2020

Message of Cardinal Koch for 40th anniversary of proclamation of Saints Cyril and Methodius as co–patrons of Europe

28 Dec 2020

The last day of 2020 marks the 40th anniversary of the proclamation by Saint Pope John Paul II with his Apostolic...

Christmas Message to South Sudan political leaders from Pope Francis, Archbishop Welby and Reverend Martin Fair

28 Dec 2020

Pope Francis, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, and the Moderator of the Church of Scotland, Reverend Martin...

In memoriam Bishop Rubén Tierrablanca González, OFM

23 Dec 2020

The Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity has learned with sadness of the death on 22 December of Bishop...

Third session of the 2020–2021 “Ut unum sint” Diploma

21 Dec 2020

On 18 and 19 December 2020 the third session was held of the “Ut unum sint” Diploma, a course of ongoing formation in...

Tillard Chair: Lecture of Archbishop Job of Telmessos on the Encyclical "Ut unum sint"

18 Dec 2020

Archbishop Job of Telmessos, Representative of the Ecumenical Patriarchate at the World Council of Churches (Geneva)...

Catholics and Disciples of Christ: A Journey Towards Unity

14 Dec 2020

On 10–11 December 2020, during a video conference to celebrate the publication of the final report of the fifth phase...

Academic event for 25th anniversary of “Ut unum sint” and 60th anniversary of PCPCU

7 Dec 2020

To mark the 25th anniversary of the encyclical “Ut unum sint” and 60th anniversary of the foundation of the Pontifical...

Press conference for the presentation of the document "The Bishop and Christian Unity: An Ecumenical Vademecum"

4 Dec 2020

On Friday 4 December 2020 at 11.30 am in live streaming from the Press Office of the Holy See, a press conference was...

Ecumenical Vademecum online

4 Dec 2020

The Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity is pleased to announce that its new document “The Bishop and...

A delegation of the Holy See takes part in the patronal feast of the Ecumenical Patriarchate

30 Nov 2020

Within the framework of the traditional exchange of delegations for the respective feasts of their patron saints, on 29...

Second session of 2020–2021 ‘Ut unum sint’ Diploma

30 Nov 2020

The second session of the Ut unum sint Diploma, a higher education course organized by the Institute for Ecumenical...

Tillard Chair: Lecture of Brother Alois on the encylical "Ut unum sint"

27 Nov 2020

Brother Alois, Prior of the Taizé Community, presented the sixth in the cycle of public lectures of the 2019-2020...

Cardinal Koch attends zoom meeting with representatives of the World Jewish Congress

24 Nov 2020

A zoom meeting was held on 23 November 2020 gathering senior representatives of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) and...

New volume of “Exchange of Gifts” series

24 Nov 2020

A new volume of the “Exchange of Gifts” series of the Vatican Publishing House (Libreria Editrice Vaticana, LEV) has...

In memoriam Reverend Father Professor Stephan Haering, OSB

23 Nov 2020

The Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity mourns the sudden death of Reverend Father Professor Stephan...

In memoriam His Holiness Patriarch Irinej

20 Nov 2020

The Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity has learned with great sadness of the death of His Holiness...

Catholics and Disciples of Christ: A new dialogue document

11 Nov 2020

“Do This in Memory of Me: Christians Formed and Transformed by the Eucharist” is the title of the final report of the...

Executive Meeting of the Joint Working Group

10 Nov 2020

The Executive Committee of the Joint Working Group (JWG) between the Roman Catholic Church and the World Council of...

Third meeting of the Pro Oriente Steering Committee for Orthodox–Catholic Dialogue

9 Nov 2020

The Pro Oriente Steering Committee for Orthodox–Catholic Dialogue (POSCOCD) held its third meeting online on 6–7...

Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification: 20th anniversary edition

4 Nov 2020

The Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification is the historic agreement signed by the Lutheran World...

In memoriam Metropolitan Amfilohije of Montenegro

4 Nov 2020

The Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity is united in prayer with the Serbian Patriarchate on the death of...

In memoriam Professor Dr Heinrich Reinhardt

3 Nov 2020

The Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity mourns the death of Professor Dr Heinrich J. F. Reinhardt, who...

Bishop Farrell attends a webinar of the WCC on bilateral dialogues

30 Oct 2020

On 27 October the World Council of Churches (WCC) hosted the first in a webinar series on “Ecumenical Bilateral...

55th anniversary of “Nostra aetate”

28 Oct 2020

The Holy See’s Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews (CRRJ) and the International Jewish Committee for...

Annual Conference of the Secretaries of the Christian World Communions 2020

23 Oct 2020

More than thirty participants attended the annual Conference of the Secretaries of Christian World Communions (CS/CWC)...

