of the International Catholic-Orthodox Dialogue
By Admin Webmaster 5/23/2022 8:53:45 AMThe Coordinating Committee of the Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church met from 16-20 May 2022 in Rethymno (Greece).
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PCPCU represented at Inter-Orthodox Pre-Assembly Consultation
By Admin Webmaster 5/18/2022 9:12:27 AMAn Inter-Orthodox Pre-Assembly Consultation was organized by the World Council of Churches in Cyprus from 10-15 May 2022.
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Russian Orthodox priests: no call for peace should be rejected
By Admin Webmaster 3/3/2022 8:20:52 AMReconciliation, forgiveness, dialogue, and the full awareness that there can be no room for violence are underscored in an appeal for peace by a group of 233 clerics of the Russian Orthodox Church, who also expressed hopes that all soldiers, Russian and Ukrainian, can return home unharmed.
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Cardinal Koch visits Russian Orthodox Seminary in France
By Admin Webmaster 2/21/2022 8:20:50 AMOn 13 February 2022, during his visit to Paris for the anniversary of the meeting between Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill, Cardinal Kurt Koch, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, visited the Russian Orthodox Seminary in France, where he was received by Metropolitan Antonij, Patriarchal Exarch for Western Europe of the Moscow Patriarchate, together with Reverend Father Alexandre Siniakov, Rector of the Seminary.
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Cattedra Tillard: Reverend Professor Patriciu Vlaicu
By Admin Webmaster 2/16/2022 9:05:24 AMReverend Professor Patriciu Vlaicu, of the Faculty of Orthodox Theology of Cluj-Napoca, will deliver the tenth lecture of the 2021‒2022 “Tillard Chair” on Friday 18 February 2022 at 5.30 pm.
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Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Oriental Orthodox Churches
By Admin Webmaster 2/7/2022 10:11:32 AMThe Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Oriental Orthodox Churches held an online meeting on 26-28 January 2022.
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Pope Francis expresses greetings to Eastern Churches celebrating Christmas
By Admin Webmaster 1/10/2022 9:21:56 AMThe Holy Father sent his best wishes of peace and joy for Oriental, Catholic and Orthodox Christians celebrating Christmas on 7 January according to the Julian calendar.
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Bartholomew I Christmas message: Science is a priceless gift from God
By Admin Webmaster 12/23/2021 7:17:29 PMIn his 2021 Christmas message, the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople reminds the faithful of the meaning of Divine Incarnation and invites everyone to gratefully accept the gift of science and get vaccinated in this time of pandemic.
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Visit to Vatican of His Eminence Metropolitan Polycarpos
By Admin Webmaster 6/2/2021 8:11:48 AMOn 22 May Pope Francis met with the new Orthodox Metropolitan of Italy and Exarch of All Southern Europe.
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Visit of Archbishop Mor Anthimos Jack Yakoub
By Admin Webmaster 4/23/2021 9:31:34 AMMor Anthimos Jack Yakoub, Patriarchal Vicar for Youth Affairs and Christian Education, visited Rome from 14–22 April 2021.
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Eastern Orthodox Denomination
By Admin Webmaster 4/19/2021 9:22:41 AMEastern Orthodox Denomination. Eastern Orthodoxy Is a United Family of 13 Self-Governing Churches.
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Enthronement of the new Orthodox Metropolitan of Italy 11 Mar 2021
By Admin Webmaster 3/12/2021 8:37:33 AMThe enthronement of the new Orthodox Metropolitan of Italy and Exarch of All Southern Europe, His Eminence Polycarpos Stavropoulos, took place in the Cathedral of Saint George of the Greeks in Venice on Thursday 11 March at 11.00 am.
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Election of His Holiness Profirije as new Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church
By Admin Webmaster 2/22/2021 9:36:18 AMOn 18 February 2021 the Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church, gathered in assembly in the Cathedral of Saint Sava in Belgrade, elected the new Patriarch of the Serbian Church, the Metropolitan of Zagabria and Ljubljana, Porfirije (Perić).
