Christmas greetings from the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity

22 Dec 2022

The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world. (Jn 1,9)     May the holy feast of...

Meeting of the Baptist-Catholic International Dialogue

19 Dec 2022

The Baptist-Catholic International Dialogue held the fifth session of the current phase in Rome, from 11-17 December...

Visit to His Beatitude Catholicos Mor Baselios Thomas I

16 Dec 2022

As part of their visit to Kerala for the theological dialogues with the Malankara Orthodox Churches, on 16 December...

Visit to His Grace Theodosius, Metropolitan of the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church

15 Dec 2022

As part of their visit to Kerala from 11 to 17 December 2022, Bishop Brian Farrell, Secretary of the Dicastery for...

Theological dialogue with Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church

14 Dec 2022

The Joint International Theological Commission for Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Malankara Orthodox...

Theological dialogue with Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church

14 Dec 2022

As customary every year a delegation of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity took part in the theological...

Pope Francis meets with Amitié Judéo-Chrétienne de France

12 Dec 2022

On Monday 12 December, Pope Francis met with members of Amitié Judéo-Chrétienne de France who were visiting Rome to...

In memoriam Abune Kerlos I

5 Dec 2022

It is with sadness that the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity has learned of the death of his Holiness Abune...

A delegation from Rabbinical Seminary of Latin America received by Pope Francis

5 Dec 2022

On Friday 2 December 2, Pope Francis received in audience a delegation from the Rabbinical Seminary of Latin...

New date confirmed for historic Ecumenical Peace Pilgrimage to South Sudan

1 Dec 2022

Pope Francis, the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland will...

Holy Father receives delegation from Patriarchate of Bulgaria

1 Dec 2022

A delegation of the Patriarchate of Bulgaria visited Rome from 26‒30 November, hosted by the Dicastery for Promoting...

Continuing conversations with Salvation Army

1 Dec 2022

From 25 to 28 November 2022 representatives of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity and of the Office for...

Delegation of Holy See takes part in feast day of Ecumenical Patriarchate

30 Nov 2022

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

In memoriam Cardinal Richard Kuuia Baawobr, M.Afr.

29 Nov 2022

It is with sadness that the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity has learned of the death on 27 November 2022 of His...

Second and third parts of “Listening to the East” symposium

28 Nov 2022

On Wednesday 23 November, Cardinal Kurt Koch, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity (DPCU), and...

Holy Father receives Bishop Kyrillos of Coptic Orthodox Church

28 Nov 2022

On Wednesday 23 November in the Paul VI Hall, Pope Francis received in a private audience His Excellency Kyrillos,...

Pope Francis receives Metropolitan Joseph Mar Barnabas of Mar Thoma Church

28 Nov 2022

On Wednesday 23 November, Pope Francis received in a private audience His Grace Joseph Mar Barnabas, Suffragan...

Holy Father receives delegation of World Jewish Congress

24 Nov 2022

On 22 November, Pope Francis received in private audience a delegation of the World Jewish Congress comprising some 130...

Pope Francis meets Catholicos Patriarch Mar Awa III

21 Nov 2022

On Saturday 19 November, the Holy Father received His Holiness Mar Awa III, Catholicos Patriarch of the Assyrian Church...

Meeting of the Joint Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Assyrian Church of the East

21 Nov 2022

The fourteenth plenary session of the Joint Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the...

Message from Cardinal Koch for anniversary of “Letter of Archbishop Saliège”

20 Nov 2022

On Sunday 20 November, the Jewish and Catholic communities of Toulouse celebrated together the 80th anniversary of the...

Catholic Church represented at Faith and Order meeting in Bossey, Switzerland

17 Nov 2022

Reverend William Henn (Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome), Professors Myriam Wijlens (University of Erfurt,...

“Listening to the East” ‒ Symposium on synodality in the Oriental Orthodox Churches

16 Nov 2022

Following the first conference on synodality in the Orthodox Church, the “Listening to the East” symposium continues...

Continuation of dialogue between Catholic Church and Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe

14 Nov 2022

On 14 November 2022, the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity and the Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe...

Delegation of Holy See at funeral of His Beatitude Chrysostomos II

14 Nov 2022

The funeral service of His Beatitude Chrysostomos II, the Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Cyprus, who passed away on 7...

