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Archbishop Welby discusses war in Ukraine with Russian Patriarch Kirill
By Admin Webmaster 3/18/2022 5:19:56 AMIn a video call to discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine, the Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow agree on the need to achieve a lasting peace.
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Major Archbishop Shevchuk appeals for solidarity with Ukraine
By Admin Webmaster 2/24/2022 10:28:06 AMAs tensions continue to run high in eastern Europe, the Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Halych, Sviatoslav Shevchuk, is calling for international solidarity with Ukraine. In a statement, the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church said it is the duty and responsibility of all humanity to actively work to avert war.
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Ecumenical Charismatic Meeting in Poland
By Admin Webmaster 2/21/2022 8:28:38 AMFrom 10 to 12 February 2022, the conference “The Time is Now” (Już czas) was held in Łódź, Poland, jointly organised by the Catholic Archdiocese of Łódź, CHARIS Poland and the Charismatic Community “Voice in the Desert” of Kraków.
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Cardinal Parolin expresses support for the Ukrainian people
By Admin Webmaster 2/17/2022 10:18:16 AMVatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin telephones His Beatitude Sviatoslav Schevchuk, Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Halych, to express the Holy See's closeness to the Catholic Church in Ukraine and solidarity with the people of the country, "at this difficult time of escalation of the conflict around Ukraine".
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Global Christian Forum meeting in Rome
By Admin Webmaster 2/14/2022 8:47:23 AMThe Facilitation Group of the Global Christian Forum (GCF) expanded by some experts on world Christianity met in Rome from 5-9 February 2022, hosted by the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (PCPCU).
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Pope to Patriarch of Constantinople: χρόνια πολλά!
By Admin Webmaster 2/11/2022 10:20:20 AMPope Francis sends a video message congratulating Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I on thirty years of ministry as Archbishop of Constantinople, and wishing him "many years" - "Chrónia pollá! Ad multos annos!"
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LWF-PCPCU Staff Meeting
By Admin Webmaster 2/7/2022 10:28:38 AMOn 1 February 2022, the annual Staff Meeting of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (PCPCU) took place in Rome.
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Pope celebrates Vespers for Feast of the Conversion of St Paul
By Admin Webmaster 1/26/2022 9:53:45 AMPope Francis presides at Vespers for the Solemnity of the Conversion of St Paul, celebrated in the Basilica of St Paul’s Outside-the-Walls at the conclusion of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.
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South Sudan ecumenical leader: Don’t give up on war-torn country
By Admin Webmaster 1/26/2022 8:54:40 AMAn ecumenical leader in South Sudan has appealed to the world not to give up on his country, which during the first decade of its independence has repeatedly slid backward into political and ethnic violence.
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Centro Pro Unione hosts series of ecumenical services
By Admin Webmaster 1/24/2022 8:33:29 PMAs the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity draws to a close, Christians of different traditions have gathered in Rome for various services thanks to Rome's ecumenical centre, Centro Pro Unione.
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Rev. Valjakka: accompanying Finland’s Sámi Christians on the journey to unity
By Admin Webmaster 1/22/2022 9:28:10 PMAn interview with Rev. Mari Valjakka, pastor of Sámi at the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, highlights the reality of Europe’s only indigenous people and their unique and precious contribution to humanity’s effort to care for Creation.
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Archbishop Longley: The journey together towards Christian Unity
By Admin Webmaster 1/21/2022 10:56:31 PMAs the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity continues, the Co-Chair of the Anglican–Roman Catholic International Commission, Archbishop Bernard Longley reflects on the immense work done and the road still to travel towards the goal of full visible unity.
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Pandemic as an 'opportunity to help build ecumenical dialogue'
By Admin Webmaster 1/21/2022 10:51:50 PM“Ecumenism in a Time of Pandemic: From Crisis to Opportunity” is the title of a working document presented by the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, and which is the result of a survey conducted in 2021 among all the Bishops' Conferences and Eastern Catholic Synods in the world.
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“Ecumenism in a Time of Pandemic: From Crisis to Opportunity”. A working paper of the PCPCU
By Admin Webmaster 1/21/2022 8:53:46 AMThe Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity today publishes a working paper on the consequences of the current pandemic for ecumenical relations.
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Ecumenical panel on “Ecumenism and Pandemic”
By Admin Webmaster 1/21/2022 9:16:08 AMOn Thursday 20 January at 5.00 pm the Institute for Ecumenical Studies of the Angelicum will hold an ecumenical panel on the theme “Ecumenism in a Time of Pandemic” with the attendance of the students of the Bossey Ecumenical Institute.