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Meeting of the Joint Working Group for Cultural Projects between the Holy See and the Russian Orthodox Church
By Admin Webmaster 2/19/2021 9:02:59 AMAn online meeting took place on 12 February 2021 of the Joint Working Group for Cultural Projects between the Holy See and the Russian Orthodox Church.
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Official inauguration of ecumenical cooperation between Angelicum and International Hellenic University
By Admin Webmaster 2/19/2021 8:52:01 AMThe ecumenical cooperation between the Institute for Ecumenical Studies of the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) and the Master Programme in Orthodox Ecumenical Theology of the International Hellenic University was officially inaugurated on 9 February 2021 by a webinar dedicated to the Catholic–Orthodox theological dialogue.
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In memoriam Metropolitan Philaret (Varkhomeev)
By Admin Webmaster 1/15/2021 8:31:34 AMThe Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity joins in prayer with the Belarusian Orthodox Church on the death on 12 January 2021 at the age of 85 of His Eminence Metropolitan Philaret (Varkhomeev), Emeritus Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus.
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Cardinal Koch laments death of Orthodox former Patriarch of Belarus
By Admin Webmaster 1/15/2021 6:55:44 AMThe President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity expresses his condolences for the death of Metropolitan Philaret, calling the former Patriarchal Exarch of Belarus “a luminous example of faith.”
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Tillard Chair: Lecture of Archbishop Job of Telmessos on the Encyclical "Ut unum sint"
By Admin Webmaster 12/23/2020 8:36:41 AML’Arcivescovo Giobbe di Telmessos, Rappresentante del Patriarcato ecumenico presso il Consiglio Ecumenico delle Chiese (Ginevra) e Copresidente della Commissione mista internazionale di dialogo teologico tra la Chiesa cattolica e la Chiesa ortodossa
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A delegation of the Holy See takes part in the patronal feast of the Ecumenical Patriarchate
By Admin Webmaster 12/2/2020 10:20:20 AMA delegation of the Holy See takes part in the patronal feast of the Ecumenical Patriarchate
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In memoriam His Holiness Patriarch Irinej
By Admin Webmaster 11/23/2020 10:42:00 AMThe Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity has learned with great sadness of the death of His Holiness Irinej, Patriarch of the Serbian Church, who passed away on 20 November 2020.
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Serbian Patriarch Irinej was a model of faith and dialogue
By Admin Webmaster 11/21/2020 8:35:31 PMThe Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity mourns the death of Patriarch Irinej, head of the Serbian Orthodox Church.
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Executive Meeting of the Joint Working Group
By Admin Webmaster 11/11/2020 10:25:48 AMThe Executive Committee of the Joint Working Group (JWG) between the Roman Catholic Church and the World Council of Churches (WCC) held an online meeting on 6 November 2020.
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Third meeting of the Pro Oriente Steering Committee for Orthodox–Catholic Dialogue
By Admin Webmaster 11/11/2020 10:19:09 AMThe Pro Oriente Steering Committee for Orthodox–Catholic Dialogue (POSCOCD) held its third meeting online on 6–7 November 2020.
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In memoriam Metropolitan Amfilohije of Montenegro
By Admin Webmaster 11/9/2020 11:04:17 AMThe Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity is united in prayer with the Serbian Patriarchate on the death of His Eminence Metropolitan Amfilohije, Archbishop of Cetinje and Metropolitan of Montenegro.
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Annual Conference of the Secretaries of the Christian World Communions 2020
By Admin Webmaster 10/26/2020 10:07:33 AMMore than thirty participants attended the annual Conference of the Secretaries of Christian World Communions (CS/CWC) that took place online from 20–22 October 2020.
