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Pope Francis receives Russian Orthodox Metropolitan Antonij
By Admin Webmaster 7/12/2024 10:06:55 PMRussian Metropolitan Antonij of Volokolamsk, head of the Department for External Relations of the Patriarchate of Moscow, meets Pope Francis in the Vatican.
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Metropolitan Daniil elected Patriarch of Bulgaria
By Admin Webmaster 7/2/2024 9:00:00 AMThe Bulgarian Orthodox Church elects 52-year-old Metropolitan of Vidin, Daniil, as its new Patriarch and Metropolitan of Sofia succeeding the late Neofit.
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Fiducia supplicans: Fernández Visits Tawadros
By Admin Webmaster 5/23/2024 8:28:23 PMThe meeting in Cairo centred on the Coptic Orthodox Church’s March 2024 declaration rejecting "same-sex marriage".
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Patriarch Bartholomew: Preparations underway for 1700th anniversary of Nicaea
By Admin Webmaster 5/17/2024 6:17:08 AMBartholomew I of Constantinople speaks to Vatican News about ecological conversion. He also discusses the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, and the ecumenical preparations for the upcoming 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea.
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Young women from Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America participate at the UN
By Admin Webmaster 3/25/2024 9:04:40 AMA group of 13 young women from the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America have participated in advocacy for rights and beliefs at the United Nations in New York in conjunction with the Commission on the Status of Women.
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Pope deeply saddened by death of Patriarch Neofit of Bulgaria
By Admin Webmaster 3/17/2024 9:16:43 AMThe Pope sends his heartfelt condolences to Metropolitan Yoan, the Holy Synod and the Bulgarian Orthodox Church for the passing away of Patriarch Neofit.
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Bulgarian Orthodox Patriarch Neophyte dies aged 78
By Admin Webmaster 3/15/2024 4:56:17 PMPatriarch Neophyte of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, and Metropolitan of Sofia, has died at the age of 78.
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Twentieth meeting of Catholic-Oriental Orthodox dialogue
By Admin Webmaster 1/31/2024 9:37:43 AMThe twentieth meeting of the Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Oriental Orthodox Churches took place in Rome from January 22 to 26, 2024.
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Vespers at the Conclusion of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
By Admin Webmaster 1/31/2024 9:24:51 AMPope Francis marked the end of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2024 by presiding at Vespers at the Basilica of St Paul outside the Walls.
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Academic Act for the 20th anniversary of the Catholic-Oriental Orthodox dialogue
By Admin Webmaster 1/31/2024 9:12:04 AMTo mark the twentieth anniversary of the Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Oriental Orthodox Churches
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Pope to Catholic-Oriental Orthodox commission: Pray and work for communion
By Admin Webmaster 1/26/2024 8:30:40 PMPope Francis highlights the dialogue of charity, truth, and life in his address to the Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Oriental Orthodox Churches.
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Translation into Arabic of ecumenical documents
By Admin Webmaster 1/24/2024 4:30:09 PMThe Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity [DPCU] is pleased to offer a translation into Arabic of all the dialogue documents of its Eastern Section, as well as of general documents on ecumenism.
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Estonia says head of Russian Orthodox Church must go home
By Admin Webmaster 1/22/2024 10:18:08 AMEstonia will not renew the residence permit of Metropolitan Eugene of the Estonian Orthodox Church linked to the Russian Orthodox Church, saying he is a threat to national security.
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A fraternal embrace that is also a commitment
By Admin Webmaster 1/19/2024 8:44:51 AMAs the Church celebrates the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Cardinal Kurt Koch, the prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, reflects on the relationship between Catholics and Orthodox 60 years after the historic encounter between Pope St. Paul VI and Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras.
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To the Catholic Committee for Cultural Collaboration with the Orthodox Churches and the Oriental Orthodox Churches
By Admin Webmaster 1/15/2024 10:53:09 AMWe can meet in these days leading up to the celebration of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
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Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem: ‘My heart is saddened for suffering brothers’
By Admin Webmaster 10/24/2023 10:53:27 AMAfter 18 Christians were killed in last week's bombing of the Orthodox Church of St. Porphyrios in Gaza, Patriarch Theophilos III recalls the duty of Christians to “be peacemakers and seek justice” in an interview with the Osservatore Romano.
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Coptic Christians preserve 'an immeasurable treasure'
By Admin Webmaster 5/10/2023 7:54:24 PMAlberto Alfredo Winterberg, a PhD student at the University of Groningen, Netherlands, at the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, explores the ancient Coptic Christian tradition.
