Metropolitan Emmanuel: Our times are not very different from those of the early Christians
By Admin Webmaster 6/28/2021 7:43:47 PMAn 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 to Ecumenical Delegation: We are called on to distinguish, discern and sift
By Admin Webmaster 6/28/2021 7:41:09 PMPope 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.
World Lutheran Federation: standing together as a global Communion of Churches
By Admin Webmaster 6/27/2021 7:52:33 AMOutgoing General Secretary of the World Lutheran Federation talks about the Federation's encounter with the Pope and his hopes for the future.
Pope to Lutherans: Christ accompanies us on journey toward communion
By Admin Webmaster 6/26/2021 6:56:55 AMPope Francis meets with representatives of the Lutheran World Federation, and encourages Lutherans and Catholics to continue to tread the path from conflict to communion.
Estonian theologian elected new General Secretary of Lutheran World Federation
By Admin Webmaster 6/24/2021 6:47:21 AMThe 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."...
Thoughts on ecumenical dialogue in the digital age
By Admin Webmaster 6/19/2021 7:25:07 AMBishop 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.
60th anniversary of “Centro UNO” of Focolare Movement
By Admin Webmaster 6/2/2021 8:18:20 AMMarking 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”.
Pope Francis to meet with Christian leaders from Lebanon
By Admin Webmaster 5/30/2021 8:32:34 PMIn 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 pays tribute to late Armenian Catholic Patriarch Ghabroyan
By Admin Webmaster 5/29/2021 8:24:58 PMPope 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.
Switzerland’s “Long Night of Churches” signals hope
By Admin Webmaster 5/29/2021 7:26:46 AMThe 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.
In memoriam Sua Grazia il Metropolita Philipose Mar Chrysostom
By Admin Webmaster 5/10/2021 9:12:29 AMÈ 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
By Admin Webmaster 5/3/2021 8:22:23 AMActa Œcumenica 2020 is now available and can be consulted online as well as ordered in print format through the Libreria Editrice Vaticana.
Pope sends Easter greetings to Orthodox and Eastern Churches
By Admin Webmaster 5/2/2021 8:40:51 PMPope 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.
Ecumenical prayer for the Armenian martyrs
By Admin Webmaster 4/28/2021 8:50:07 AMOn 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.
Christian Churches in Germany prepare for Ecumenical Convention
By Admin Webmaster 4/27/2021 10:21:30 PMGermany's Christian Churches prepare for their Third Ecumenical Kirchentag (ÖKT).
European Churches celebrate 20th anniversary of ‘Charta Oecumenica’
By Admin Webmaster 4/19/2021 8:31:33 AMThe 20th anniversary of the European Ecumenical Charter, known as the “Charta Oecumenica”, will be marked by European Churches on 22 April 2021.
German Ecumenical Week for Life focuses on "Life in Dying"
By Admin Webmaster 4/18/2021 8:11:00 AMEcumenical Week for Life in Germany: Bishop Losinger warns that assisted suicide fatally leads to admitting euthanasia.
The LWF gives thanks for life of Australian cardinal who signed the JDDJ with the LWF
By Admin Webmaster 4/14/2021 9:22:56 AM(LWI) - A skilled diplomat but also a man of great simplicity and authenticity, who inspired trust and promoted reconciliation among the divided Christian churches. The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) joins Catholics and other religious leaders in giving thanks for the life of Cardinal Edward Idris Cassidy who died in Australia on 10 April at the age of 96.
European Churches celebrate 20th anniversary of 'Charta Oecumenica'
By Admin Webmaster 4/13/2021 8:31:27 PMChurches in Europe are preparing to celebrate 20 years since the signing of the European Ecumenical Charter, with Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco and others thanking God for the advances made by the global ecumenical movement.
The Pontifical Council represented at the Advisory Board of the Möhler Institute
By Admin Webmaster 4/9/2021 9:28:27 AMThe meeting of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Johann Adam Möhler Institute in Paderborn took place on 18 March 2021.
The Pontifical Council represented at the fifth meeting of the WCC General Assembly Planning Committee
By Admin Webmaster 3/31/2021 8:40:30 AMThe World Council of Churches (WCC) General Assembly Planning Committee (APC) met online from 23-25 March to continue planning for the WCC 11th Assembly which will take place in Karlsruhe, Germany, from 31August to 8 September 2022 on the theme “Christ’s love moves the world to reconciliation and unity”.
Cattedra Tillard: Conferenza di Sua Grazia Rowan Williams, Arcivescovo emerito di Canterbury
By Admin Webmaster 3/17/2021 8:18:50 AMSua Grazia Rowan Williams, Arcivescovo emerito di Canterbury, terrà venerdì 19 marzo 2021, alle ore 17,30, la terza conferenza del ciclo della “Cattedra Tillard” 2021.
Pope Francis greets Catholicos–Patriarch Mar Gewargis III in Erbil
By Admin Webmaster 3/10/2021 10:21:47 AMOn Sunday 7 March His Holiness Mar Gewargis III, Catholicos–Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, attended Mass presided over by the Holy Father Francis in the “Franso Hariri” stadium in Erbil, in northern Iraq.
LWF supports displaced Rohingya in Bangladesh
By Admin Webmaster 3/5/2021 11:18:14 AM(LWI) - In October 2017, violence in Myanmar forced over 700,000 Rohingya to flee to neighboring Bangladesh. They found a temporary home in Cox’s Bazaar refugee camp, one of the largest refugee camps worldwide.
Ecumencial Forum for Christian Young Adults held in Singapore
By Admin Webmaster 3/3/2021 8:57:39 AMOn Sunday, 28 February 2021, the Archdiocese of Singapore headed by Archbishop William Goh, organized a virtual gathering of ecumenical leaders and young adults as part of their year-long program celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Catholic Church’s presence in Singapore.
Ecumenical prayer in memory of Saint Gregory of Narek
By Admin Webmaster 3/3/2021 8:47:16 AMOn the first liturgical commemoration of Saint Gregory of Narek, Abbot and Doctor of the Church, in the General Roman Calendar, the Congregation for the Eastern Churches and the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity organized a celebration in the Vatican on Saturday 27 February.
Catholic Church represented at the Faith and Order virtual plenary meeting
By Admin Webmaster 3/1/2021 8:45:36 AMFive Catholic theologians attended the plenary of the Faith and Order Commission designed as a series of six online sessions held in January and February 2021.
Annual Meeting of the Global Christian Forum International Committee
By Admin Webmaster 2/26/2021 10:20:37 AMA two-day online meeting of the International Committee of the Global Christian Forum (GCF) was held on 22-23 February 2021. The Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity was represented by Reverend Andrzej Choromanski, staff member responsible for multilateral relations.
Fifth session of the 2020–2021 “Ut unum sint” Diploma
By Admin Webmaster 2/24/2021 10:16:48 AMThe fifth session of the Ut unum sint Diploma, the course on ongoing formation in ecumenism organized by the Institute of Ecumenical Studies of the Angelicum together with the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity took place on 19 and 20 February 2021.
Executive Meeting of the Joint Working Group
By Admin Webmaster 2/5/2021 9:37:51 AMThe Executive Committee of the Joint Working Group (JWG) between the Roman Catholic Church and the World Council of Churches (WCC) met online on 3 February 2021.