Pope Francis meets with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

23 Oct 2020

On 22 October Pope Francis met with the Ecumenical Patriarch, who was in Rome this week for the International Prayer...

Ecumenical Patriarch receives honoris causa doctorate from Antonianum

22 Oct 2020

On 21 October His All Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew was awarded an honorary doctorate in philosophy by...

Ecumenical prayer for peace with Pope Francis

21 Oct 2020

On the afternoon of 20 October an International Prayer Meeting for Peace took place in Rome promoted by the Community...

In memoriam Metropolitan Gennadios

19 Oct 2020

The Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity is united in prayer with the Ecumenical Patriarchate on the death...

Cardinal Kurt Koch receives doctorate honoris causa from John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin

19 Oct 2020

On 16 October an honorary doctorate was conferred on Cardinal Kurt Koch, President of the Pontifical Council for...

In memoriam Metropolitan Joseph Mar Thoma

19 Oct 2020

It is with deep sadness that the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian unity has learned of the death of His Grace...

Visit to PCPCU of delegation of New Apostolic Church

15 Oct 2020

On 14 October 2020 a delegation of the New Apostolic Church visited the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian...

Cardinal Kurt Koch visits Austria at invitation of Pro Oriente Foundation

12 Oct 2020

From 6–9 October Cardinal Kurt Koch, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, visited Austria...

Ecumenical reflection in "Fratelli tutti", the new encyclical of Pope Francis

5 Oct 2020

In his new encyclical “Fratelli tutti” signed at the tomb of Saint Francis on 3 October, Pope Francis speaks of...

The Pontifical Council represented at the WCC Assembly Planning Committee

28 Sep 2020

The Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity was represented by Reverend Andrzej Choromanski at the online...

Pope Francis meets Patriarch Karekin II

28 Sep 2020

His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, visited the Vatican on 26–27 September...

Christian leaders speak together on the situation of migrants and refugees in Europe

22 Sep 2020

Several ecumenical organizations representing churches and Christian communities globally have issued an advocacy...

Solemn procession with relics donated by Pope Francis to Patriarch Neofit

21 Sep 2020

Following the donation of Pope Francis to His Holiness Neofit, Patriarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, of some...

Pope Francis recalls visit to Lesvos with Patriarch Bartholomew and Archbishop Hieronymos

16 Sep 2020

In expressing his solidarity and closeness to the victims of the fire that devastated the Moria refugee camp on the...

In Memoriam Cardinal Adrianus Johannes Simonis

7 Sep 2020

The Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity has learned with sadness of the death of Cardinal Adrianus...

Second year of the “Ut unum sint” Course

4 Sep 2020

The second year of the “Ut unum sint" Course on ongoing formation in ecumenism will commence in...

The Pontifical Council represented at the Global Christian Forum virtual meetings

4 Sep 2020

On 3 September 2020, Reverend Andrzej Choromanski represented the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity at...

Updated online ecumenical archive of the Centro Pro Unione

3 Sep 2020

The Centro Pro Unione in Rome has recently completed updating its online archive of all the major international...

World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation

1 Sep 2020

Pope Francis has published a Message for the sixth “World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation” on the theme this...

Joint document of Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue and WCC

27 Aug 2020

The Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue (PCID) and the World Council of Churches (WCC) have released a joint...

Catholics, Lutherans, Mennonites: Conversations (2012-2017)

30 Jul 2020

Representatives of the Catholic Church, the Lutheran World Federation, and the Mennonite World Conference met...

Executive Meeting of the Joint Working Group

7 Jul 2020

The Executive Committee of the Joint Working Group (JWG) between the Roman Catholic Church and the World Council of...

New members and consultors of the Pontifical Council

6 Jul 2020

The appointment by Pope Francis of new members and consultors of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian...

Feast of Saints Peter and Paul in Rome

30 Jun 2020

During the Angelus of Monday 29 June, the feast of Saints Peter and Paul, Pope Francis recalled that on this occasion...

Pope Francis meets Brother Alois of Taizé

26 Jun 2020

On Thursday 25 June, the Holy Father received the Prior of Taizé, Brother Alois, together with some members of the...

60th anniversary of the Pontifical Council in L'Osservatore Romano

23 Jun 2020

Marking the 60th anniversary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, L'Osservatore Romano published in...

In memoriam Bishop John Basil Meeking

16 Jun 2020

The Pontifical Council was saddened to hear of the death of Bishop John Basil Meeking (1929–2020) who died in...

