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Catholics, Protestants, and Orthodox discuss primacy and synodality at a round table organized at Saint-Louis-des-Français Cultural Center in Rome on the occasion of the publication of the French version of the document "The Bishop of Rome" of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity.

Addressing an ecumenical group of pilgrims from Saxony, Pope Francis highlights the spiritual significance of pilgrimage, unity in faith, and the role of personal testimony in spreading Christian hope.

In remarks to a delegation from the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, Pope Francis expresses his hopes of travelling to Turkey in 2025 to celebrate the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicea.

After the Federation’s leadership met with the Pope, Vatican News spoke to its General Secretary about the state of Catholic-Lutheran dialogue today.

Speaking with a delegation from the Lutheran World Federation, Pope Francis points to the joint commemoration of the anniversary of Nicea and to the Joint Declaration on justification as ‘signs of hope’ on our common ecumenical journey.

The Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity presents a new study document that surveys the ongoing ecumenical dialogue concerning the role of the Pope and the exercise of the Petrine Ministry.

Cardinal Kurt Koch, the Prefect of the Dicastery for the Promotion of Christian Unity, explains the ecumenical document entitled ‘The Bishop of Rome’: the ministry of the Successor of Peter is no longer seen by the other Churches simply as a problem, but rather as an opportunity for a common reflection on the nature of the Church and its mission in the world.

A reflection on the study document “The Bishop of Rome”: the role of the Pope, synodality, and the other Churches.

The World Council of Churches general secretary, Rev. Jerry Pillay, is visiting China from May 23 to 28.

The Vice-President of the World Methodist Council, Mrs Gillian Kingston, visited Rome from 21 to 24 May.

Pope Francis greets a delegation from the Hong Kong Christian Council and prays for Christian Unity together with the members of the delegation.

On 16 May 2024, the Holy Father received in private audience a delegation of the ‘Apostoliki Diakonia’ of the Church of Greece, led by Metropolitan Agathanghelos, and of the Theological College of Athens.

Dal 14 al 16 maggio 2024, si è tenuta a Louvain-la-Neuve, in Belgio, una conferenza internazionale sulla sinodalità.

On the occasion of the 11th Day of Friendship between Copts and Catholics

An ecumenical service was celebrated in the Lutheran Christ Church in Rome to commemorate the Feast of the Ascension.

Pope Francis meets with the Metropolitan Agathanghelos, Director General of the Apostoliki Diakonia of the Church of Greece, and a Delegation of the Theological College of Athens. He thanks them for two decades of cooperation between the Church of Greece and the Catholic Committee for Cultural Collaboration.

The 23rd Primates’ Meeting of the Anglican Communion took place in Rome

The Malines Conversations Group, an unofficial theological dialogue of Catholic and Anglican theologians, met in Helsinki, Finland, from 20 to 26 April 2024.

Pope Francis offers Easter greetings to Eastern-rite Catholics and Orthodox brothers and sisters who celebrate the Lord’s Resurrection according to the Julian Calendar, and prays for peace for Ukraine, and for Palestine and Israel.

Speaking to the Primates of the Anglican Communion, Pope Francis says that even the very earliest Christians had their disagreements.

In his greetings shared with participants at the Fourth World Gathering of the Global Christian Forum taking place in Accra, Ghana, Pope Francis encourages everyone to deepen their faith and revitalize fraternal love, reflecting the unity to which Christians are called as they discuss the challenges facing the global Christian community.

The General Secretary of the WCC says the organization cannot reconcile the Decree of the XXV World Russian People's Council, whose head is the Orthodox Patriarch, which describes the conflict in Ukraine as a "holy war."

Reflections on the biblical stories of creation in the context of the growing climate justice movement in the churches 

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Jerry Pillay has met with heads of churches in Lebanon to pray and work together in a country that neighbors Israel and Syria.

The Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity has learned the news of the death of His Holiness Neofit, Patriarch of the Bulgarian Church

From 6 to 8 March, a symposium in honour of Cardinal Kurt Koch 

A delegation of ten bishops from American Methodist churches visited the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity.

Revd Tara Curlewis visited the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity

Pope Francis appointed as new Secretary Reverend Flavio Pace

The Joint Working Group (JWG) between the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Roman Catholic Church (RCC) convened its first executive meeting online on 21 February 2024, marking the initiation of its 11^th mandate (2023-2030).