NEWS 2021
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Holy Father meets with Metropolitan Hilarion
22 Dec 2021
On Wednesday 22 December, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, President of the Department for External Church Affairs...
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Christmas greetings from the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
21 Dec 2021
Ma quando venne la pienezza del tempo,
Dio mandò il suo Figlio,
nato da donna, nato sotto la legge,
per riscattare...
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New book to mark 60th anniversary of Pontifical Council
21 Dec 2021
A book entitled “In cammino verso l'unità - 60° anniversario del Pontificio Consiglio per la Promozione dell’Unità dei...
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Listening to the East. Ecumenical conferences on synodality
21 Dec 2021
Pro Oriente and the Institute for Ecumenical Studies (IES) of the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas...
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Ecumenical Seminar on new document of Malines Conversations Group
16 Dec 2021
To mark the centenary of the Malines Conversations (1921-2021), the Malines Conversations Group presented its new...
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Baptists and Catholics: International theological conversations
14 Dec 2021
The fourth session of the third phase of theological conversations between the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) and the...
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Tillard Chair: Professor Marcus Plested of Marquette University
13 Dec 2021
Professor Marcus Plested, of Marquette University (USA), delivered the eighth lecture of the 2021 “Tillard Chair” on...
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WCC Acting General Secretary visits Vatican
10 Dec 2021
On 9 December, Pope Francis received in a private audience Reverend Professor Dr Ioan Sauca, Acting General Secretary...
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Pope Francis reflects on his pilgrimage journey to Cyprus and Greece
10 Dec 2021
After the Angelus on the feast day of the Immaculate Conception on 8 December, Pope Francis reflected on his journey to...
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Online meeting of Pro Oriente Commission for Ecumenical Encounter between Oriental Orthodox Churches and Catholic Church
7 Dec 2021
The fourth meeting of the Commission for Ecumenical Encounter (CEE) between the Oriental Orthodox Churches and the...
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In-flight press conference of Pope Francis returning from Greece
7 Dec 2021
The in‒flight press conference of the Holy Father on 6 December during his return from Greece offered the opportunity...
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Participants of seminar of Pontifical Atheneum of St Anselm visit PCPCU
7 Dec 2021
On 6 December 2021, Professor Dr Stefan Geiger, OSB, from the Pontifical Athenaeum of St Anselm in Rome visited the...
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Pope Francis meets with His Beatitude Hieronymos II
6 Dec 2021
On Saturday 4 December, on the first day of his visit to Greece, Pope Francis meet with His Beatitude...
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Ecumenical prayer with migrants in Nicosia
6 Dec 2021
On Friday 3 December, on the second day of his apostolic journey to Cyprus, Pope Francis presided over an ecumenical...
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Pope Francis meets with His Beatitude Chrysostomos II and Holy Synod of Cypriot Orthodox Church
3 Dec 2021
On Friday morning 3 December, Pope Francis visited the Orthodox Archbishopric of Cyprus for a courtesy visit to His...
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Bishop Brian Farrell speaks at Faith and Order webinar on "The whole people of God: the roles and ministries in the church”
3 Dec 2021
On 2 December, Bishop Brian Farrell, Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, spoke at a...
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Delegation of Holy See takes part in feast day celebration of Ecumenical Patriarchate
30 Nov 2021
Within the framework of the traditional exchange of delegations for the respective feasts of their patron saints, on 29...
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Holy Father receives Metropolitan Antonij of Bulgarian Orthodox Church
30 Nov 2021
On Saturday 27 November, the Holy Father received in a private audience His Eminence Antonij (Mihalev), Metropolitan...
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Ecumenical symposium in Valencia on encyclical “Ut unum sint”
30 Nov 2021
The 19th Symposium of Historical Theology on the theme “Ut unum sint: The Irrevocable Journey of the Church” was held...
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Symposium on liturgical movements and reforms
29 Nov 2021
A symposium on the theme "Der Volksgedanke in den liturgischen Bewegungen und Reformen – eine ökumenische...
