The commitment of the Popes to Christian unity Pope John XXIII and staff of the then Secretariat for Christian Unity (L-R): Msgr Jean-François Arrighi, Card. Augustin Bea, Archbishop (later Cardinal) Jan Willebrands, Revd Thomas Stransky. (1960) Pope John XXIII at Vatican II with Cardinal Augustin Bea and Brother Roger Schütz of Taizé (non‒Catholic observer) (second from L). (c.1962) Pope John XXIII with Cardinal Augustin Bea and non‒Catholic observers in an audience during Vatican II. (1962) Pope John XXIII with observers from Moscow Patriarchate attending Vatican II. (c.1962) Pope Paul VI with Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras in Jerusalem during their historical meeting. (1964) Pope Paul VI during Vatican II with Cardinal Bea [R], the then Archbishop Willebrands [L] and Reverend Albert C. Outler (United Methodist Church, non‒Catholic observer). (1964) Pope Paul VI and Anglican Bishop John Moorman during Vatican II. (Cardinal Bea [R] and then Archbishop Willebrands [L]). (1965) Pope Paul VI during Liturgy of the Word in St Paul Outside the Walls with non‒Catholic observers to Vatican II. (1965) Pope Paul VI at closure of Vatican II handing Metropolitan Meliton of Heliopolis the text of joint declaration with Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras cancelling excommunications of 1054. Pope Paul VI and Archbishop Arthur Ramsey during first formal meeting between their two Churches since Reformation. Signing of common declaration. (Cardinal Willebrands [centre]) (1966) Pope Paul VI and Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras at joint prayer service in St Peter’s Basilica. Signing of joint declaration. (1967) Pope Paul VI makes historic visit to World Council of Churches. (Cardinal Willebrands [centre]). (1969) Pope Paul VI and Armenian Patriarch Vasken I at joint prayer service in St Peter’s Basilica. Signing of common declaration. (1970) Pope Paul VI and Mar Ignatius Jacob III, Syrian Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East. Signing of common declaration. (1971) Pope Paul VI with Metropolitan Meliton and delegation of Ecumenical Patriarchate during Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. (Cardinal Willebrands and Bishop Duprey [R]). (1972) Pope Paul VI and Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III sign Common Declaration. (Cardinal Willebrands [R]). (1973) Pope Paul VI meets members of the first phase of dialogue with some Classical Pentecostal churches and leaders. (Bishop Duprey [4th from L]). (1976) Pope John Paul II meets Patriarch Mar Dinkha IV of the Assyrian Church of the East. (Bishop Pierre Duprey [R]). (1978) Pope John Paul II visits Ecumenical Patriarchate. Signing of common declaration with Ecumenical Patriarch Dimitrios I. (1979) Pope John Paul II visits UK and Archbishop Robert Runcie of Canterbury. Joint prayer service concluding with common declaration. (1982) Pope John Paul II and Mar Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, Syrian Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch, sign a common declaration. (1984) Pope John Paul II visits World Council of Churches. (1984) Pope John Paul II at first World Day of Prayer for Peace in Assisi with Christian leaders and representatives of world religions. (1986) Pope John Paul II and Ecumenical Patriarch Dimitrios I in Rome sign common declaration on 1200th commemoration of Second Council of Nicaea in 787. (Cardinal Willebrands and Bishop Duprey [L]). (1987) Visit to Pope John Paul II of Patriarch Parthenios, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa. (Cardinal Cassidy, Bishops Duprey and Daucourt [R]). (1990) Visit to Pope John Paul II of Abuna Paulos of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo. (Cardinal Cassidy [L] and Bishop Duprey [second from R]). (1993) Pope John Paul II and Patriarch Mar Dinkha IV of the Assyrian Church of the East sign Common Christological Declaration. (1994) Pope John Paul II and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew during his first visit to Rome for feast of Saints Peter and Paul. Signing of common declaration. (1995) Pope John Paul II and Archbishop George Carey Canterbury, who gives chalice as gift. Signing of joint declaration. (1996) Pope John Paul II and Catholicos Patriarch Karekin I sign common declaration in Rome. (1996) Pope John Paul II with Patriarch Teoctist in Romania during first papal visit to Orthodox majority country. Signing of joint declaration. (1999) Signing of Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification between the Catholic Church and the Lutheran World Federation. (Cardinal Cassidy [centre] and the then Bishop Kasper [R]). (1999) Pope John Paul II and Catholicos‒Patriarch Ilia II during papal visit to Georgia. (1999) Opening of the Holy Door for Jubilee Year 2000 by Pope John Paul II together Anglican Archbishop Carey and Orthodox Metropolitan Athanasios joined by other Christian leaders. (2000) Pope John Paul II and Catholicos Patriarch Karekin II during visit to Rome for Jubilee Year. Signing of joint communiqué. Cardinal Kasper [background]. (2000) Pope John Paul II and Archbishop Christodoulos of Athens at Areopagus during historic pilgrimage to Greece. Signing of common declaration. (2001) Pope John Paul II and Patriarch Ignace IV Hazim, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch, in Damascus during historic visit to Syria. (2001) Pope John Paul II and Catholicos Patriarch