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Francis emphasizes Christian unity in prayer with Romanian Orthodox
In a meeting with the Romanian Orthodox in their new cathedral in Bucharest Friday, Pope Francis prayed for the union... Read more
Pope Francis' Bulgaria trip will have an ecumenical focus
Pope Francis said Friday that his visit to Bulgaria next week will be a pilgrimage of faith, unity, and peace,... Read more
Archbishop of Canterbury joins Pope Francis to co-host South Sudan retreat
The leaders of the newest country in the world will meet this week in the smallest country in the world. Read more
Pope Francis urges religious communities to charity and dialogue in Morocco
Pope Francis urged religious communities in Morocco to practice an “ecumencism of charity,” calling for dialogue, not proselytism, in the... Read more
Pope Francis tells Christians to share their gifts with each other
The path to Christian unity takes a willingness to acknowledge and share in the gifts other Christian communities have also... Read more
Ecumenical Patriarch recognizes independence of Orthodox Church of Ukraine
The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople on Saturday signed a tomos of autocephaly for the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, formally recognizing... Read more
Bishop's murder draws attention to tensions in Coptic Orthodox Church
Last month's murder of Bishop Epiphanius, the abbot of St. Macarius Monastery in the Egyptian desert, has highlighted tension in... Read more
In Bari, Pope decries 'murderous' indifference to a weeping Middle East
Joined by heads of Christian Churches in the Middle East, Pope Francis Saturday condemned the “complicit silence” and indifference of... Read more
Francis thanks Ukrainian Greek-Catholics for their 'service to Christian unity'
According to a release from the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church, during a meeting with the Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč on Tuesday,... Read more
Christians an 'essential element of balance' in the Middle East
For two cardinals helping to organize Pope Francis' upcoming trip to Bari, the event is a chance to highlight not... Read more
After CDF letter, German bishops' next assembly to explore intercommunion
Following months of controversy, the German bishops' conference have said they will further explore, in accordance with a letter from... Read more
Pope Francis: The Our Father is a spiritual roadmap
The Lord’s Prayer is the prayer of the Church, confirming a person’s identity as a beloved child of God, and... Read more
Mission is a prerequisite to unity, Pope says in Geneva
Speaking to ecumenical leaders Thursday, Pope Francis said Christian unity in many ways depends on a willingness to go out... Read more
Pope in Geneva: Real ecumenism puts Christ over division
Pope Francis landed in Geneva Thursday for a day-trip aimed at bolstering ecumenical relations, saying that division among Christians comes... Read more
Baptist congregation votes Jesus statue out for being 'too Catholic'
Jesus is being evicted from a South Carolina church, and he must be out by the end of the month. Read more
Foreign bishops respond to German intercommunion proposal
Several bishops from outside Germany have critiqued a proposal to allow Protestant spouses of Catholics to receive communion in German... Read more
Church in Germany embroiled in intercommunion debate
The unresolved debate over a proposal to allow Protestant spouses of Catholics to receive communion in German dioceses under some... Read more
Pope Francis to meet with head of Czech and Slovak Orthodox Church
Pope Francis and the primate of the Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia, His Beatitude Metropolitan Rastislav, will... Read more
German bishops ask Vatican for clarity on Holy Communion
Seven German bishops have written to the Vatican, asking for clarification on the question of Protestant spouses of Catholics receiving... Read more
Coptic Orthodox to dedicate church to New Martyrs of Libya
The Coptic Orthodox Church will dedicate on Thursday a new church to the 21 Martyrs of Libya, who were beheaded... Read more