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Pope Francis meets with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
By Admin Webmaster 10/26/2020 9:52:47 AMOn 22 October Pope Francis met with the Ecumenical Patriarch, who was in Rome this week for the International Prayer Meeting for Peace and for the conferral of an honorary degree at the Antonianum.
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Patriarch Bartholomew on “Fratelli tutti”: abandon indifference and cynicism
By Admin Webmaster 10/20/2020 5:35:56 PMThe Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew I, grants an interview to Vatican media about Pope Francis’ Encyclical, saying Christians dream of our world as a united family.
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Speech during the Common Prayer
By Admin Webmaster 5/17/2017 10:27:01 AMFor many years now we have felt the desire to come to Taizé, the seat of a spiritual ecumenism, a melting-pot of reconciliation, a meeting-place that, following the extraordinary vision of Brother Roger, its founder, inspires Christians to come together.
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The necessary conditions for the restoration of unity between Catholics and Orthodox exist
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMFrancis issues a message for the feast day of Saint Andrew, patron of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. Although not all the differences have been overcome, "there is no longer any impediment to Eucharistic communion" between Catholics and Orthodox... -
Telegram for the death of the Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe Holy Father has sent a telegram of condolences to the Patriarchal Synod of the Patriarchate of Cilicia of the Armenians, Beirut, for the sudden death of the Patriarch, His Beatitude Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni, at the age of 75
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Anglican‒Roman Catholic International Commission plenary meeting in Rome
By Admin Webmaster 5/18/2022 9:15:24 AMThe members of the Anglican‒Roman Catholic International Commission held a plenary meeting of the third phase of their dialogue from 7‒14 May 2022 in Rome to continue working on the second part of its mandate to examine how the Church local, regional and universal discerns right ethical teaching.
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Agreement of ecumenical collaboration between the Angelicum and the International Hellenic University
By Admin Webmaster 2/1/2021 8:50:27 AMOn the eve of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Very Reverend Father, signed a protocol of collaboration between the Institute of Ecumenical Studies of the Angelicum and the Master in Orthodox Ecumenical Theology Programme of the IHU.
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Academic event for 25th anniversary of “Ut unum sint” and 60th anniversary of PCPCU
By Admin Webmaster 12/8/2020 4:30:01 PMTo mark the 25th anniversary of the encyclical “Ut unum sint” and 60th anniversary of the foundation of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, a lecture was held by Cardinal Kurt Koch and Professor Philippe Chenaux on 4 December 2020 live from the “Tillard Chair” of the Angelicum Institute of Ecumenical Studies.
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Poland’s bishops call for dialogue with protesters
By Admin Webmaster 11/18/2020 8:45:00 AMRuling of Constitutional Court sparks largest protests since 1980s
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An Anglican 'outsider' shares insights at the Synod on the Family
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMAmong the 253 participants in the Synod on the Family which will conclude here in the Vatican on Sunday are eight delegates from different Christian Churches who are sharing insights from their own communities and traditions. Among them is... -
Church of England votes in favour of ordaining women bishops
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe Church of England has voted in favor of the ordination of women bishops, at its General Synod on July 14, after two decades of heated debate and discussion that has provoked serious divisions within its membership. "Today is the completion of... -
Pope Francis and Archbishop Welby discuss ways of working for unity
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMPope Francis met on Monday with the Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, saying he hoped their meeting would serve to “strengthen further our bonds of friendship and our commitment to the great cause of reconciliation... -
Church of England removes devil from christening service
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe Church of England is accused of "dumbing down" the christening service as it introduces a new wording so parents and godparents no longer have to "repent sins" and "reject the devil" -
Anglican leader hits out at Christmas consumerism
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe “absurd and ridiculous” pressure to have a perfect Christmas puts relationships under strain and “spoils life”, the Archbishop of Canterbury has warned. The Most Rev Justin Welby said consumerism over the festive period is now so “over the top” that couples are left arguing over money ... -