Bishop Farrell at annual Conference of Secretaries of Christian World Communions

11 Nov 2022

The annual Conference of Secretaries of Christian World Communions (CS/CWC) took place from 8–10 November 2022 in...

Pope Francis evokes ecumenical dimension of his visit to Bahrain at general audience

10 Nov 2022

On Wednesday 9 November in his catechesis during the general audience held in Saint Peter’s Square, Pope Francis...

In memoriam Archbishop Emeritus Mario Conti

9 Nov 2022

Archbishop Emeritus Mario Conti of Glasgow passed away on 8 November. Entrusting him to God’s merciful love, the...

In memoriam His Beatitude Chrysostomos II

9 Nov 2022

It is with sadness that the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity has learned of the death on 7 November of His...

Meeting in Rome of Pro Oriente Steering Committee for Orthodox‒Catholic Dialogue

8 Nov 2022

The Pro Oriente Steering Committee for Orthodox-Catholic Dialogue held its fifth meeting at the Institute for...

“Connecting Dialogues”, a new online database for Catholic-Orthodox dialogue

7 Nov 2022

On 3 November 2022 a new online database on the Orthodox-Catholic dialogue was launched by the Pro Oriente...

Pope Francis in Bahrain reflects on unity and witness as the cornerstones of ecumenism

7 Nov 2022

On 4 November, at the end of the second day of his apostolic journey to the Kingdom of Bahrain, Pope Francis led...

Cardinal Koch opens "Listening to the East" symposium

4 Nov 2022

On Wednesday 2 November, Cardinal Kurt Koch, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity (DPCU), opened the...

Cardinal Koch visits Serbia

3 Nov 2022

Cardinal Kurt Koch, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity (DPCU), visited Serbia from 27‒28 October...

Visit of group from Secular Institute of Notre Dame de Vie

31 Oct 2022

On Monday 31 October an international group of temporarily professed young people of the Secular Institute of Notre...

DPCU at “School of Ecumenism” of Focolare Movement

29 Oct 2022

From 27 to 29 October, the “School of Ecumenism 2022”, organised and promoted by Centro Uno of the Focolare Movement,...

Ecumenical dimension of Continental Stage of 2021‒2024 Synod

28 Oct 2022

On 27 October, the Working Document for the Continental Stage of the 2021-2024 Synod, entitled “Enlarge the space of...

Pope Francis leads appeal for peace together with Christian and world religious leaders

26 Oct 2022

Before joining other religious leaders on 25 October to launch an appeal for peace, Pope Francis presided over an...

Presentation of Cardinal Koch on date of Easter during "Cry for Peace" meeting

25 Oct 2022

Cardinal Kurt Koch, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, made a presentation entitled "A Common...

“Listening to the East” ‒ Symposium on Synodality in Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches

25 Oct 2022

An international symposium on synodality in the Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches will be held at the Pontifical...

World Methodist Council leaders welcomed at DPCU

24 Oct 2022

On Friday 21 October, the President and Vice-President of the World Methodist Council visited the Dicastery for...

Madrid: Inaugural lecture at Julián García Hernando Ecumenical Centre

22 Oct 2022

On 18 October, Monsignor Juan Usma Gómez, Section Head of the DPUC, gave the inaugural lecture of the “Una caravana de...

DPCU represented at Global Christian Forum: Regional Asian Consultation and Annual Committee Meeting

21 Oct 2022

More than fifty participants, including some 30 representatives of Christian churches in Asia as well as 25 members of...

European Anglican Bishops meet Pope Francis

19 Oct 2022

On 17 and 18 October, the College of Anglican Bishops in Continental Europe (COABICE) gathered in Rome for their annual...

Professors from Theology Faculty of Sofia meet Pope Francis

19 Oct 2022

On Wednesday 19 October a group of professors from the Theology Faculty of the University of Sofia “Saint Kliment of...

Meeting of Saint Irenaeus Joint Orthodox-Catholic Working Group in Cluj-Napoca

17 Oct 2022

The Saint Irenaeus Joint Orthodox-Catholic Working Group gathered for its eighteenth annual meeting from 12 to 16...

Pope Francis receives members of CEMES

17 Oct 2022

On Monday 17 October Pope Francis received in a private audience Professor Petros Vassiliadis, Honourary President of...

