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The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, held a press conference on Monday to share details of the ad liminavisits that all Ukrainian bishops have been making to the Vatican this past week.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) has congratulated Urmas Viilma on becoming the new archbishop of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church. Archbishop Viilma, a member of the WCC Central Committee, was consecrated in his new position...

Many priests and pastors who have been collaborating with the Pastoral Center attended the Prayer Service. Number of distinguished guests from Japan and Korea joined the service in the presence of Cardinal ...

At the conclusion of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity the Pope celebrates Mass at St Paul's and recalls the martyrs of today · The memory of the “the martyrs of today”, who “are witnesses to Jesus Christ”, and “are persecuted and killed because they are Christians”, ...

A historic day for the Church of England which consecrated its first female bishop at a ceremony in York Minster. The woman in question is 48-year-old Libby Lane whose nomination was announced last month. She has been ordained as the new Bishop ...

Before the Vespers Francis went to pray before the tomb of the Apostle Paul. He was accompanied by representatives of other Churches, Metropolitan Gennadios of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Representative ...

Pope Francis received in audience the participants in the Ecumenical Colloquium of Religious Men and Women, promoted and organized by the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, on the occasion of ...

Pope Francis told an ecumenical delegation from Finland Thursday that Catholics and Lutherans can do much together “to bear witness to God’s mercy.” The delegation’s visit to Rome coincides with the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity ...

The dialogue that begins with Jesus asking for water becomes a dialogue in which Jesus promises water. Later in this same gospel Jesus will again ask for a drink. "I thirst," he says from the cross, and from the cross Jesus becomes the promised fountain of ...

On the occasion of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (18-25 January 2015), the Administration Group of Website nhipcautamgiao.net would like to highlight some ecumenical activities in the year 2014..

God of all peoples, teach us to go through Samaria to meet our brothers and sisters from other churches. Allow us to go there with an open heart so we may learn from every church and culture. We confess that you are the source of unity. Grant us the unity ...

The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (PCPCU) will jointly host an ecumenical event in the fall of 2016 as a continuation of the process “From Conflict to Communion” and ...

This outline for the ecumenical worship may be used for the opening of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity or for another appropriate moment chosen by the local communities. Jesus deliberately chose to cross Samaria on his way...

The search for unity: throughout the year. The traditional period in the northern hemisphere for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is 18-25 January. Those dates were proposed in 1908 by Paul Wattson to cover the days between the feasts of St Peter and St Paul, and therefore have a symbolic ...

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At least once a year, Christians are reminded of Jesus’ prayer for his disciples that “they may be one so that the world may believe” (see John 17.21). Hearts are touched and Christians come together to pray for their unity.

Pope Francis says he is praying for the success of the Taizé Community’s ecumenical meeting from 29 December to 2 January in Prague. In a message to young people from around the globe gathered in the capital of the Czech Republic, Vatican Secretary of ...

In his recent visit to Bartholomew I (28-30 November 2014), Pope Francis emphasised the ecumenism of the blood, which can overcome theologians' difficulties. On that occasion, he also expressed closeness to Kirill, the patriarch of Moscow...

Over the weekend, Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, the Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches began a visit to Ethiopia which will end on 11 December. The Congregation for the Oriental Churches is the dicastery of the Roman Curia...

The Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury and leader of the global Anglican Communion, Justin Welby was among the numerous religious representatives who flew in from around the world on Tuesday for the signing of a joint declaration against ...

Pope Francis and the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, spiritual leader of the Orthodox world, on Sunday signed a Joint Declaration reaffirming their desire to overcome the obstacles dividing their two Churches. The two leaders also deplored ...

Pope Francis travels from Ankara to Istanbul on Saturday where he’ll visit the famous Hagia Sophia museum and the Blue Mosque. Later in the day he’ll celebrate Mass at the Catholic Cathedral and participate in an ecumenical prayer liturgy with Ecumencial Patriarch ...

Catholic-Orthodox relations and dialogue with the Muslim world are the two main issues under the spotlight as Pope Francis travels to the Turkish capital of Ankara on Friday for his 6th international journey. The Pope will then spend Saturday and Sunday in Istanbul...

Celebrating 50 years of the international dialogue between Roman Catholics and Lutherans in 2017 is a critical way of remembering conflicts that started in Europe after the Reformation, and of expressing hope for deeper unity between both dialogue partners.

Volunteers for the World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI) have urged the European Union (EU) to take more effective actions against the illegal settlements, demolitions and forced displacement...

In a meeting on Thursday with a delegation from the World Evangelical Alliance, Pope Francis expressed his confidence that the Holy Spirit “can inaugurate a new stage in the relations between Catholics and Evangelicals...

Au cours de sa visite, le fondateur de Sant’Egidio a également reçu le doctorat honoris causa de l’école doctorale et des hautes études théologiques de l’Église orthodoxe russe

Anti-trafficking experts from across the Anglican world are meeting in Rome this week to coordinate their efforts more closely with partner organisations in the Catholic Church. The November 3rd to 7th meeting, which will be attended by...

When we talk about assets-based ‘diakonia’, we mean building and strengthening fellowship among churches and their ecumenical partners,” said Rev. Dr Dongsung Kim, World Council of Churches (WCC) programme executive for diakonia and ecumenical solidarity...

While issues of everyday concern to families are on the agenda at the extraordinary Synod on the Family, one participant has come to Rome with a very sinister tale to tell. It’s the plight of tens of thousands of Iraqi Christian families who fled for their lives...