English Bishops call global community to see Christian targeting in Egypt
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe general secretary of the episcopal conference of England and Wales released a statement calling the international community to recognize the violence specifically aimed at Christians in Egypt... -
Anglican bishops to be quizzed on their sex lives
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMEvery Church of England cleric who could be promoted to become a bishop is to be asked to provide details of their sex life to the Archbishop of Canterbury or York, it has emerged. In an effort to avoid “the appearance of discrimination” ... -
Pope Francis receives Archbishop of Canterbury
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe history of relations between the Church of England and the Catholic Church is long and complex, and not without pain. Recent decades, however, have been marked by a journey of rapprochement and fraternity, and for this we give heartfelt thanks to God. This journey ... -
Anglicans drop their opposition to gay marriage
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMBishops in the Church of England, who had strenuously opposed a bid to allow same-sex marriage, signaled that they won’t try to derail the bill after an overwhelming vote of support in the House of Lords. Church of England spokesman Steve Jenkins said that... -
New Archbishop Installed for Anglican Communion
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMA couple days after the Roman Catholic Church installed its 266th pope, the Anglican Communion – a global Protestant Christian body based in the United Kingdom – now has a newly inaugurated spiritual head. -
Les anglicans d’Afrique regrettent l’admission d’évêques homosexuels par l’Église d’Angleterre
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMPlusieurs hauts responsables anglicans africains ont dénoncé la décision de l’Église d’Angleterre d’admettre à l’épiscopat des homosexuels ayant souscrit un partenariat civil, soulignant que cela allait accroître des divisions au sein de la Communion anglicane. -
Vatican welcomes naming of new Archbishop of Canterbury
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe Vatican has welcomed the nomination of Anglican Bishop Justin Welby of Durham as the next Archbishop of Canterbury. -
About Anglican Church
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThere are many churches around the world that have the word Anglican in their name, and virtually all of them are indeed Christian churches in the Anglican tradition. In some sense these are all Anglican churches, and most of them are part of the Anglican Church. -
Archbishop Rowan Williams to speak at Ecumenical Centre, Geneva
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMDr Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, will be delivering a lecture on “Faith, human rights and human dignity” on Tuesday, 28 February from 18.30-20.00 in the Visser't Hooft Plenary Hall of the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva at the invitation of the World Council of Churches (WCC).
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Support the people and churches of Ukraine
By Admin Webmaster 4/20/2022 9:45:39 AMLWF is responding to the Ukraine crisis through a four-pronged approach, combining targeted humanitarian support with global advocacy, prayer and capacity building of its member churches in the region.
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"Baptism and Growth in Communion"
By Admin Webmaster 4/13/2022 8:53:21 AMLa quinta fase della Commissione luterano-cattolica sull'unità (2008-2019) è ora giunta alla sua conclusione ufficiale con la finalizzazione del documento Baptism and Growth in Communion.
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US bishops urge Americans to follow Martin Luther King's prophetic witness
By Admin Webmaster 1/18/2022 9:24:08 AMAs Americans honour the memory of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., the Bishops of the United States call on all people of goodwill to continue to draw from his example and to carry on his work for equality and justice in American society.
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‘You are not alone,’ LWF reassures Cuban church and people
By Admin Webmaster 12/31/2021 11:01:19 AM(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has expressed deep concern over the “sometimes hard and painful” journey endured by its member church and people in Cuba, and pledged the communion’s solidarity amid a worsening social, political and economic situation, now aggravated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Day of Friendship between Copts and Catholics
By Admin Webmaster 5/19/2021 9:27:14 AMOn the Day of Friendship between Copts and Catholics, which is celebrated yearly on 10 May commemorating the historical encounter between Pope Paul VI and Pope Shenouda III on 10 May 1973, Pope Francis sent a letter to Pope Tawadros II expressing joy for the spiritual bonds existing between the see of Saint Peter and that of Saint Mark.