DPCU Observer at the 26th Pentecostal World Conference

17 Oct 2022

From 12-14 October, Monsignor Usma, Head of the Western Section of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity,...

Visit of Anglican Ordinands

12 Oct 2022

On 12 October, three Church of England ordinands currently studying in Rome visited the Dicastery for Promoting...

Course for monks and religious sisters in Italy

12 Oct 2022

On 12 October Monsignor Usma held an online lesson for the Course in Formation organized by the Union of Superiors...

Ecumenical representatives attend anniversary Mass for Vatican II

11 Oct 2022

On Tuesday 11 October, Pope Francis presided over a special evening Mass to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the...

International colloquium on “Liturgy of the Hours in Early Lutheranism”

7 Oct 2022

An international colloquium on “Liturgy of the Hours in Early Lutheranism” took place in Berlin on 5 and 6 October...

75th anniversary German National Committee of LWF

7 Oct 2022

On 7 October 2022, the German National Committee of the Lutheran World Federation (DNK/LWF) together with the Lutheran...

Pope Francis meets with Methodist‒Catholic dialogue team

6 Oct 2022

Pope Francis received members of the Methodist-Roman Catholic International Commission (MERCIC) in a private audience...

Cardinal Koch at inauguration of academic year of Theresianum Pontifical Faculty of Theology

5 Oct 2022

The academic year of the Theresianum Pontifical Faculty of Theology was inaugurated on Tuesday 4 October. Cardinal Kurt...

Tillard Chair: “God Reconciles us in Christ”. The new report of the Catholic‒Methodist dialogue

4 Oct 2022

The first lecture of the 2022-2023 cycle of the Tillard Chair on the theme “Christian Unity and Reconciliation” was...

Ecumenical formation in Mexico

4 Oct 2022

The annual course of the Episcopal Commission for Interreligious Dialogue and Communion of the Mexican Bishops’...

Meeting to prepare materials for 2024 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

4 Oct 2022

From 25 to 29 September, an international committee jointly sponsored by the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity...

DPCU participates in Fifth SOMOS UM International Conference

1 Oct 2022

From 19 to 25 September Monsignor Usma Gómez participated in the Fifth SOMOS UM International Conference held in Rio de...

Meeting in Rome of ARCIC Drafting Group

23 Sep 2022

The drafting group  of the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission (ARCIC) met in the offices of the...

Holy Father meets representatives of Churches in Kazakhstan

15 Sep 2022

In the context of his apostolic journey to Kazakhstan, Pope Francis took part on Wednesday 14 September in a plenary...

Message of Pope Francis for inauguration of Community at the Crossing

13 Sep 2022

On 8 September 2022, the ecumenical Community at the Crossing was inaugurated during an evensong service at the...

Catholic participation in 11th Assembly of World Council of Churches

8 Sep 2022

Some 190 Catholics attended the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches from 31 August – 8 September 2022, in...

Ecumenical summer course of Centro Melantone visits DPCU

7 Sep 2022

On 5 September, the participants of the ecumenical summer course of the “Centro Melantone” in Rome visited the...

Catholic delegation at 11th WCC Assembly in Karlsruhe

2 Sep 2022

An official delegation led by Cardinal Kurt Koch, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, is currently...

Message of Pope Francis to 11th Assembly of WCC

2 Sep 2022

On Thursday 1 September 2022, during the first thematic plenary focused on Care for Creation, Cardinal Kurt Koch,...

Catholic Biblical Federation: Executive Committee Meeting

30 Aug 2022

On 26 August, Monsignor Juan Usma Gómez, Head of the Western Section of the DPCU, attended the online Executive...

Joint Working Group: Tenth Report and Two Study Documents

23 Aug 2022

The Joint Working Group (JWG) between the Catholic Church and the World Council of Churches (WCC) has published...

Holy Father's condolences to Pope Tawadros II for Coptic church fire in Egypt

19 Aug 2022

Pope Francis sent condolences to His Holiness Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark,...

DPCU represented at Lambeth Conference

8 Aug 2022

The Lambeth Conference was held at Canterbury from 26 July‒8 August. Convened by the Archbishop of Canterbury, it is a...

Holy Father meets with Metropolitan Antonij of Volokolamsk

8 Aug 2022

On Friday 5 August the Holy Father received in a private audience Metropolitan Antonij of Volokolamsk, new Chairman of...