Launch of Acta Œcumenica, the new journal of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity

15 Jun 2020

Marking the 25th anniversary of Ut unum sint, Saint John Paul II’s encyclical on ecumenism, as well as the 60th...

Resources for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2021

12 Jun 2020

Drawing towards the end of the Week of Prayer 2020 in countries celebrating it at Pentecost, the Pontifical Council is...

Praying for Christian unity in a time of pandemic

10 Jun 2020

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is observed in many countries of South America, Africa and Australasia around...

Mass for 60th anniversary of Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity

9 Jun 2020

On Friday 5 June, the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity celebrated the 60th anniversary of its...

Interviews with Cardinal President and staff on 60th anniversary of Pontifical Council

4 Jun 2020

Marking the 60th anniversary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, Cardinal Kurt Koch, President,...

60th anniversary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity

1 Jun 2020

On 5 June 2020 the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity celebrates the 60th anniversary of its foundation....

Video-message of Pope Francis for Archbishop of Canterbury's Pentecost service

1 Jun 2020

Pope Francis recorded a video–message which was broadcast as part of the Pentecost service of the Archbishop of...

Online meeting of ARCIC III

29 May 2020

Despite the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown the Anglican-Roman Catholic International...

In memoriam Father Wacław Hryniewicz, OMI

27 May 2020

The Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity has learned with sadness of the death of Father Wacław Hryniewicz,...

Letter of the Holy Father to Cardinal Koch for the 25th anniversary of ‘Ut unum sint’

25 May 2020

On the 25th anniversary of the encyclical “Ut unum sint’, published on 25 May 1995, the Holy Father Pope Francis sent a...

New book of Pope Francis on communication prefaced by Archbishop Justin Welby

25 May 2020

A new volume of the “Exchange of Gifts” series of the Vatican Publishing House (Libreria Editrice Vaticana, LEV) has...

Video message of Cardinal Koch for “United World Week”

12 May 2020

Cardinal Kurt Koch sent a video message to the “United World Week”, which is held annually from 1–7 May gathering...

2020 Day of Friendship between Catholics and Copts

11 May 2020

On Sunday 10 May, marking the Day of Friendship between the Catholic Church and the Coptic Orthodox...

Patriarch Daniel thanks Pope Francis for medical equipment donated to Suceava Hospital

28 Apr 2020

In a letter sent on 23 April, His Beatitude Daniel, Archbishop of Bucharest and Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox...

Pope Francis expresses Easter greetings to the Oriental Churches

20 Apr 2020

At the end of the Holy Mass on the Second Sunday of Easter, Feast of Divine Mercy, celebrated on 19 April 2020 in...

The Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity extends prayerful best wishes for a blessed Easter

8 Apr 2020

“Today, in the tragedy of a pandemic, in the face of the many false securities that have now crumbled, in the face of...

Cardinal Kurt Koch expresses gratitude to Reverend Dr Olav Fykse Tveit

6 Apr 2020

On 4 April 2020, Cardinal Kurt Koch, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (PCPCU),...

Christians united in praying together the “Our Father” for the end of the pandemic

25 Mar 2020

At midday today 25 March, when many celebrate the feast of the Annunciation, in an unprecedented gesture, Pope Francis...

Praying together for the end of the pandemic

23 Mar 2020

“When Christians pray together, the goal of unity seems closer...In the fellowship of prayer Christ is truly present;...

In memoriam Sister Monica Cooney

22 Mar 2020

The Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity has learned with sadness of the death of Sister Monica Cooney, of...

Methodist–Roman Catholic International Commission drafting meeting held at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina

11 Mar 2020

Members from the Methodist–Roman Catholic International Commission (MERCIC) met in Duke University, Durham, North...

Presentation in Moscow of the document "Serving Communion" of the Saint Ireneus Group

2 Mar 2020

The Russian translation of the document Serving Communion. Rethinking the Relationship between Primacy and Synodality...

Pope Francis gives as a gift to Bulgarian Patriarch Neofit some relics of Saints Clement and Potitus

28 Feb 2020

Pope Francis has given as a gift to His Holiness Neofit, Patriarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, some relics of...

Sixth “Tillard Chair” lecture on the encyclical “Ut unum sint”

27 Feb 2020

On Friday 20 March 2020 Brother Alois, Prior of the Taizé Community, will hold the sixth lecture in the 2019–2020...

Third meeting of the Pro Oriente Commission for Ecumenical Encounter between the Oriental Orthodox Churches and the Catholic Church

26 Feb 2020

The third meeting of the Pro Oriente Commission for Ecumenical Encounter between the Oriental Orthodox Churches and the...