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Ecumenical worship for the Ascension in the Lutheran Church in Rome
By Admin Webmaster 5/19/2021 9:30:13 AMOn 13 May 2021 the community of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Rome organized, as in previous years, an “Ecumenical Worship for the Ascension”.
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Raise your voice in faith for climate justice
By Admin Webmaster 5/14/2021 9:35:11 AMOne of the key pillars for mobilizing international commitment to address climate change within the Paris Agreement is the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).
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trasbourg institute invites Lutheran pastors for online seminar on ecumenism
By Admin Webmaster 5/10/2021 10:44:31 AM(LWI) - The Institute for Ecumenical Research in Strasbourg, France, will offer its recently introduced ecumenism study seminar online, this time focusing on the self-understanding, “to be Lutheran is to be ecumenical.”
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Germany: Exhibition connects lifestyles to Christian roots and responsibility
By Admin Webmaster 3/24/2021 10:23:56 AM(LWI) - “Damit die Saat aufgeht” (So that the seeds may grow), an exhibition that opened its doors to the public on 14 March in Saxony, Germany, invites Christians to reflect on how everyday lifestyles can promote responsibility for justice, peace, the integrity of creation and build a welcoming community.
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Sweden: Internet pastor engages faith seekers online
By Admin Webmaster 3/22/2021 10:55:35 AM(LWI) - Known as the “internet priest” Rev. Charlotte Frycklund spends her days and evenings on the Church of Sweden’s (CoS) social media accounts, along with the church’s communications team, connecting people to the church, answering simple to complex questions about faith, church and theology, and offering prayers during the unprecedented times of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Human Rights Council: LWF calls for protection of children in South Sudan
By Admin Webmaster 3/15/2021 11:15:29 AMSystemic failures and human rights violations must be addressed
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<div class=noidunghover><p class=tieudehover>Joint Declaration Steering Committee meets virtually to continue the work of unity</p></div>");' onmouseout="hidetip();">Joint Declaration Steering Committee meets virtually to continue the work of unity By Admin Webmaster 3/12/2021 8:27:33 AM The Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification (1999) constitutes a major achievement in the search for Christian unity, effectively resolving one of the key theological conflicts of the Reformation.
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International Women’s Day: LWF reaffirms commitment to gender justice
By Admin Webmaster 3/8/2021 8:59:30 AMOccasion to highlight women’s leadership in the church and society, challenges and successes
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COVID-19: Tanzanian bishop urges church, leaders, to take precautions
By Admin Webmaster 3/5/2021 11:08:56 AM(LWI) - The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT) Presiding Bishop Dr Fredrick O. Shoo has issued a statement encouraging local church leaders to fully participate in educating the church and communities on necessary precautions to curb the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the country. The bishop urged people to follow the instructions of health care specialists in order to stay safe.
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Tanzania: Youth preaching the Gospel, planting trees
By Admin Webmaster 2/22/2021 9:17:16 AM(LWI) - In 2019, Rev. Frank Mexon Mng’ong’o graduated from Tumaini University Makumira. He was ordained in January 2020 and appointed the youth coordinator for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT) in May of the same year.
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A ‘kairos’ moment to empower women and men
By Admin Webmaster 2/19/2021 9:33:53 AMThird ‘Transformative Masculinities’ webinar calls for repentance and the building of positive partnerships
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Churches offer “witness of hope and compassion”
By Admin Webmaster 2/19/2021 9:24:12 AMLWF leaders send message of thanks, support and theological reflection to mark the start of Lent
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Being Lutheran: Real Presence in Digital Church
By Admin Webmaster 2/8/2021 9:25:48 AMTheologians from Asia, Europe and U.S. ask how pandemic is changing theology, liturgy and pastoral priorities
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LWF staff resumes work in CAR after violence
By Admin Webmaster 2/5/2021 8:53:36 AMProjects adapted to address additional needs. (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) humanitarian team in the Central African Republic (CAR) has resumed its humanitarian and development work after suspending activities following the post-election violence in the country.