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Russian Orthodox Metropolitan Anthony greets Pope at audience
By Admin Webmaster 5/3/2023 7:53:30 PMThe chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate was present in St Peter's Square on Wednesday for the Pope’s General Audience, after meeting on Tuesday with Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti, prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches.
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Pope: Do not prevent necessary aid from reaching Syria
By Admin Webmaster 2/23/2023 7:10:44 PMPope Francis warns against impeding aid from reaching war-torn, earthquake-struck Syria, when addressing monks and priests from Eastern Orthodox Churches.
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Russian Orthodoxy and Militant Religion.
By Admin Webmaster 2/20/2023 8:58:59 AMThe ecclesiastical dimension appears increasingly secondary in the exaltation of the "Russian World," pointing to the people and the empire more than liturgies and bishop's miters. Everywhere imprinted on flags, T-shirts and digital memes is the slogan "We are Russians, God is with us!" Tsar Nicholas I's battle cry in the mid-19th century Crimean War.
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Plenary session of theological dialogue with Oriental Orthodox Churches
By Admin Webmaster 2/8/2023 9:21:05 AMThe nineteenth meeting of the Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Oriental Orthodox Churches took place at the Logos Center of the Saint Bishoy Monastery, Egypt, from 31 January – 4 February 2023, hosted by the Coptic Orthodox Church.
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New document from the theological dialogue with the Oriental Orthodox Churches
By Admin Webmaster 1/30/2023 9:28:51 AMThe Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Oriental Orthodox Churches has published a new document entitled “The Sacraments in the Life of the Church”
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Ukraine celebrates Orthodox Christmas under the shadow of war
By Admin Webmaster 1/8/2023 6:59:49 AMChurch services have begun in Ukraine to mark the first Orthodox Christmas since Russia invaded the country last year. Worshipers gathered despite violations of an Orthodox Christmas Truce announced by Moscow.
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Georgios of Pafos is the new Orthodox archbishop of Cyprus
By Admin Webmaster 12/28/2022 8:42:21 AMOn Christmas Eve, the synod of the Orthodox Church of Cyprus elected its new archbishop: Metropolitan Georgios of Pafos, who succeeds Chrysostomos II, who died Nov. 7.
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Theological dialogue with Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church
By Admin Webmaster 12/19/2022 9:11:56 AMThe Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity took part in the theological dialogues with the Malankar Orthodox Churches
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Coptic Orthodox Church Overview
By Admin Webmaster 11/16/2022 10:42:05 AMThe Coptic Orthodox Church, the primary Christian church in Egypt, is one of the oldest branches of Christianity.
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Pope Francis remembers late Orthodox Primate of Cyprus Chrysostomos II
By Admin Webmaster 11/10/2022 8:40:17 AMPope Francis recalls the late Orthodox Archbishop of Cyprus, who passed away on November 7, as a man of dialogue and a lover of peace.
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Meeting of Saint Irenaeus Joint Orthodox-Catholic Working Group in Cluj-Napoca
By Admin Webmaster 10/19/2022 10:07:52 AMThe Saint Irenaeus Joint Orthodox-Catholic Working Group gathered for its eighteenth annual meeting from 12 to 16 October 2022 at the Orthodox Theological Faculty of the “Babeş-Bolyai” University in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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Holy Father meets with Metropolitan Antonij of Volokolamsk
By Admin Webmaster 8/10/2022 8:42:14 AMOn Friday 4 August the Holy Father received in a private audience Metropolitan Antonij of Volokolamsk
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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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Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby endorses Rome Call for AI ethics
By Admin Webmaster 5/2/2024 9:23:06 AMThe Archbishop of Canterbury endorses the "Rome Call" effort for ethical development of artificial intelligence, saying “Let us all work to ensure that the dignity of every human being, created by God, not for profit or productivity, is central to all we do.”
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ARCIC Drafting Meeting in London
By Admin Webmaster 3/20/2024 8:47:43 AMOn 7 and 8 March 2024, the drafting group of the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission (ARCIC) met in London, UK.
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Anglican and Catholic Bishops unite in call for unity and mission
By Admin Webmaster 2/3/2024 4:52:50 AMAnglican and Catholic Bishops emphasize the fruitful ecumenical journey towards reconciliation at the conclusion of the IARCCUM summit, expressing their desire to work toward Christian unity while addressing global challenges.
