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Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs
Ecumenism and papal primacy: Vatican releases status report on dialogues
St. John Paul II called for an ecumenical discussion about the role the bishop of Rome, the pope, could play in a more united Christianity. The Vatican released an in...
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Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs
The North American Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation Publishes New Agreed Statement on Orthodox and Catholic Marriages
The North American Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation announces the publication of a new agreed statement entitled, "The Pastoral Care of Mixed Marriages: Neither...
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Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs
Anglican, Catholic bishops travel, pray, work together
Pairs of Catholic and Anglican bishops from 27 countries were commissioned by Pope Francis and Anglican Archbishop Justin Welby to undertake joint initiatives. The pairs...
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Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs
Bishop Bambera Urges Christians to Unite and Pray for Peace During Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is observed annually by the Catholic Church between January 18 and 25.
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Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs
Vatican, Lutheran officials call for joint study of Augsburg Confession
A basic statement of faith for Lutherans was drafted almost 500 years ago in an attempt to maintain the unity of the church, and now Catholic and Lutheran officials are...
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Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs
United in prayer: Pope adds Coptic Orthodox martyrs to Catholic calendar
Meeting Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria, Egypt, Pope Francis paid tribute to the 21 Coptic martyrs murdered by Islamic State in 2015, noting they were...
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Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs
Praying with South Sudan's Christians, leaders urge new steps toward unity
As part of their historic ecumenical pilgrimage to South Sudan, Pope Francis, Anglican Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury and the Rev. Iain Greenshields, moderator of...
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Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs
God 'suffers' when believers injure, ignore those God loves, pope says
The 2023 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity was prepared by Christians in Minnesota, who paid particular attention to the injustice of racism. Celebrating vespers at the...
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Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs
Representatives of the Catholic Church and the Anglican Church in North America Meet for Ecumenical Theological Exchange
In October 2022, members, consultants, and staff of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs met with...
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Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs
Representatives of the Catholic Church and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Meet for Their Thirteenth National Ecumenical Dialogue
Theologians and scholars representing the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) met December 6-8, to engage in...