Karekin II during visit to Armenia. Signing of common declaration. (2001) Pope John Paul II with Mar Ignatius Zakka I Iwas and Patriarch Ignace IV Hazim in Damascus during historic visit to Syria. (2001) Pope John Paul II and Patriarch Maxim of Bulgarian Orthodox Church during visit to Bulgaria. (2002) Pope John Paul II at second World Day of Prayer for Peace in Assisi with Christian leaders and representatives of world religions. (2002) Pope John Paul II and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in St Peter’s Basilica for feast of Sts Peter and Paul. Signing of common declaration. (2004) Pope John Paul II with icon of Kazan Mother of God given as gift to Moscow Patriarchate. (2004) Pope Benedict XVI and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in Istanbul. Signing of common declaration. (2006) Pope Benedict XVI and Archbishop Christodoulos of Athens and All Greece in Rome. Signing of common declaration. (2006) Pope Benedict XVI and Archbishop Rowan Williams of Canterbury in Rome. Signing of common declaration. (2006) Pope Benedict XVI and Archbishop Chrysostomos of Cyprus in Rome. Signing of common declaration. (Cardinal Kasper [R]). (2007) Pope Benedict XVI and Catholicos Patriarch Aram I of Armenian Orthodox Church in Rome. (2008) Pope Benedict XVI inaugurates Pauline Year with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and ecumenical delegates, Vespers on feast of Sts Peter and Paul. (2008) Pope Benedict XVI with Theophilos II, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, during visit to Israel. (2009) Visit to Pope Benedict XVI of His Beatitude Anastas, Archbishop of Tirana and All Albania. (2009) Pope Benedict with Archbishop Rowan Williams of Canterbury in Westminster Abbey during visit to Great Britain. (2010) Pope Benedict XVI at Assisi for prayer for peace together with Christian leaders and representatives of world religions. (2011) Pope Benedict XVI and Revd Dr Timothy George (Baptist World Alliance), fraternal delegate to Synod of Bishops. (2012) Inauguration of the Pontificate of Francis attended by the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I. First time in history. (2013) Visit to Pope Francis of Marthoma Paulose II, Catholicos of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. (2013) Pope Francis and Coptic Pope Tawadros II in Rome on 40th anniversary of visit of Coptic Pope Shenouda III. (Cardinal Koch [R]). (2013) Pope Francis with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in pilgrimage to Holy Land to mark 50th anniversary of meeting of their predecessors. Signing of common declaration. (2014) Pope Francis meets with Pentecostal pastor Giovanni Traettino and Pentecostal community in Caserta, Italy. (2014) Pope Francis with General André Cox and Commissioner Silvia Cox during historical first visit to Vatican of Salvation Army. (2014) Pope Francis with group of Pentecostal pastors visiting the Vatican with pastor Giovanni Traettino. Cardinal Koch [L]. (2015) Pope Francis with Pastors Eugenio Bernardini and Paolo Ribet during historical to Waldensian Church in Turin. (2015) Pope Francis in prayer at Anglican shrine in Uganda of 23 Anglican and 22 Catholic martyrs. (2015) Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill at their historical meeting in Havana. Signing of joint declaration. (2016) Pope Francis, Patriarch Bartholomew and Archbishop Hieronymos meet at Lesvos to visit refugees. Signing of common declaration. (2016) Pope Francis and Catholicos Patriarch Karekin II meet in Armenia. Signing of common declaration. (2016) Pope Francis with Christian leaders at prayer for peace in Assisi. (2016) Pope Francis and Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury meet in Rome to commemorate 50th anniversary of meeting of Pope Paul VI and Archbishop Ramsey. Joint liturgy and common declaration. (2016) Pope Francis at ecumenical service in Lund, Sweden, on 500th Reformation anniversary. Signing of joint statement of Pope Francis and Bishop Munib Younan, LWF President. (Cardinal Koch [L]). (2016) Pope Francis and Coptic Pope Tawadros II in Cairo. Signing of joint declaration. (2017) Pope Francis during ecumenical pilgrimage to World Council of Churches, Geneva, celebrating 70th anniversary of its foundation. (Cardinal Koch [R]). (2018) Visit to Pope Francis of His Beatitude Rastislav, Metropolitan of the Czech Lands and Slovakia. (2018) Pope Francis at ecumenical day of prayer for peace in Middle East held in Bari. (2018) Pope Francis and Catholicos Patriarch Gewargis III of the Assyrian Church of the East. Common statement Christians in Middle East and shared prayer (Bp Farrell [L] and Cardinal Koch (3rd L]. (2018) Pope Francis and Patriarch Neofit of the Orthodox Church of Bulgaria during visit to Bulgaria. (2019) Pope Francis and Patriarch Daniel of Romanian Orthodox Church during visit to Romania. (2019) Pope Francis gives as a gift to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew a relic of St Peter to be placed alongside St Andrew in Constantinople. (2019) Pope Francis at International Prayer for Peace held in Rome with Christian leaders and representatives of world religions. (2020) Pope Francis with Lebanese Christian leaders take part in prayer for peace in Lebanon held in Vatican. (2021) Pope Francis with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Archbishop Welby of Canterbury meet in Rome and issue joint message for protection of creation. (2021)