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Ethiopia: LWF responds to Tigray conflict
By Admin Webmaster 2/3/2021 9:31:42 AMWater and relief goods for up to 250,000 people. (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Ethiopia program has begun to respond to Ethiopia's Tigray region's humanitarian needs.
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USA: Creation care requires Indigenous voices
By Admin Webmaster 2/1/2021 10:10:01 AMVoices from the Communion: Native American, Rev. Joann Conroy says “those who live Creation” can teach the church
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Denmark urged to respect religious freedom
By Admin Webmaster 1/29/2021 9:00:34 AMLWF General Secretary joins appeal to government to drop draft law requiring sermons to be translated into Danish
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Ecumenical partnerships in a post-pandemic world
By Admin Webmaster 1/29/2021 8:50:44 AMAt the end of the Week of Prayer, we look ahead to highlights and hopes for progress towards Christian unity
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Myanmar: Education for students with special needs
By Admin Webmaster 1/25/2021 10:05:13 AMLWF project enables Rohingya children with disabilities to attend school
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Christian unity: way of life for Grandchamp sisters
By Admin Webmaster 1/20/2021 9:04:45 AMEcumenical community in Switzerland prepared prayers and reflections for annual Week of Prayer
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Belarus - Pastor grateful for solidarity and prayers
By Admin Webmaster 1/18/2021 9:25:21 AM(LWI) - Vladimir Tatarnikov is the only pastor for the Evangelical-Lutheran congregations in the whole of Belarus. Since the presidential elections in August 2020, the country has seen continuous protests. One of the congregations Tatarnikov serves is in Grodno, which lies in western Belarus, near the Polish and Lithuanian borders.
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Being Lutheran: Lifting up voices of youth
By Admin Webmaster 1/15/2021 9:31:40 AMYoung theologians from Sweden, Poland, Canada and South Africa share perspectives on Lutheran identity
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LWF project opens new doors for Palestinian women
By Admin Webmaster 1/13/2021 9:06:18 AMLWF Jerusalem offers vocational training and economic empowerment
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Lutheran communion stands with church in U.S.
By Admin Webmaster 1/11/2021 9:03:05 AMLWF leader sends message of support to ELCA following storming of U.S. Capitol
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Refugee teens talk mental health
By Admin Webmaster 1/11/2021 8:53:36 AM(LWI) - LWF is running a pilot project focused on the mental health of teenager refugees in Uganda, offering them a way to process trauma and equipping them for the future.
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Visit of delegation of Eritrean Tewahedo Orthodox Church
By Admin Webmaster 5/23/2022 9:37:56 AMOn 19 May 2022 a delegation of the Eritrean Tewahedo Orthodox Church, led by Archbishop Abune Paolos, Exarch for Europe, accompanied by Deacon Girmay Zeray Asmeron, of the Patriarchal Secretariat, visited the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity.
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Day of Friendship between Copts and Catholics
By Admin Webmaster 5/11/2022 9:01:26 AMTo mark the Day of Friendship between Copts and Catholics, celebrated yearly on 10 May to commemorate the historical encounter between Pope Paul VI and Pope Shenouda III on 10 May 1973.
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Pope Francis receives the participants in the Plenary Session of the PCPUC
By Admin Webmaster 5/9/2022 9:24:18 AMOn Friday 6 May, at the conclusion of their Plenary Session, the members, consultors and staff of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity were received in audience by Pope Francis.
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Third day of 2022 PCPCU Plenary Assembly
By Admin Webmaster 5/9/2022 9:10:29 AMOn Thursday 5 May, the third day of the PCPCU Plenary Assembly, members and consultors discussed two further topics related to the general theme of the meeting.