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Conferral of Ut unum sint Diploma
22 Nov 2021
On 19 November 2021 Cardinal Koch, President of the PCPCU, conferred the ‘Ut unum sint Diploma in Ecumenical Studies’...
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Online meeting of Pro Oriente ‘Forum Syriacum’
22 Nov 2021
An online meeting of the ‘Forum Syriacum’ promoted by the Pro Oriente Foundation was held on 18 November 2021.
The...
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Pastoral ecumenical guidelines for Catholic Churches in Holy Land
15 Nov 2021
The Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land (comprising all the Catholic Ordinaries of the Latin and Eastern...
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Online plenary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
12 Nov 2021
On Wednesday 10th and Thursday 11th November the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity held an online...
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Fourth Meeting of the Pro Oriente Steering Committee for Orthodox-Catholic Dialogue
8 Nov 2021
The Pro Oriente Steering Committee for Orthodox-Catholic Dialogue held its fourth meeting at the Kardinal-König-Haus in...
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Executive Meeting of the Joint Working Group
8 Nov 2021
The Executive Committee of the Joint Working Group (JWG) between the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Catholic...
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Commemorative event for Metropolitan Damaskinos Papandreou
8 Nov 2021
A commemorative event marking the tenth anniversary of the death of Metropolitan Damaskinos Papandreou, first Orthodox...
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Tillard Chair: Professor Myriam Wijlens, Consultor to Synod of Bishops
7 Nov 2021
Professor Myriam Wijlens, of the Univesity of Erfurt (Germany), Consultor to the Synod of Bishops, will deliver the...
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Joint letter of Cardinals Koch and Grech to Bishops responsible for ecumenism
7 Nov 2021
In a joint letter of 28 October 2021, Cardinal Kurt Koch, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian...
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Visit of Working Group of New Apostolic Church
6 Nov 2021
On 28 October the Working Group "Contacts with Denominations and Religions" of the New Apostolic Church...
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Visit of Kirchenrat Andris Kraulins
6 Nov 2021
On 27 October, Cardinal Kurt Koch, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (PCPCU), received...
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Visit of Association of Christian Churches in Germany
5 Nov 2021
On 26 October, Dr Verena Hammes, General Secretary of the Association of Christian Churches in Germany (ACK), visited...
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Videos on Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity
3 Nov 2021
The Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity is pleased to present two videos dedicated to its work.
The first, produced...
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Ecumenical pilgrimage “With Luther to the Pope” from Eastern Germany to Rome
29 Oct 2021
On 25 October, Pope Francis welcomed in the Vatican about 500 participants of the ecumenical pilgrimage group “With...
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Meeting of the Global Christian Forum Committee
27 Oct 2021
On 26 October, the International Committee of the Global Christian Forum (GCF) held its second online meeting this...
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First session of new cycle of “Ut unum sint” Diploma
25 Oct 2021
The first session of the new cycle of the 2021‒2022 Ut unum sint Diploma, the course on ongoing formation in...
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Greetings of Pope Francis to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
22 Oct 2021
On 22 October, the Holy Father addressed a letter of best wishes to His Holiness Bartholomew I on the occasion of the...
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Pontifical Council represented at meeting of WCC General Assembly Planning Committee
22 Oct 2021
The seventh meeting of the Assembly Planning Committee (APC) of the World Council of Churches (WCC) was held online...
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International Synod meeting of Societas Sanctae Crucis
18 Oct 2021
On 14 October 2021, Reverend Anthony Currer, PCPCU staff member responsible for Catholic‒Anglican relations, gave a...
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Annual Conference of the Secretaries of the Christian World Communions
18 Oct 2021
More than thirty participants attended the annual Conference of the Secretaries of Christian World Communions (CS/CWCs)...
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Tillard Chair: Lecture of Sister Nathalie Becquart, Under‒Secretary of Synod of Bishops
15 Oct 2021
Reverend Sister Nathalie Becquart, XMCJ, Under‒Secretary of the Synod of Bishops, delivered the sixth lecture of the...
