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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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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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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. -
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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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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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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Pope sends greetings to Ecumenical Patriarch on feast of St. Andrew
By Admin Webmaster 11/30/2023 8:38:17 PMIn his traditional greetings to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on the occasion of the feast of Saint Andrew, the patron of Constantinople, Pope Francis highlights the historic meeting of Pope Paul VI and Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras in 1964, and prays that Sts Peter and Andrew might obtain for us the gifts of fraternal communion and peace.
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Pope to European Rabbis: Dialogue is key to peace
By Admin Webmaster 11/6/2023 8:39:47 PMMeeting a delegation of the Conference of European Rabbis, Pope Francis highlights the crucial importance of Jewish-Christian dialogue in bringing about peace and justice in the Holy Land, and condemns resurgent anti-Semitism in various parts of the world.
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An Anglican appointed at the helm of Taizé community
By Admin Webmaster 7/25/2023 7:59:44 AMEnglish-born Brother Matthew is set to take over the office of prior of the France-based ecumenical monastic order early in December this year. He will succeed Roman Catholic Brother Alois.
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Melkite Church to mark 300 years of union with Rome with Jubilee
By Admin Webmaster 7/12/2023 9:59:19 PMMelkite Patriarch Youssef Absi announces a special Jubilee year in 2024 to celebrate the restoration of the full Communion with Rome.
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Warsaw: a new chapter in Polish-Ukrainian reconciliation
By Admin Webmaster 7/8/2023 6:33:54 AM"We come with the difficult topic of forgiveness for the crimes committed 80 years ago in Volhynia, and with a great desire to the reconciliation of our peoples," said the President of the Polish Bishops' Conference, Archbishop Stanislaw Gądecki, during the "Forgiveness and Reconciliation" service in Warsaw, on July 7...
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Full unity is gift of the Spirit, Pope tells Orthodox delegation
By Admin Webmaster 6/30/2023 9:03:19 PMPope Francis greets the Delegation sent to Rome by the Ecumenical Patriarch for the celebration of the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul.
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Cardinal Zuppi meets Patriarch Kirill in Moscow
By Admin Webmaster 6/30/2023 8:33:17 AMThe Pope's envoy to Moscow is received by Patriarch Kirill, the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church who reiterates appreciation for the efforts and the initiatives of the Vatican in seeking peace.
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Archbishop Nikitas: Let us move forward together in the Lord
By Admin Webmaster 6/22/2023 8:56:48 AMThe Conference of European Churches (CEC) holds its General Assembly and elects as its new president, Greek Orthodox Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain of the Ecumenical Patriarchate who underscores the importance of "dialogue, cooperation and moving forward in the name of Jesus Christ."
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Meeting of European Churches underway in Estonia
By Admin Webmaster 6/14/2023 8:28:22 PMThe Conference of European Churches opens its 2023 General Assembly, with the theme “Under God’s Blessing – Shaping the Future.”
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WCC general secretary: Churches must work together for peace in Ukraine
By Admin Webmaster 5/26/2023 7:50:09 AMIn an exclusive interview released this week, Rev. Jerry Pillay details the purpose and results of his recent meeting with Patriarch Kirill in Moscow in which he discussed the war in Ukraine and the related tensions in the Orthodox Church.
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WCC: Churches have major role to play to end the war in Ukraine
By Admin Webmaster 5/18/2023 8:09:08 AMAs a delegation of the World Council of Churches concludes a four-day visit to Ukraine to explore possibilities of joint Church efforts to achieve a just peace for the Ukrainian people, Bishop Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, Moderator of the WCC Central Committee, says hopes are high that Churches can make a difference to end the war.
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Pope Francis adds 21 Coptic Orthodox martyrs to Catholic list of saints
By Admin Webmaster 5/12/2023 8:56:47 AMPope Francis announces with Pope Tawadros II that 21 Coptic Orthodox martyrs will be inserted into the Roman Martyrology of the Catholic Church as a sign of the spiritual communion of the two Christian Churches.
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Pope to Tawadros II: May our friendship never stop growing
By Admin Webmaster 5/11/2023 8:28:30 PMPope Francis greets Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II and recalls the history of relations between Copts and Catholics as they strive to maintain a friendship that never stops growing.
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Pope Francis and Pope Tawadros II praise ongoing Catholic-Coptic dialogue
By Admin Webmaster 5/9/2023 7:22:11 PMPope Francis and the Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II release a jointly-written preface for a new book, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the historic “Joint Christological Declaration” that continues to strengthen ties between the Catholic and Coptic Churches.