Message from Cardinal Koch to Catholicos Baselios Marthoma Mathews III

4 Aug 2022

On the occasion of the ordination of seven new bishops of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, Cardinal Kurt Koch,...

Catholics and Pentecostals on Kerygma/Preaching and Christian life

15 Jul 2022

From 8-14 July, the second plenary session of the seventh phase of the International Catholic Pentecostal Dialogue,...

Meeting in Taizé on ecumenical dimension of synodal process

13 Jul 2022

From July 10 to 12, on the invitation of the Taizé Community, a meeting brought together representatives of several...

Ecumenical meeting of consecrated men and women in Switzerland

13 Jul 2022

From 6 to 12 July 2022 the 38th International and Interconfessional Meeting of Consecrated Men and Women was held in...

Message of Pope for 50th anniversary of international Catholic‒Pentecostal dialogue

12 Jul 2022

To mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the international Catholic‒Pentecostal dialogue, Pope Francis sent...

Video messages of Pope Francis, Archbishop Welby and Moderator Greenshields to South Sudanese people

4 Jul 2022

On Saturday 2 July, the scheduled day of departure for his postponed Apostolic visit to the Democratic Republic of...

Catholics and “Disciples of Christ”: New phase of dialogue

4 Jul 2022

The first plenary session of the new phase of international dialogue between Catholic and Disciples of Christ took...

Pope Francis sends greetings to International Jewish Committee on Interreligious Consultations

1 Jul 2022

In a message to the International Jewish Committee on Interreligious Consultations  (IJCIC) Pope Francis...

Delegation of Ecumenical Patriarchate in Rome for the feast of Apostle Saints Peter and Paul

1 Jul 2022

Within the context of the traditional exchange of delegations for their respective patronal feasts, on 29 June in...

Visit of delegation of Orthodox Church of Georgia

1 Jul 2022

On Tuesday 28 June Cardinal Kurt Koch, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, received the Reverend...

Christ Lutheran Church in Rome celebrates centenary

28 Jun 2022

On 26 June 2022, the Lutheran congregation in Rome celebrated the 100th anniversary of the dedication of the Christ...

Ecumenical Concert in the Sistine Chapel

27 Jun 2022

On 26 June the Patriarchal Choir of the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Tbilisi and the Pontifical Sistine Chapel Choir...

A new round of Methodist-Catholic dialogue

24 Jun 2022

The Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity and the World Methodist Council have announced in a communiqué their...

Pope Francis receives Joint International Commission for theological dialogue between Catholic Church and Oriental Orthodox Churches

24 Jun 2022

On 23 June Pope Francis received in a private audience the members of the Joint International Commission for...

Plenary session of theological dialogue with Oriental Orthodox Churches

24 Jun 2022

The Joint International Commission for theological dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Oriental Orthodox...

Pope Francis welcomes delegation of Simon Wiesenthal Center

23 Jun 2022

On 22 June, an international delegation of the Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC) met with Pope Francis to offer a facsimile...

Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity represented at WCC Central Committee

21 Jun 2022

The 67th meeting of the Central Committee (CC) of the World Council of Churches (WCC) was attended by Reverend Andrzej...

Cardinal Koch participates in ecumenical commemoration in Graz

13 Jun 2022

Cardinal Kurt Koch, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, took part on 10 June in an ecumenical event...

Texts for 2023 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

13 Jun 2022

The Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity is pleased to publish the materials prepared for the Week of Prayer of...

Greeting to Council Meeting of the Lutheran World Federation

9 Jun 2022

From 9-14 June, the Council of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) met at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva. Reverend Dr...

Cardinal Koch receives honorary doctorate from University of Opole, Poland

8 Jun 2022

On 3 June, Cardinal Kurt Koch, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, was awarded the title of doctor...

CHARIS: Online Pentecost ecumenical vigil

7 Jun 2022

An online Pentecost ecumenical vigil organized by the Commission for Christian Unity of the Catholic Charismatic...

Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity becomes Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity

6 Jun 2022

In line with the new Apostolic Constitution Praedicate Evangelium on the Roman Curia and its service to the Church and...

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

6 Jun 2022

On Friday 3 June, the Holy Father received in a private audience a delegation of young priests and monks of the various...

Study visit of young priests and monks of the Oriental Orthodox Churches

6 Jun 2022

From 31 May to 6 June a delegation of young priests and monks from all the different Oriental Orthodox Churches took...