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Second day of 2022 PCPCU Plenary Assembly
By Admin Webmaster 5/9/2022 9:00:14 AMOn Wednesday 4 May, the second day of the PCPCU Plenary Assembly, members and consultors discussed two topics related to the general theme of the meeting.
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First day of 2022 PCPCU Plenary Assembly
By Admin Webmaster 5/9/2022 8:50:48 AMThe Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity is being held in the Vatican from 3–6 May 2022 on the theme “Towards an Ecumenical Celebration of the 1700th Anniversary of Nicaea I (325-2025)”.
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New Report of Methodist–Catholic International Dialogue
By Admin Webmaster 5/9/2022 8:33:18 AMDespite being unable to have their last scheduled meeting in October of 2020 due to the COVID pandemic, the Methodist–Roman Catholic International Commission (MERCIC) was able to complete its eleventh report entitled God in Christ Reconciling.
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Anniversary of Armenian genocide
By Admin Webmaster 5/9/2022 9:23:18 AMOn Sunday 24 April 2022 a commemoration was held at the Armenian Pontifical College to mark the 107th anniversary of the Armenian genocide.
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Easter celebrations in Ukraine in spite of ongoing fighting
By Admin Webmaster 4/25/2022 7:49:22 PMOrthodox Christians and Eastern-rite Catholics in Ukraine celebrated Easter Sunday amid ongoing fighting in various area of the country.
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Pope to Patriarch Kirill: May we become peacemakers for Ukraine
By Admin Webmaster 4/25/2022 4:30:00 PMPope Francis sends his Easter greetings to Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, and prays for the people of Ukraine as they long for a “new dawn that will end the darkness of war.”
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Meeting of Global Christian Forum International Committee
By Admin Webmaster 4/25/2022 8:57:22 AMOn 20 April 2022 Reverend Andrzej Choromanski, staff member for multilateral relations, represented the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity at an online meeting of the International Committee of the Global Christian Forum (GCF).
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Visit of Metropolitan Antonij of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church
By Admin Webmaster 4/6/2022 8:16:42 AMOn 1 April 2022, Cardinal Kurt Koch, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, received His Eminence Antonij (Mihalev), Metropolitan for Eastern and Central Europe of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, and Reverend Ivan Ivanov, parish priest of the Bulgarian Orthodox community in Rome and Milan.
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Ecumenical dimension in ecclesiology of Joseph Ratzinger – Benedict XVI
By Admin Webmaster 4/4/2022 8:42:25 AMOn Thursday 31 March Cardinal Kurt Koch, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, made a presentation at the study day on “Chiesa ed ecclesiologia” (Church and Ecclesiology) organized by the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome.
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Ecumenical Patriarch expresses solidarity with Ukrainian refugees
By Admin Webmaster 3/30/2022 9:30:16 AMEcumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I has pledged solidarity with Ukrainians and thanked the people of Poland for taking in so many people fleeing the war. He was visiting Ukrainian refugees in Warsaw accompanied by the President of the Polish Bishops’ Conference.
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Dimensione ecumenica della pastorale migratoria interculturale
By Admin Webmaster 3/30/2022 8:32:25 AMLa Sezione Migranti e Rifugiati del Dicastero per la Promozione dello Sviluppo Umano Integrale ha recentemente pubblicato "Orientamenti sulla pastorale migratoria interculturale".
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Papa Francesco incontra Fratel Alois di Taizé
By Admin Webmaster 3/28/2022 8:54:11 AMPapa Francesco ha ricevuto in udienza privata il Priore di Taizé, Fratel Alois lunedì 21 marzo, e in seguito ha incontrato anche alcuni membri della Comunità.
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Archbishop Welby discusses war in Ukraine with Russian Patriarch Kirill
By Admin Webmaster 3/18/2022 5:19:56 AMIn a video call to discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine, the Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow agree on the need to achieve a lasting peace.
