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Message of Pope for 50th anniversary of international Catholic‒Pentecostal dialogue
By Admin Webmaster 7/13/2022 8:09:30 AMTo mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the international Catholic‒Pentecostal dialogue, Pope Francis sent a message to members of the Commission gathered in Rome from 8‒14 July for its plenary session.
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Pope: Help others experience transforming power of God's love
By Admin Webmaster 7/12/2022 8:04:38 PMGreeting all commemorating 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Commission for Catholic-Pentecostal Dialogue, Pope Francis calls for continued dialogue, renewed zeal to proclaim the Gospel, and showing to others God's transformative love.
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43rd European Meeting of Taizé concludes in Turin
By Admin Webmaster 7/9/2022 7:21:55 PMThe annual ecumenical meeting, which was originally due to take place in December 2020, but had to be postponed to July this year, wraps up in the Northern Italian city on Sunday, after three intense days of prayers and spiritual and cultural events gathering hundreds of youths from across Europe and other continents.
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Russian Pentecostals divided over the war in Ukraine
By Admin Webmaster 7/8/2022 8:43:59 AMBishops Lavrenov and Novikov clash. The community is allowed to have different points of view, as long as they do not contradict the Holy Scriptures.
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Catholics and “Disciples of Christ”: New phase of dialogue
By Admin Webmaster 7/6/2022 7:58:40 AMThe first plenary session of the new phase of international dialogue between Catholic and Disciples of Christ took place at the Saint Anne Retreat Center, Melbourne, Kentucky, USA, from 24‒29 June.
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Delegation of Ecumenical Patriarchate in Rome for the feast of Apostle Saints Peter and Paul
By Admin Webmaster 7/4/2022 9:36:54 AMA delegation of the Ecumenical Patriarchate visited Rome from 28 to 30 June 2022
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Visit of delegation of Orthodox Church of Georgia
By Admin Webmaster 7/4/2022 9:17:34 AMOn Tuesday 28 June Cardinal Kurt Koch, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, received the Reverend Archimandrites Ioane Khelaia and Mosè Chankvetadze, together with Father Matteo Kutelia, of the Orthodox Church of Georgia
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Christ Lutheran Church in Rome celebrates centenary
By Admin Webmaster 7/4/2022 9:05:38 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, delivered the homily.
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Pope: Christian reconciliation a way toward peace amid 'senseless' war
By Admin Webmaster 6/30/2022 8:35:02 PMMeeting with a delegation of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, Pope Francis thanks God for ecumenical progress over the years, and stresses the need to reconcile with separated Christians, especially as the world faces a "cruel and senseless war."
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Ecumenical Concert in the Sistine Chapel 27 Jun 2022
By Admin Webmaster 6/29/2022 8:53:40 AMOn 26th June the Patriarchal Choir of the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Tbilisi and the Pontifical Sistine Chapel Choir performed a concert in the Sistine Chapel, the first joint concert between the two choirs.
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A new round of Methodist-Catholic dialogue
By Admin Webmaster 6/29/2022 8:01:42 AMThe Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity and the World Methodist Council have announced in a communiqué their intention to begin a new round of dialogue in October of this year.
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Orthodox delegation to visit Rome for feast of Sts. Peter & Paul
By Admin Webmaster 6/27/2022 8:41:10 PMFollowing a long-standing tradition, a delegation of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople is in Rome this week to help build unity between the Catholic and Orthodox Churches.
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Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity represented at WCC Central Committee
By Admin Webmaster 6/24/2022 9:15:31 AMThe 67th meeting of the Central Committee (CC) of the World Council of Churches (WCC) was attended by Reverend Andrzej Choromanski, staff member of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity (DPCU) responsible for multilateral relations.
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‘Jews’ series of Historical Archives of Secretariat of State published online
By Admin Webmaster 6/23/2022 8:38:46 PMAt the request of Pope Francis, the virtual reproduction of a collection preserving the requests for help addressed to Pope Pius XII by Jews from all over Europe after the beginning of Nazi-Fascist persecution is now accessible to all. It consists of a total of 170 volumes, or nearly 40,000 files.
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Pope calls for dialogue of life with Oriental Orthodox Churches
By Admin Webmaster 6/23/2022 7:55:45 PMPope Francis meets with members of the Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church and Oriental Orthodox Churches.