In memoriam Metropolitan Gennadios of Sassima

3 Jun 2022

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

Visit of Methodist Ordinands

2 Jun 2022

On 1 June six Methodist students training for ministry in the British Methodist Church and their tutor, Deacon Julie...

Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity represented at Katholikentag in Stuttgart

30 May 2022

On 27 May 2022 Reverend Andrzej Choromanski represented the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity at an ecumenical...

International Conference honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

30 May 2022

To mark thirty years of patriarchal ministry, an International Conference honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew...

Online conference with seminarians from Archdiocese of Rio de Janeiro

30 May 2022

On 28 May, Monsignor Juan Usma Gómez, Head of the Western Section, held a conference in the Portuguese language on...

Visit of “Gathering in the Holy Spirit 2022”

30 May 2022

On 27 May Monsignor Juan Usma Gómez, Head of the Western Section of the PCPCU, met with participants of the initiative...

Visit of WCC Pilgrim Team

30 May 2022

On Tuesday 24 May an international delegation of the World Council of Churches (WCC), focusing on collaboration of...

Conversations between PCPCU and New Charismatic Churches

23 May 2022

On 23 May Conversations were held with a group of representatives of the New Charismatic Churches (NCC) at the office...

Coordinating Committee of the International Catholic-Orthodox Dialogue

20 May 2022

The Coordinating Committee of the Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Roman Catholic...

Visit of delegation of Eritrean Tewahedo Orthodox Church

20 May 2022

On 19 May 2022 a delegation of the Eritrean Tewahedo Orthodox Church, led by Archbishop Abune Paolos, Exarch for...

Malines Conversations Group Meeting in Madeira

19 May 2022

The Malines Conversations Group, an unofficial theological dialogue of Catholic and Anglican theologians, met in...

Message of Cardinal Koch to General Assembly of Middle East Council of Churches

19 May 2022

On the occasion of the Twelfth General Assembly of the Middle East Council of Churches, held from 16-20 May 2022 in...

Visit of pastors of Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saxony

19 May 2022

On 18 May, pastors and pastoral workers of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saxony (Germany) visited the Pontifical...

Visit of Reverend David Hathaway

18 May 2022

On 18 May, Monsignor Usma Gómez, Head of the Western Section, received Reverend David Hathaway, founder and president...

PCPCU represented at Inter-Orthodox Pre-Assembly Consultation

17 May 2022

An Inter-Orthodox Pre-Assembly Consultation was organized by the World Council of Churches in Cyprus from 10-15 May...

Anglican‒Roman Catholic International Commission plenary meeting in Rome

17 May 2022

The members of the Anglican‒Roman Catholic International Commission held a plenary meeting of the third phase of their...

Visit of President Dr Christian Schad

13 May 2022

On 11 May, the new President of the "Evangelischer Bund" and also Church President Emeritus of the...

Catholics and Disciples of Christ: Third Online Preparatory Meeting

12 May 2022

On 10/11 May, the members of the sixth phase of the Disciples‒Catholic International Commission for Dialogue held an...

Visit to PCPCU of group from United Evangelical Mission

11 May 2022

On 9 May Monsignor Juan Usma Gómez, Head of Western Section, received a group of leaders from the United Evangelical...

2022 Day of Friendship between Copts and Catholics

10 May 2022

To mark the Day of Friendship between Copts and Catholics, celebrated yearly on 10 May to commemorate the historical...

Joint Easter message to political leaders of South Sudan

9 May 2022

His Holiness Pope Francis, His Grace Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, and the Right Reverend Jim Wallace,...

In memoriam Sister Joan Frances Delaney

9 May 2022

It is with sadness that the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity has learned of the death at the age of 92...

Pope Francis receives the participants in the Plenary Session of the PCPUC

6 May 2022

On Friday 6 May, at the conclusion of their Plenary Session, the members, consultors and staff of the Pontifical...

Third day of 2022 PCPCU Plenary Assembly

5 May 2022

On Thursday 5 May, the third day of the PCPCU Plenary Assembly, members and consultors discussed two further topics...

Acta Œcumenica 2021

5 May 2022

Acta Œcumenica 2021  is now available and can be consulted online as well as ordered in print format through...