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Week of Prayer for Christian Unity: Ecumenism, from the pandemic to the Synod
By Admin Webmaster 1/19/2022 9:34:41 AMAs the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins, Bishop Brian Farrell from the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity reflects on some of the aspects that may have had an effect on Christian unity during this historic period.
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Pray for unity, pray for the synod
By Admin Webmaster 1/18/2022 10:40:25 AMFor the forthcoming 2022 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Cardinal Mario Grech and Cardinal Kurt Koch invite all Christians to pray for unity and to continue to journey together.
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Raphaël Bedros XXI opens Week of Prayer for Christian Unity in Beirut
By Admin Webmaster 1/18/2022 10:32:01 AMIn the Armenian-Catholic Cathedral of St. Elijah and St. Gregory the Illuminator in the Lebanese capital, the Patriarch of Cilicia of Armenian Catholics, Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian, invites everyone to overcome differences by looking to Christ the Redeemer and the mystery of the Eucharist.
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Pope: Search for Christian unity must be a journey together
By Admin Webmaster 1/17/2022 8:26:25 PMPope Francis welcomes an ecumenical delegation from Finland to the Vatican, on the eve of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.
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The Ecumenical Prayer Cycle
By Admin Webmaster 1/17/2022 11:06:43 AMPrayer is at the very heart of the ecumenical movement. Jesus prayed that we – his followers – may all be one. When we pray with and for one another, we can feel God’s gift of unity.
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Pope: May we all join in Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
By Admin Webmaster 1/17/2022 8:47:11 AMDuring the Angelus Pope Francis recalls this year's Week of Prayer for Christian Unity from 18 to 25 January and invites everyone to offer up their struggles and suffering in favor of Christian unity.
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Meeting of FABC on ecumenical dimension of synodal process
By Admin Webmaster 1/14/2022 8:54:42 AMOn Wednesday 12 January 2021, the Office of Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs (OEIA) of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences (FABC), in collaboration with the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops, organized an online meeting on the ecumenical dimension of the synodal process.
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Catholics and Disciples of Christ: Steering Committee Meeting
By Admin Webmaster 1/14/2022 8:38:53 AMOn 11 January, a Steering Committee meeting was held online in order to prepare for the first session of the sixth phase of the International Commission for Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Disciples of Christ, scheduled to take place in June 2022, in Kentucky, USA. The Disciples of Christ will host this plenary session.
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Listening to the East. Ecumenical conferences on synodality
By Admin Webmaster 1/12/2022 7:51:46 AMPro Oriente and the Institute for Ecumenical Studies (IES) of the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) are organizing two international academic conferences on synodality in the Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox traditions.
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Pope sends greetings to Taizé youth
By Admin Webmaster 12/31/2021 12:13:24 PM“The Spirit of God never ceases to work and to give rise to creators of fraternity, solidarity and unity,” writes Cardinal Parolin in a message conveying Pope Francis’ greetings and prayers for young people of the Taizé Community.
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Patriarch Kirill: Live Christmas with mercy, firm in faith
By Admin Webmaster 12/23/2021 10:43:22 AMIn his Christmas message of the Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, invites the faithful entrust themselves to God's love, which helps overcome fears. There is also a strong call to be merciful and firm in the faith, especially at a time of pandemic.
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Pope Francis meets Russian Orthodox Metropolitan Hilarion
By Admin Webmaster 12/23/2021 10:39:51 AMMetropolitan Hilarion meets with Pope Francis on Wednesday ahead of the weekly General Audience, to discuss various issues of common concern among the Russian Orthodox and Catholic Churches.
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Ieronymos II visits with Pope Francis on eve of his return to Rome
By Admin Webmaster 12/6/2021 10:34:10 AMThe Orthodox Primate, Ieronymos II, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, pays a courtesy visit to Pope Francis at the Apostolic Nunciature to bid him farewell.
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Catholics in Greece hoping for renewed ecumenical relations amid Pope’s visit
By Admin Webmaster 12/6/2021 10:19:13 AMCatholics in Greece are praising Pope Francis’ visit as offering the opportunity for a new highwater mark for ecumenical relations with the Orthodox majority.
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Pope in Greece: May the Spirit be poured out in a new Pentecost
By Admin Webmaster 12/5/2021 7:46:16 AMHis Beatitude Archbishop Ieronymos II of Athens and All Greece welcomes Pope Francis to the Orthodox Archbishopric of Greece in Athens. With a spirit of brotherhood and mutual respect, both leaders express their good wishes for each other looking at ways to face the challenges and hopes of today.