Meeting in Bari with Pope Francis and the Bishops of the Mediterranean

25 Feb 2020

On 23 February Pope Francis visited Bari (Italy) for the meeting of reflection and spirituality of the Bishops of the...

Pope Francis receives delegation of young priests and monks of the different Oriental Orthodox Churches

24 Feb 2020

On Friday 21 February, the Holy Father received in a private audience a delegation of young priests and monks of the...

‘Querida Amazonia’: Pope Francis invites all Christians to work together

21 Feb 2020

Gathering the results of the Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for the Pan–Amazon Region on the theme:...

Cardinal Kurt Koch presents ‘laudatio’ for Archbishop Anastas at Klaus Hemmerle Prize

19 Feb 2020

On 14 February Cardinal Kurt Koch presented the laudatio at the conferral ceremony of the Klaus Hemmerle Prize for...

Visit of representatives of the Ecumenical Research Forum

17 Feb 2020

On February 7, Monsignor Juan Usma Gómez, Head of the Western Section of the Pontifical Council, met with...

29th Seminar for Ecumenism in Spain

17 Feb 2020

From 10‒12 February 2020, the 29th Seminar for episcopal delegates and secretariat directors of Spanish dioceses was...

First study visit of young priests and monks of the Oriental Orthodox Churches

17 Feb 2020

Upon the invitation of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, a delegation of young priests and monks...

Pope Francis meets Metropolitan Hilarion

14 Feb 2020

On the occasion of his visit to Rome to take part in the commemorative celebrations for the fourth anniversary of...

Fourth anniversary celebrations for historic meeting in Havana between Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill

13 Feb 2020

Two main events took place in Rome on 12 February to mark the fourth anniversary of the historic meeting in Havana in...

Meeting of the Joint Working Group between the Holy See and the Russian Orthodox Church

13 Feb 2020

On 12 February 2020, the Joint Working Group for Coordination of Cultural and Social Projects between the Holy See and...

Conference at the San Lazzaro Mekhitarist Monastery of Venice

10 Feb 2020

A conference on the theme “Faith and Works” jointly promoted by the Mekhitarist Congregation and the Legation of the...

Fourth anniversary of historic meeting between Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill

7 Feb 2020

To mark the fourth anniversary of the historic meeting in Havana between Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill, the...

IJCIC delegation visits the Vatican

4 Feb 2020

From 3–5 February a leadership delegation of the International Jewish Committee on Interreligious Consultations (IJCIC)...

Bishop Brian Farrell takes part in Ecumenical Consultation in Antelias, Lebanon

4 Feb 2020

On 31 January and 1 February an Ecumenical Consultation took place at the invitation of His Holiness Catholicos...

Update on the ecumenical relations of the Holy See

3 Feb 2020

As in previous years, during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity L’Osservatore Romano published a series...

Fifth "Tillard Chair" lecture on the "Ut unum sint" encyclical

3 Feb 2020

On Friday 14 February 2020, His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk, the Major Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic...

Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Oriental Orthodox Churches

3 Feb 2020

The seventeenth meeting of the Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church and...

Cardinal Koch received by the President of the Republic of Lebanon

31 Jan 2020

On Thursday 30 January, Cardinal Kurt Koch, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, was...

Participants of the "Abrahamic Faiths Initiative" meet with Pope Francis

30 Jan 2020

The "Abrahamic Faiths Initiative", a consultation held from 14–16 January at the Pontifical Gregorian...

Pope Francis calls for remembrance and prayer on Auschwitz liberation anniversary

30 Jan 2020

After the Angelus prayer in Saint Peter’s Square on Sunday 26 January, Pope Francis recalled that the following day...

Cardinal Kurt Koch attends Fifth World Holocaust Forum in Jerusalem

28 Jan 2020

The Fifth World Holocaust Forum held on 23 January at Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem was attended by...

Annual study visit to Rome and the Vatican of the Bossey Ecumenical Institute

27 Jan 2020

A group of 37 students, faculty members and staff from the Bossey Ecumenical Institute, Switzerland, visited Rome and...

Vespers at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls to mark conclusion of Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

27 Jan 2020

On Saturday 25 January at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, Pope Francis celebrated Second Vespers for the...

In memoriam Maria Vingiani, ecumenical pioneer

26 Jan 2020

The Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity has learned with sadness, on the eve of the Week of Prayer for...

Pope Francis meets ecumenical delegation from Finland

24 Jan 2020

On 17 January, Pope Francis received an ecumenical delegation from Finland in a private audience. The visit was part of...

Remembering history with an openness to the future. Lutherans and Catholics to jointly mark 500th anniversary of Luther’s excommunication

24 Jan 2020

GENEVA/VATICAN The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (PCPCU)...

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