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Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity represented at WCC Central Committee
By Admin Webmaster 6/22/2022 8:35:21 AMThe 67th meeting of the Central Committee (CC) of the World Council of Churches (WCC) was attended by Reverend Andrzej Choromanski, staff member of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity (DPCU) responsible for multilateral relations.
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New WCC General Secretary elected
By Admin Webmaster 6/21/2022 7:36:36 PMRev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay has been elected as the new General Secretary of the World Council of Churches.
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Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity becomes Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity
By Admin Webmaster 6/8/2022 9:06:56 AMIn line with the new Apostolic Constitution Praedicate Evangelium on the Roman Curia and its service to the Church and to the entire world effective as from 5 June 2022, the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity has become the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity.
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Pope Francis receives delegation of young priests and monks of the Oriental Orthodox Churches
By Admin Webmaster 6/8/2022 8:53:11 AMOn Friday 3 June, the Holy Father received in a private audience a delegation of young priests and monks of the various Oriental Orthodox Churches in Rome on a study visit organized by the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity.
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In memoriam Metropolitan Gennadios of Sassima
By Admin Webmaster 6/6/2022 8:49:19 AMThe Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity has learned with sadness of the death of His Eminence Metropolitan (Limouris) of Sassima on 1 June at the age of 70.
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Visit of Methodist Ordinands
By Admin Webmaster 6/6/2022 8:44:24 AMOn 1 June six Methodist students training for ministry in the British Methodist Church and their tutor, Deacon Julie Hudson, visited the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and met with Father Anthony Currer, the official responsible for relations with the World Methodist Council.
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Study visit of young priests and monks of the Oriental Orthodox Churches
By Admin Webmaster 6/1/2022 4:14:32 PMA delegation of young priests and monks from different Oriental Orthodox Churches is currently taking part in a study visit from 31 May to 6 June aimed at deepening their understanding of the Catholic Church.
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Conversations between PCPCU and New Charismatic Churches
By Admin Webmaster 5/25/2022 8:34:43 AMOn 23 May Conversations were held with a group of representatives of the New Charismatic Churches (NCC) at the office of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (PCPCU).
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Visit of delegation of Eritrean Tewahedo Orthodox Church
By Admin Webmaster 5/23/2022 9:37:56 AMOn 19 May 2022 a delegation of the Eritrean Tewahedo Orthodox Church, led by Archbishop Abune Paolos, Exarch for Europe, accompanied by Deacon Girmay Zeray Asmeron, of the Patriarchal Secretariat, visited the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity.
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Day of Friendship between Copts and Catholics
By Admin Webmaster 5/11/2022 9:01:26 AMTo mark the Day of Friendship between Copts and Catholics, celebrated yearly on 10 May to commemorate the historical encounter between Pope Paul VI and Pope Shenouda III on 10 May 1973.
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Pope Francis receives the participants in the Plenary Session of the PCPUC
By Admin Webmaster 5/9/2022 9:24:18 AMOn Friday 6 May, at the conclusion of their Plenary Session, the members, consultors and staff of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity were received in audience by Pope Francis.
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Third day of 2022 PCPCU Plenary Assembly
By Admin Webmaster 5/9/2022 9:10:29 AMOn Thursday 5 May, the third day of the PCPCU Plenary Assembly, members and consultors discussed two further topics related to the general theme of the meeting.
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Second day of 2022 PCPCU Plenary Assembly
By Admin Webmaster 5/9/2022 9:00:14 AMOn Wednesday 4 May, the second day of the PCPCU Plenary Assembly, members and consultors discussed two topics related to the general theme of the meeting.
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First day of 2022 PCPCU Plenary Assembly
By Admin Webmaster 5/9/2022 8:50:48 AMThe Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity is being held in the Vatican from 3–6 May 2022 on the theme “Towards an Ecumenical Celebration of the 1700th Anniversary of Nicaea I (325-2025)”.
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New Report of Methodist–Catholic International Dialogue
By Admin Webmaster 5/9/2022 8:33:18 AMDespite being unable to have their last scheduled meeting in October of 2020 due to the COVID pandemic, the Methodist–Roman Catholic International Commission (MERCIC) was able to complete its eleventh report entitled God in Christ Reconciling.