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Anglican Archbishop Ernest: Christians moving toward greater communion
By Admin Webmaster 1/26/2024 10:40:10 AMOn the last day of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Archbishop Ian Ernest, the Anglican representative to the Holy See, speaks about the fraternal bond of friendship shared by Catholics and Anglicans.
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Anglican priest highlights ecumenism in response to violence in Nigeria
By Admin Webmaster 1/25/2024 7:35:36 PMReverend Doctor Anthony Ishaya, a Nigerian-born Anglican priest taking part in the WCC’s ecumenical program with the Bose Community, speaks with Vatican News about the role of ecumenism in response to violence in his home country.
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"Growing Together" ecumenical events open with Anglican and Catholic Bishops
By Admin Webmaster 1/23/2024 7:00:13 PMCatholic and Anglican Bishops are undertaking a week of dialogue, prayer, and pilgrimages to Rome and Canterbury, involving 50 bishops from 27 countries to mark the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.
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Informal Talks with the Anglican Communion
By Admin Webmaster 11/29/2023 10:25:33 AMThe committees of the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission (ARCIC) and the International Anglican-Roman Catholic Commission for Unity and Mission (IARCCUM).
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Pope from Juba: Christians be salt and light to bring peace
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2023 10:02:36 AMThe promise to continue to accompany the peace process in South Sudan together with Anglican Primate Welby and Church of Scotland Moderator Greenshields.
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Visit of Anglican Ordinands
By Admin Webmaster 10/19/2022 9:58:50 AMOn 12 October, three Church of England ordinands currently studying in Rome visited the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity.
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Kazakhstan: Anglican Bishop urges joint responsibility for peacebuilding
By Admin Webmaster 9/16/2022 10:02:21 AMBishop Jo Bailey Wells of the Anglican diocese of Dorking invites the interfaith leaders at the 7th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions to a shared responsibility of working together towards promoting peace in the world following the adoption of a declaration at the end of the event.
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Church of England pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth's witness and legacy of faith
By Admin Webmaster 9/10/2022 6:12:08 AMAnglican Chaplain and Area Dean of Italy, Reverend Jules Cave Bergquist, reflects on Queen Elizabeth’s testimony of Christian faith and on how she embraced her role as Supreme Governor of the Church of England and Defender of the Faith as a deeply felt mission.
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DPCU represented at Lambeth Conference
By Admin Webmaster 8/17/2022 8:09:38 AMThe Lambeth Conference was held at Canterbury
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Cardinal Tagle at Lambeth Conference: 'Let us dream together'
By Admin Webmaster 8/7/2022 7:06:25 AMCardinal Luis Antonio Tagle speaks at the Lambeth Conference taking place at the University of Kent from 26 July to 8 August and offers his contribution to the theme with a talk on 'The Church of 1 Peter for the Coming Decade.'
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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.
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Highlights on the upcoming ecumenical agenda
By Admin Webmaster 1/29/2024 10:32:48 AMBuilding communion among Christians in preparation for the 500th anniversary of the Augsburg Confession
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Zambia: Group of villages awaken to possibilities for raising local educational system
By Admin Webmaster 12/5/2022 9:55:58 AMKATUYOLA, Zambia — What began as a gathering of residents from Katuyola—a group of neighboring villages in the North-Western Province of Zambia—to reflect on the development of local Bahá’í educational programs may well be a defining moment for their communities.
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Forty young climate activists call for results at COP27 climate conference
By Admin Webmaster 10/31/2022 11:25:14 AMAdvocating and negotiating for climate justice globally, regionally, and locally
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Ukraine: Lutherans in Kyiv help people in need
By Admin Webmaster 10/19/2022 10:36:03 AMAs Russian missiles continue to rain on cities in Ukraine, local churches do what they can to support those affected by the war.
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Cameroon: Addressing gaps in theological education and leadership
By Admin Webmaster 9/26/2022 9:32:52 AMVoices from the Communion: National Bishop Dr Jean Baïguelé reflects on African realities in church life
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Full house when Lutherans gather at WCC Assembly
By Admin Webmaster 9/5/2022 10:32:27 AMReflecting together on joys, challenges, and mission in diverse contexts
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Reflecting together on leadership in the Lutheran communion
By Admin Webmaster 8/26/2022 10:32:41 AM(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) will host its annual Retreat of Newly-Elected Leaders (RoNEL) at the Communion Office (CO) in Geneva and the LWF Center in Wittenberg, 4-12 September. The meeting in a series convened for new leaders of LWF’s member churches around the world will be the first in-person gathering since the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Support the people and churches of Ukraine
By Admin Webmaster 8/10/2022 9:47:51 AMThe war in Ukraine has caused a humanitarian crisis, labelled a Level 3 emergency by the United Nations. d and vulnerable persons.
