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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.
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Anniversary of Armenian genocide
By Admin Webmaster 5/9/2022 9:23:18 AMOn Sunday 24 April 2022 a commemoration was held at the Armenian Pontifical College to mark the 107th anniversary of the Armenian genocide.
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Easter celebrations in Ukraine in spite of ongoing fighting
By Admin Webmaster 4/25/2022 7:49:22 PMOrthodox Christians and Eastern-rite Catholics in Ukraine celebrated Easter Sunday amid ongoing fighting in various area of the country.
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Pope to Patriarch Kirill: May we become peacemakers for Ukraine
By Admin Webmaster 4/25/2022 4:30:00 PMPope Francis sends his Easter greetings to Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, and prays for the people of Ukraine as they long for a “new dawn that will end the darkness of war.”
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Meeting of Global Christian Forum International Committee
By Admin Webmaster 4/25/2022 8:57:22 AMOn 20 April 2022 Reverend Andrzej Choromanski, staff member for multilateral relations, represented the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity at an online meeting of the International Committee of the Global Christian Forum (GCF).
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Visit of Metropolitan Antonij of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church
By Admin Webmaster 4/6/2022 8:16:42 AMOn 1 April 2022, Cardinal Kurt Koch, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, received His Eminence Antonij (Mihalev), Metropolitan for Eastern and Central Europe of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, and Reverend Ivan Ivanov, parish priest of the Bulgarian Orthodox community in Rome and Milan.
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Ecumenical dimension in ecclesiology of Joseph Ratzinger – Benedict XVI
By Admin Webmaster 4/4/2022 8:42:25 AMOn Thursday 31 March Cardinal Kurt Koch, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, made a presentation at the study day on “Chiesa ed ecclesiologia” (Church and Ecclesiology) organized by the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome.
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Ecumenical Patriarch expresses solidarity with Ukrainian refugees
By Admin Webmaster 3/30/2022 9:30:16 AMEcumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I has pledged solidarity with Ukrainians and thanked the people of Poland for taking in so many people fleeing the war. He was visiting Ukrainian refugees in Warsaw accompanied by the President of the Polish Bishops’ Conference.
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Dimensione ecumenica della pastorale migratoria interculturale
By Admin Webmaster 3/30/2022 8:32:25 AMLa Sezione Migranti e Rifugiati del Dicastero per la Promozione dello Sviluppo Umano Integrale ha recentemente pubblicato "Orientamenti sulla pastorale migratoria interculturale".
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Papa Francesco incontra Fratel Alois di Taizé
By Admin Webmaster 3/28/2022 8:54:11 AMPapa Francesco ha ricevuto in udienza privata il Priore di Taizé, Fratel Alois lunedì 21 marzo, e in seguito ha incontrato anche alcuni membri della Comunità.