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Week of Prayer for Christian Unity – Biblical reflections Day 4
By Admin Webmaster 1/22/2021 5:53:27 AMWe bring you the fourth in a series of Biblical reflections for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which has been jointly prepared by the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and the Commission on Faith and Order of the World Council of Churches.
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Week of Prayer for Christian Unity – Biblical reflections Day 3
By Admin Webmaster 1/21/2021 6:03:21 AMWe bring you the third in a series of Biblical reflections for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which has been jointly prepared by the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and the Commission on Faith and Order of the World Council of Churches.
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Halki Summit IV: Focus on Covid-19 and Climate Change
By Admin Webmaster 1/20/2021 7:54:22 PM“Halki Summit IV” takes place in a virtual format on the theme: “COVID-19 and Climate Change”.
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In memoriam Revd Professor Donato Valentini, SDB
By Admin Webmaster 1/20/2021 9:45:45 AMIn memoriam Revd Professor Donato Valentini, SDB
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Week of Prayer for Christian Unity – Biblical reflections Day 2
By Admin Webmaster 1/20/2021 9:19:53 AMWe bring you the second in a series of Biblical reflections for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which has been jointly prepared by the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and the Commission on Faith and Order of the World Council of Churches.
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Week of Prayer for Christian Unity – Biblical reflections Day 1
By Admin Webmaster 1/18/2021 9:25:59 PMWe bring you the first in a series of Biblical reflections for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which has been jointly prepared by the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and the Commission on Faith and Order of the World Council of Churches.
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In memoriam Reverend Monsignor Mark Langham
By Admin Webmaster 1/18/2021 8:20:23 AMThe Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity mourns the death of Monsignor Mark Langham, who was an official of the Council from 2008–13 responsible for relations with Anglicans and Methodists, and also for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.
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Pope: Unity is always higher than conflict
By Admin Webmaster 1/17/2021 9:45:46 PMPope Francis introduces the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity by encouraging the faithful to pray that Jesus' desire for the unity of all might be accomplished.
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Christians invited to join virtually in prayer for 54th Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
By Admin Webmaster 1/15/2021 7:40:45 PMThe 2021 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is celebrated from 18 to 25 January. During this period, Christians are invited to pray for reconciliation and unity within the Church.
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2021 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity in Rome
By Admin Webmaster 1/18/2021 8:14:12 AMAs in other years, the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity in Rome will be celebrated from 18-25 January, but with restrictions due to the pandemic.
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Academic event for 25th anniversary of “Ut unum sint” and 60th anniversary of PCPCU
By Admin Webmaster 1/11/2021 8:17:45 AMCardinal Kurt Koch: “Ut unum sint: The Irrevocable Way of the Church”
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Cardinal Koch: History of separation can be part of history of reconciliation
By Admin Webmaster 1/9/2021 6:19:38 AMThe President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity reflects on the significance of the new Italian translation of the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification, which was agreed in 1999, saying a new commitment emerges on the journey of ecumenical dialogue.
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Pope Francis sends Christmas greetings to Oriental Christians
By Admin Webmaster 1/6/2021 7:51:44 PMPope Francis greets Christians of the Oriental Churches, both Catholic and Orthodox, who are preparing to celebrate Christmas according to the Julian calendar.
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Catholics and Lutherans reaffirm commitment to communion
By Admin Webmaster 1/6/2021 10:20:52 AMThe Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and the Lutheran World Federation underscore their commitment to walk together on their common journey from conflict to communion
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Reaffirmed commitment to path from conflict to communion
By Admin Webmaster 1/6/2021 8:41:07 AMThe Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (PCPCU) and the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) are today pleased to announce the publication of the updated Italian translation of the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification (JDDJ).
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Head of Ukrainian-Greek Catholic Church sends New Year message of peace to war-torn Ukraine
By Admin Webmaster 1/4/2021 7:13:01 PMThe Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church releases a message to mark the New Year, noting that as we leave a year in which we were forced to reduce social contact, we must enter the new one prioritising building human relationships.