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Major Archbishop Shevchuk appeals for solidarity with Ukraine
By Admin Webmaster 2/24/2022 10:28:06 AMAs tensions continue to run high in eastern Europe, the Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Halych, Sviatoslav Shevchuk, is calling for international solidarity with Ukraine. In a statement, the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church said it is the duty and responsibility of all humanity to actively work to avert war.
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Ecumenical Charismatic Meeting in Poland
By Admin Webmaster 2/21/2022 8:28:38 AMFrom 10 to 12 February 2022, the conference “The Time is Now” (Już czas) was held in Łódź, Poland, jointly organised by the Catholic Archdiocese of Łódź, CHARIS Poland and the Charismatic Community “Voice in the Desert” of Kraków.
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Cardinal Parolin expresses support for the Ukrainian people
By Admin Webmaster 2/17/2022 10:18:16 AMVatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin telephones His Beatitude Sviatoslav Schevchuk, Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Halych, to express the Holy See's closeness to the Catholic Church in Ukraine and solidarity with the people of the country, "at this difficult time of escalation of the conflict around Ukraine".
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Global Christian Forum meeting in Rome
By Admin Webmaster 2/14/2022 8:47:23 AMThe Facilitation Group of the Global Christian Forum (GCF) expanded by some experts on world Christianity met in Rome from 5-9 February 2022, hosted by the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (PCPCU).
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Pope to Patriarch of Constantinople: χρόνια πολλά!
By Admin Webmaster 2/11/2022 10:20:20 AMPope Francis sends a video message congratulating Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I on thirty years of ministry as Archbishop of Constantinople, and wishing him "many years" - "Chrónia pollá! Ad multos annos!"
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LWF-PCPCU Staff Meeting
By Admin Webmaster 2/7/2022 10:28:38 AMOn 1 February 2022, the annual Staff Meeting of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (PCPCU) took place in Rome.
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Pope celebrates Vespers for Feast of the Conversion of St Paul
By Admin Webmaster 1/26/2022 9:53:45 AMPope Francis presides at Vespers for the Solemnity of the Conversion of St Paul, celebrated in the Basilica of St Paul’s Outside-the-Walls at the conclusion of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.
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South Sudan ecumenical leader: Don’t give up on war-torn country
By Admin Webmaster 1/26/2022 8:54:40 AMAn ecumenical leader in South Sudan has appealed to the world not to give up on his country, which during the first decade of its independence has repeatedly slid backward into political and ethnic violence.
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Centro Pro Unione hosts series of ecumenical services
By Admin Webmaster 1/24/2022 8:33:29 PMAs the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity draws to a close, Christians of different traditions have gathered in Rome for various services thanks to Rome's ecumenical centre, Centro Pro Unione.
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Rev. Valjakka: accompanying Finland’s Sámi Christians on the journey to unity
By Admin Webmaster 1/22/2022 9:28:10 PMAn interview with Rev. Mari Valjakka, pastor of Sámi at the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, highlights the reality of Europe’s only indigenous people and their unique and precious contribution to humanity’s effort to care for Creation.
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Archbishop Longley: The journey together towards Christian Unity
By Admin Webmaster 1/21/2022 10:56:31 PMAs the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity continues, the Co-Chair of the Anglican–Roman Catholic International Commission, Archbishop Bernard Longley reflects on the immense work done and the road still to travel towards the goal of full visible unity.
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Pandemic as an 'opportunity to help build ecumenical dialogue'
By Admin Webmaster 1/21/2022 10:51:50 PM“Ecumenism in a Time of Pandemic: From Crisis to Opportunity” is the title of a working document presented by the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, and which is the result of a survey conducted in 2021 among all the Bishops' Conferences and Eastern Catholic Synods in the world.
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“Ecumenism in a Time of Pandemic: From Crisis to Opportunity”. A working paper of the PCPCU
By Admin Webmaster 1/21/2022 8:53:46 AMThe Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity today publishes a working paper on the consequences of the current pandemic for ecumenical relations.
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