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Human rights council: protecting the safety and security of vulnerable groups
By Admin Webmaster 7/22/2022 10:56:05 AMhe Universal Periodic Review is a mechanism used by the Human Rights Council to review the human rights situation of United Nations member states
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Christ Lutheran Church in Rome celebrates centenary
By Admin Webmaster 6/29/2022 9:06:32 AMOn 26 June 2022, the Lutheran congregation in Rome celebrated the 100th anniversary of the dedication of the Christ Church with a festive cantata service at which the President of the Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD), Präses Dr. h.c. Annette Kurschus, preached the sermon.
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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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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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The role of the Bishop of Rome in ecumenical dialogue
By Admin Webmaster 10/5/2024 6:55:54 PMCatholics, Protestants, and Orthodox discuss primacy and synodality at a round table organized at Saint-Louis-des-Français Cultural Center in Rome on the occasion of the publication of the French version of the document "The Bishop of Rome" of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity.
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Pope to ecumenical pilgrimage: 'Be credible witnesses of unity and hope'
By Admin Webmaster 10/2/2024 8:12:25 PMAddressing an ecumenical group of pilgrims from Saxony, Pope Francis highlights the spiritual significance of pilgrimage, unity in faith, and the role of personal testimony in spreading Christian hope.
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Pope hopes to visit Turkey for anniversary of Council of Nicea
By Admin Webmaster 6/28/2024 4:42:34 PMIn remarks to a delegation from the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, Pope Francis expresses his hopes of travelling to Turkey in 2025 to celebrate the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicea.
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Lutheran World Federation meets with Pope: Already ‘so much' in common
By Admin Webmaster 6/21/2024 4:47:45 PMAfter the Federation’s leadership met with the Pope, Vatican News spoke to its General Secretary about the state of Catholic-Lutheran dialogue today.
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Pope highlights ‘signs of hope’ in encounter with Lutherans
By Admin Webmaster 6/20/2024 7:15:09 PMSpeaking with a delegation from the Lutheran World Federation, Pope Francis points to the joint commemoration of the anniversary of Nicea and to the Joint Declaration on justification as ‘signs of hope’ on our common ecumenical journey.
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The Bishop of Rome, servant of unity
By Admin Webmaster 6/14/2024 9:23:30 AMThe Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity presents a new study document that surveys the ongoing ecumenical dialogue concerning the role of the Pope and the exercise of the Petrine Ministry.
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Koch: Papal primacy is service, exercised in a synodal manner
By Admin Webmaster 6/14/2024 9:11:47 AMCardinal Kurt Koch, the Prefect of the Dicastery for the Promotion of Christian Unity, explains the ecumenical document entitled ‘The Bishop of Rome’: the ministry of the Successor of Peter is no longer seen by the other Churches simply as a problem, but rather as an opportunity for a common reflection on the nature of the Church and its mission in the world.
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Rethinking primacy in an ecumenical sense
By Admin Webmaster 6/14/2024 9:05:29 AMA reflection on the study document “The Bishop of Rome”: the role of the Pope, synodality, and the other Churches.
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World churches' body head visiting China
By Admin Webmaster 5/27/2024 9:47:21 AMThe World Council of Churches general secretary, Rev. Jerry Pillay, is visiting China from May 23 to 28.
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Vice-President of World Methodist Council visits Rome
By Admin Webmaster 5/27/2024 9:21:19 AMThe Vice-President of the World Methodist Council, Mrs Gillian Kingston, visited Rome from 21 to 24 May.
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Pope prays for Christian Unity with ecumenical delegation from Hong Kong
By Admin Webmaster 5/22/2024 10:28:21 PMPope Francis greets a delegation from the Hong Kong Christian Council and prays for Christian Unity together with the members of the delegation.
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Audience with a delegation of the ‘Apostoliki Diakonia’
By Admin Webmaster 5/22/2024 12:14:09 PMOn 16 May 2024, the Holy Father received in private audience a delegation of the ‘Apostoliki Diakonia’ of the Church of Greece, led by Metropolitan Agathanghelos, and of the Theological College of Athens.
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Ecumenical conference on synodality in Louvain-la-Neuve
By Admin Webmaster 5/22/2024 12:03:58 PMDal 14 al 16 maggio 2024, si è tenuta a Louvain-la-Neuve, in Belgio, una conferenza internazionale sulla sinodalità.
