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Pope Francis welcomes a group of young Lutherans on an ecumenical pilgrimage from Germany to Rome.

Pope Francis sends a congratulatory letter to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I as he marks the 30th anniversary of his election as the Archbishop of Constantinople.

Pope Francis highlights the importance of dialogue in the service of communion and synodality in his address to members of the St. Iranaeus Joint Orthodox-Catholic Working Group.

While visiting Rome for a series of meetings with Pope Francis and other religious leaders, the head of the Anglican Communion is wearing a gift Pope Paul VI gave to his predecessor, the Most Revd Michael Ramsey, in 1966.

In an interview with Vatican News, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk reflects on the importance of joint efforts geared towards the protection of our common home and the need for interreligious dialogue on the path to a world of fraternity.

As Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury visits Rome for a series of encounters with Pope Francis and other religious leaders, the head of the Anglican Communion sits down with Vatican News to discuss topics ranging from ecumenical efforts on climate change to synodality and hopes for a joint visit to South Sudan.

Pope Francis pays tribute to Slovak Jews, victims of persecution, and thanks the Jewish Community in Bratislava for opening doors on the path to healing and fraternity.

On the first stop of his Apostolic Journey to Slovakia, Pope Francis urges an ecumenical gathering to resist the temptation of interior slavery with the twin forces of contemplation and action.

Pope Francis meets with representatives of the Ecumenical Council of Churches and some Jewish communities in Budapest, and tells them to be vigilant of the past, to become roots of unity, and to enable the world to blossom.

The President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, Cardinal Kurt Koch, writes to two Jewish leaders in response to concerns raised about the Holy Father’s catechesis during the General Audience on 11 August.

Archbishop Víctor Manuel Fernández of La Plata, in Argentina, offers a commentary on the fulfillment of the Law according to the Jewish and Christian traditions.

As Americans mark the anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington, the daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. reflects on the legacy of that historic day, as well as the inspiration civil rights campaigners can draw from Pope Francis.

On 15 August 1947, the Korean peninsula was liberated from 35 years of brutal Japanese colonization. The day also marks the division of Korea into two nations.

Christians across the United Kingdom and Ireland are marking “Climate Sunday” as part of preparations held in the runup to the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow.

An interview with the Metropolitan of Chalcedon, head of the delegation of the Patriarchate of Constantinople for the celebration of the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul: "Announcing the Gospel in the world is not a matter of strategy...

Pope Francis meets with a delegation of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew and speaks of the importance of Christian communion as an example as we seek global communion after the pandemic.

Outgoing General Secretary of the World Lutheran Federation talks about the Federation's encounter with the Pope and his hopes for the future.

Pope Francis meets with representatives of the Lutheran World Federation, and encourages Lutherans and Catholics to continue to tread the path from conflict to communion.

The 45-year-old Estonian theologian was elected by the Federation Council on Saturday. She is the first woman and first representative from Eastern Europe to hold this position: " I pray for the guidance of God’s Spirit."...

Bishop Brian Farrell, Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, and Professor Jeanine Turner, of the Georgetown University Communications Department, have published an article in the latest issue The Ecumenical Review reflecting on the impact of the digital age on ecumenical dialogue.

Marking the 60th anniversary of Centro UNO, the International Secretariat for Christian Unity of the Focolare Movement held a conference in direct streaming entitled “Love one another as I have loved you”.

In words following Sunday’s Angelus, Pope Francis said he will receive the leaders of Lebanon's Christian communities in the Vatican, on 1 July to discuss the deep crisis that the country has been going through for several months. He also recalled three lay women beatified on Saturday in Spain.

Pope Francis offers his condolences to Armenian Catholics mourning the loss of Armenian Catholic Patriarch Gregoire Pierre XX Ghabroyan, who died on Tuesday at the age of 86 in Beirut, Lebanon.

The annual ecumenical event being observed all over Switzerland Friday night is meant to be the symbol of hope and starting anew after the ravages of Covid-19.

È con profonda tristezza che il Pontificio Consiglio per la Promozione dell'Unità dei Cristiani ha appreso la notizia della morte di Sua Grazia il Metropolita Philipose Mar Chrysostom, Capo Supremo emerito della Chiesa siro-malankarese Mar Thoma.  

Acta Œcumenica 2020 is now available and can be consulted online as well as ordered in print format through the Libreria Editrice Vaticana.

Pope Francis sends his greetings to our brothers and sisters who celebrate the Solemnity of Easter according to the Julian calendar. He also expresses sorrow for an accident in Israel and recalls the beatification of a doctor in Venezuela who dedicated his life to the poor.

On 25 April 2021, an ecumenical celebration entitled “Prayer with the Holy Martyrs of the Armenian Genocide” was held at the Basilica of Saint Bartholomew on the Tiber Island to mark the 106th anniversary of Metz Yegern, the “Great Evil”, that struck the people Armenian in 1915, as well as the canonization of the 600 martyrs by the Armenian Apostolic Church, which took place on 23 April 2015 in Etchmiadzin.

Germany's Christian Churches prepare for their Third Ecumenical Kirchentag (ÖKT).

The 20th anniversary of the European Ecumenical Charter, known as the “Charta Oecumenica”, will be marked by European Churches on 22 April 2021.