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Coptic Pope to visit Rome to mark 50 years since historic Coptic-Catholic agreement
By Admin Webmaster 5/8/2023 8:04:58 PMAs Pope Tawadros II prepares to travel to Rome to meet Pope Francis, the Coptic Orthodox Archbishop of London speaks to Vatican News about the "great love and respect" between the two leaders.
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Coronation ceremony to feature significant ecumenical elements
By Admin Webmaster 5/5/2023 9:03:33 PMAbbot Christopher Jamison speaks with Vatican Media about the ecumenical and interreligious elements that will mark the coronation of King Charles III, which takes place Saturday.
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Worries over Good Friday Agreement mar 25th anniversary
By Admin Webmaster 4/12/2023 8:24:43 AMPope Francis said on Easter Monday he was praying that the Good Friday agreement signed 25 years ago ending violence in Northern Ireland can be "consolidated" to benefit the people of all of Ireland. But the Pope's appeal came as the agreement has come under strain following Britain's exit from the European Union.
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Visit of a delegation of the Middle East Council of Churches 9 Mar 2023
By Admin Webmaster 3/9/2023 9:26:59 PMA delegation of the Middle East Council of Churches visited the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity.
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"Roman Catholics and Jews after Vatican II. Taking Stock for the Future"
By Admin Webmaster 3/9/2023 9:15:04 PMOn March 1 and 2, a workshop on "Roman Catholics and Jews after Vatican II
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Pope Francis receives a delegation of young priests and monks of the Oriental Orthodox Churches
By Admin Webmaster 2/27/2023 9:24:34 AMPope Francis received in private audience a delegation of young priests and monks of the Oriental Orthodox Churches in Rome on a study visit organized by the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity.
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Dicastery represented at meeting of Anglican Consultative Council
By Admin Webmaster 2/24/2023 9:30:20 AMThe eighteenth meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council
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Visit to DPCU of young priests and monks of the Oriental Orthodox Churches
By Admin Webmaster 2/24/2023 8:20:00 AMThe participants in the Study visit for young priests and monks of the Oriental Orthodox Churches were received by Cardinal Kurt Koch at the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity (DPCU).
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Meeting between leaders of United Bible Societies and DPCU
By Admin Webmaster 2/20/2023 8:34:54 AMOn Thursday 16 February, on the occasion of the first visit to the Vatican of the new Secretary General of the United Bible Societies [UBS], Mr. Dirk Gevers, Cardinal Koch chaired a meeting at the DPCU with delegates of the UBS, which was also attended by Bishop Brian Farrell, Secretary of the DPCU, and Msgr Juan Usma.
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Nordic churches hold preparatory meeting for LWF Assembly
By Admin Webmaster 2/13/2023 10:56:25 AMEconomic justice, gender equality and the legacy of antisemitism are some of the shared concerns which Nordic churches will be bringing to the LWF’s Thirteenth Assembly in Krakow in September
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Nordic churches hold preparatory meeting for LWF Assembly
By Admin Webmaster 2/13/2023 10:56:03 AMEconomic justice, gender equality and the legacy of antisemitism are some of the shared concerns which Nordic churches will be bringing to the LWF’s Thirteenth Assembly in Krakow in September
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Ecumenical Peace Pilgrimage to South Sudan
By Admin Webmaster 2/10/2023 9:05:43 AMMore than 50,000 people attended Saturday evening’s Ecumenical Prayer for Peace
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Pope Francis concludes Ecumenical visit to South Sudan
By Admin Webmaster 2/7/2023 8:59:40 AMPope Francis concluded his three-day pilgrimage of peace to South Sudan on Sunday with the celebration of an open-air Mass at the John Garang Mausoleum in the capital, Juba.
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Pope to displaced South Sudanese: be seeds of hope and rebirth
By Admin Webmaster 2/5/2023 9:25:09 AMPope Francis meets South Sudanese internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Juba with Archbishop Justin Welby and Rev. Iain Greenshields, and reiterates his heartfelt appeal to end all conflict in South Sudan so as to bring a better future for its people.
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Pope at Ecumenical Prayer in South Sudan: Those who unleash war betray God
By Admin Webmaster 2/5/2023 9:16:58 AMPope Francis addressed the faithful gathered for an ecumenical prayer service in South Sudan, and urges all those present to pray, to work and to journey.
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Ecumenical leaders tell South Sudan’s rulers to act for peace now
By Admin Webmaster 2/4/2023 6:57:03 AMThe Archbishop of Canterbury and the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland are in South Sudan with Pope Francis on a long-planned “Pilgrimage of Peace”. They had direct words for the country’s leaders at a Meeting with Authorities, Civil Society and Diplomatic Corps in Juba.
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