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Day of Friendship between Copts and Catholics
By Admin Webmaster 5/20/2024 11:23:32 AMOn the occasion of the 11th Day of Friendship between Copts and Catholics
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Ecumenical Prayer on the Feast of the Ascension
By Admin Webmaster 5/20/2024 11:16:28 AMAn ecumenical service was celebrated in the Lutheran Christ Church in Rome to commemorate the Feast of the Ascension.
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Pope seeks “communion in legitimate diversity” with Church of Greece
By Admin Webmaster 5/16/2024 7:37:07 PMPope Francis meets with the Metropolitan Agathanghelos, Director General of the Apostoliki Diakonia of the Church of Greece, and a Delegation of the Theological College of Athens. He thanks them for two decades of cooperation between the Church of Greece and the Catholic Committee for Cultural Collaboration.
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Primates of the Anglican Communion meet in Rome
By Admin Webmaster 5/13/2024 9:49:35 AMThe 23rd Primates’ Meeting of the Anglican Communion took place in Rome
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Malines Conversations Group Meeting in Helsinki
By Admin Webmaster 5/13/2024 9:33:08 AMThe Malines Conversations Group, an unofficial theological dialogue of Catholic and Anglican theologians, met in Helsinki, Finland, from 20 to 26 April 2024.
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Pope sends Paschal greetings on Julian calendar Easter
By Admin Webmaster 5/6/2024 10:20:47 AMPope Francis offers Easter greetings to Eastern-rite Catholics and Orthodox brothers and sisters who celebrate the Lord’s Resurrection according to the Julian Calendar, and prays for peace for Ukraine, and for Palestine and Israel.
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Pope to Anglican bishops: ‘Patient dialogue’ needed on papal primacy
By Admin Webmaster 5/2/2024 7:01:55 PMSpeaking to the Primates of the Anglican Communion, Pope Francis says that even the very earliest Christians had their disagreements.
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Pope encourages deepening of faith and communion for building Christian unity
By Admin Webmaster 4/19/2024 9:34:40 AMIn his greetings shared with participants at the Fourth World Gathering of the Global Christian Forum taking place in Accra, Ghana, Pope Francis encourages everyone to deepen their faith and revitalize fraternal love, reflecting the unity to which Christians are called as they discuss the challenges facing the global Christian community.
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World Council of Churches does not agree to XXV WRCC's Decree
By Admin Webmaster 4/16/2024 9:38:46 AMThe General Secretary of the WCC says the organization cannot reconcile the Decree of the XXV World Russian People's Council, whose head is the Orthodox Patriarch, which describes the conflict in Ukraine as a "holy war."
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Ecumenical efforts to introduce a Christian Feast of Creation
By Admin Webmaster 4/8/2024 10:06:18 AMReflections on the biblical stories of creation in the context of the growing climate justice movement in the churches
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World churches group's Pillay meets heads of churches in Lebanon
By Admin Webmaster 3/25/2024 8:35:27 AMWorld Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Jerry Pillay has met with heads of churches in Lebanon to pray and work together in a country that neighbors Israel and Syria.
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In memoriam of His Holiness Patriarch Neofit
By Admin Webmaster 3/20/2024 9:06:19 AMThe Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity has learned the news of the death of His Holiness Neofit, Patriarch of the Bulgarian Church
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Theological symposium in honour of Cardinal Koch
By Admin Webmaster 3/13/2024 8:48:16 AMFrom 6 to 8 March, a symposium in honour of Cardinal Kurt Koch
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Visit by American Methodist Bishop Delegation
By Admin Webmaster 3/11/2024 8:53:10 AMA delegation of ten bishops from American Methodist churches visited the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity.
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Visit of Revd Tara Curlewis, WCRC Ecumenical Officer
By Admin Webmaster 3/4/2024 8:39:42 AMRevd Tara Curlewis visited the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity
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Change of Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity
By Admin Webmaster 2/28/2024 8:57:52 AMPope Francis appointed as new Secretary Reverend Flavio Pace
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Inaugural Executive Meeting of the New Joint Working Group between the World Council of Churches and the Roman Catholic Church
By Admin Webmaster 2/26/2024 8:46:55 AMThe Joint Working Group (JWG) between the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Roman Catholic Church (RCC) convened its first executive meeting online on 21 February 2024, marking the initiation of its 11th mandate (2023-2030).
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