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A silent night, filled with song
By Admin Webmaster 12/28/2020 9:17:39 PM(LWI) – The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany has invited its members to “give hope a voice” by singing the cherished Christmas hymn Silent Night at 8pm on Christmas Eve
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Third session of the 2020–2021 “Ut unum sint” Diploma
By Admin Webmaster 12/23/2020 10:09:56 AMOn 18 and 19 December 2020 the third session was held of the “Ut unum sint” Diploma, a course of ongoing formation in ecumenism.
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Catholics and Disciples of Christ: A Journey Towards Unity
By Admin Webmaster 12/18/2020 10:00:45 AMCatholics and Disciples of Christ: A Journey Towards Unity
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Dealing with COVID-19 in a faith context
By Admin Webmaster 12/18/2020 9:17:08 AM(LWI) - "COVID-19 has become something like a magnifying glass that has exposed the state of some of the seams that hold together the fabric of human life and relationships: economic, social, ecological, intergenerational, between genders, and interfaith," the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) general secretary Rev Dr. Martin Junge said at a webinar on interreligious dialogue and the challenges of COVID-19.
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Unexpected joy during an unprecedented Christmas
By Admin Webmaster 12/18/2020 8:55:05 AM(LWI) – In a Christmas season marked by uncertainty and fear from the unfamiliar and unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, Christians are invited to trust in the promise of “God’s coming into the world to bring light and life and hope amid all the difficulties we continue to encounter.”
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LWF Christmas card: “A representation of hope”
By Admin Webmaster 12/14/2020 9:28:38 AM(LWI) - The 2020 Christmas card of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) depicts a mother and child in the dress of the indigenous people in Guyana and Suriname.
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Ecumenical Vademecum online
By Admin Webmaster 12/7/2020 8:35:59 AMThe Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity is pleased to announce that its new document “The Bishop and Christian Unity: An Ecumenical Vademecum”
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Press conference for the presentation of the document "The Bishop and Christian Unity: An Ecumenical Vademecum"
By Admin Webmaster 12/2/2020 10:30:31 AMOn Friday 4 December 2020 at 11.30 am in live streaming from the Press Office of the Holy See, a press conference will be held for the presentation of the new document of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity.
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Pope Francis: Charity of St Andrew, encouragement in difficult times
By Admin Webmaster 12/1/2020 10:03:55 AMPope Francis sends a message to his Holiness, Patriarch Bartholomew I, Archbishop of Constantinople, on the feast of the Apostle Andrew, patron saint of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
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New volume of “Exchange of Gifts” series
By Admin Webmaster 11/30/2020 10:09:05 AMA new volume of the “Exchange of Gifts” series of the Vatican Publishing House (Libreria Editrice Vaticana, LEV) has been issued. Entitled “Il Cielo sulla Terra: Amare e Servire per la trasformazione del mondo” (“Heaven on earth: Loving and serving in order to transform the world”), the book draws together a collection of Pope Francis’ statements on the way in which faith can be transformed into tangible acts of charity towards others.
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Archbishop of Canterbury: May Christians face pandemic in unity
By Admin Webmaster 11/17/2020 7:26:52 PMAnglican Archbishop Justin Welby speaks with Vatican Media about the challenges facing Christians due to the pandemic, the ecumenical importance of the encyclical “Fratelli tutti”, and his hopes for peace in South Sudan.
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Catholics and Disciples of Christ: A new dialogue document
By Admin Webmaster 11/16/2020 9:42:36 AM“Do This in Memory of Me: Christians Formed and Transformed by the Eucharist” is the title of the final report of the Commission for Dialogue between the Disciples of Christ and the Catholic Church.
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Death of Rabbi Sacks, “an eloquent spokesman for humanity"
By Admin Webmaster 11/10/2020 9:01:20 AMThe Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, remembers Lord Jonathan Sacks, the former Chief Rabbi of Great Britain and the Commonwealth, who died Saturday morning, aged 72.
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Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification: 20th anniversary edition
By Admin Webmaster 11/9/2020 11:18:53 AMThe Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification is the historic agreement signed by the Lutheran World Federation and the Catholic Church in 1999.