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His Holiness Baselios Marthoma Mathews III new Catholicos of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
15 Oct 2021
On 14 October the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church elected Metropolitan Mathews Mar Severios as new Catholicos, with...
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Executive Meeting of the Joint Working Group
14 Oct 2021
The Executive Committee of the Joint Working Group (JWG) between the Catholic Church and the World Council of Churches...
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Commencement of dialogue between PCPCU and Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe
12 Oct 2021
On 7 September 2021 a meeting took place in the office of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (PCPCU)...
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Meeting of Saint Irenaeus Joint Orthodox-Catholic Working Group in Rome
11 Oct 2021
The Saint Irenaeus Joint Orthodox-Catholic Working Group gathered for its 17th annual meeting from 6‒10 October 2021 in...
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Meeting of Cardinal Koch with Catholicos Karekin II and Patriarch Sahak II
11 Oct 2021
On 7 October at Domus Sanctae Marthae Cardinal Kurt Koch met with His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and...
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Visit of Vice-Chair of Pentecostal World Fellowship
11 Oct 2021
On 5 October Monsignor Juan Usma received Reverend Pastor David Wells, Vice-Chair of the Pentecostal World Fellowship...
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Audience with Pope Francis of Saint Irenaeus Joint Orthodox-Catholic Working Group
8 Oct 2021
On Thursday 7 October the Holy Father received in private audience the Saint Irenaeus Joint Working Group, a...
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Pope Francis prays with Christian and other faith leaders for peace and safeguarding of creation
8 Oct 2021
A two‒day International Meeting for Peace “Peoples as Brothers, Future Earth. Religions and Cultures in Dialogue”...
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Pope Francis meets with Catholicos Karekin II and Patriarch Sahak II
6 Oct 2021
His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholics of All Armenians, and His Beatitude Sahak II, Armenian...
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Pope Francis meets with Metropolitan Hilarion
6 Oct 2021
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, President of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow...
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Pope Francis meets with Justin Welby Archbishop of Canterbury
5 Oct 2021
The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, met with His Holiness Pope Francis in a...
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Pope Francis meets with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
5 Oct 2021
Soon after the “Faith and Science: Towards COP26” meeting in Rome on 4 October 2021, Pope Francis met in a private...
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Pope Francis meets with religious leaders and scientists in advance of COP26
4 Oct 2021
Many Christian leaders gathered with Pope Francis in the Vatican this morning 4 October together with representatives...
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Meeting of the Commission between the Catholic Church and Disciples of Christ
1 Oct 2021
The International Commission for Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Disciples of Christ (Church of Christ)...
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14 Jun 2021
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11 Jun 2021
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26 May 2021
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14 May 2021
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12 May 2021
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12 May 2021
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26 Apr 2021
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20 Apr 2021
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19 Apr 2021
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16 Apr 2021
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12 Apr 2021
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7 Apr 2021
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29 Mar 2021
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15 Mar 2021
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11 Mar 2021
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9 Mar 2021
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8 Mar 2021
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1 Mar 2021
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1 Mar 2021
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26 Feb 2021
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25 Feb 2021
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22 Feb 2021
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22 Feb 2021
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19 Feb 2021
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16 Feb 2021
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16 Feb 2021
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16 Feb 2021
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15 Feb 2021
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15 Feb 2021
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10 Feb 2021
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9 Feb 2021
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8 Feb 2021
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4 Feb 2021
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1 Feb 2021
As in previous years, during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity L’Osservatore Romano published a series...
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28 Jan 2021
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27 Jan 2021
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27 Jan 2021
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26 Jan 2021
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26 Jan 2021
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22 Jan 2021
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20 Jan 2021
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20 Jan 2021
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19 Jan 2021
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19 Jan 2021
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18 Jan 2021
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15 Jan 2021
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14 Jan 2021
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13 Jan 2021
The Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity joins in prayer with the Belarusian Orthodox Church on the death...
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Reaffirmed commitment to path from conflict to communion
4 Jan 2021
The Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (PCPCU) and the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) are today pleased...