Second day of 2022 PCPCU Plenary Assembly

4 May 2022

On Wednesday 4 May, the second day of the PCPCU Plenary Assembly, members and consultors discussed two topics related...

Tillard Chair: Professor Benoît-Dominique de La Soujeole, OP

4 May 2022

Professor Benoît-Dominique de La Soujeole, OP, of the Faculty of Theology of Fribourg (Switzerland) delivered the 13th...

New Report of Methodist–Catholic International Dialogue

4 May 2022

Despite being unable to have their last scheduled meeting in October of 2020 due to the COVID pandemic, the...

First day of 2022 PCPCU Plenary Assembly

3 May 2022

The Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity is being held in the Vatican from 3–6 May...

Pilgrimage and ecumenical vespers of Archdiocese of Łódź (Poland)

29 Apr 2022

On 28 April Pope Francis received 1,400 Polish pilgrims led by Archbishop Grzegorz Ryś visiting Rome at the end of the...

Start of dialogue between Catholic Church and Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe

28 Apr 2022

On 28 April 2022, the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and the Communion of Protestant Churches in...

In memoriam Very Reverend Thomas Baima

27 Apr 2022

It is with sadness that the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity has learned of the death on 20 April 2022...

Visit of Monastic Fraternities of Jerusalem

25 Apr 2022

On Monday 25 April, a group of brothers and sisters of the Monastic Fraternities of Jerusalem visited the Pontifical...

Anniversary of Armenian genocide

24 Apr 2022

On Sunday 24 April 2022 a commemoration was held at the Armenian Pontifical College to mark the 107th anniversary of...

Visit of seminarians from Austria

22 Apr 2022

On 22 April seminarians from the Archdiocese of Vienna, the Diocese of St Pölten and the Diocese of Eisenstadt, led by...

Meeting of Global Christian Forum International Committee

21 Apr 2022

On 20 April 2022 Reverend Andrzej Choromanski, staff member for multilateral relations, represented the Pontifical...

Tillard Chair: Professor Arnaud Join-Lambert

20 Apr 2022

Professor Arnaud Join-Lambert, of the Catholic University of Louvain (Belgium), delivered the twelfth lecture of the...

Easter greetings of the Pontifical Council

13 Apr 2022

Today, throughout the world, the Church’s proclamation resounds: “Jesus, who was crucified, has risen as he said....

Executive Committee of Catholic Biblical Federation

13 Apr 2022

On 12 April an online meeting was held of the Executive Committee of the Catholic Biblical Federation (CBF) attended by...

Course on Pentecostals in Italy

8 Apr 2022

A meeting was held in live streaming on 6 April on the theme “Conoscere per meglio amare” (Understanding in order to...

“Baptism and Growth in Communion”

7 Apr 2022

The Fifth Phase of the Lutheran-Roman Catholic Commission on Unity (2008-2019) has now come to its official conclusion...

Meeting of Cardinal Koch with European Union Ambassadors to the Holy See

7 Apr 2022

On Tuesday 5 April Cardinal Kurt Koch, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, took part in...

Visit of Metropolitan Antonij of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church

4 Apr 2022

On 1 April 2022, Cardinal Kurt Koch, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, received His...

Presentation of the book “A History of the Desire for Christian Unity"

1 Apr 2022

On Thursday 31 March Bishop Brian Farrell, Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, took part...

Ecumenical dimension in ecclesiology of Joseph Ratzinger – Benedict XVI

1 Apr 2022

On Thursday 31 March Cardinal Kurt Koch, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, made a...

Meeting of the Academic Advisory Board of the Johann Adam Möhler Institute in Paderborn

31 Mar 2022

On 30 and 31 March, the Academic Advisory Board of the Johann Adam Möhler Institute for Ecumenism met in Paderborn,...

Visit of group of students from Società Görres

28 Mar 2022

On 28 March Monsignor Juan Usma, head of the Western Section of the PCPCU, met at the Dicastery with a group of young...

Meeting between Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue and WCC

28 Mar 2022

The annual meeting of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue (PCID) and the Office of Interreligious...

Ecumenical dimension of intercultural migrant ministry

28 Mar 2022

The Migrants and Refugees Section of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development recently published...

Pope Francis meets with Brother Alois of Taizé

22 Mar 2022

On Monday 21 March, the Holy Father received the Prior of Taizé, Brother Alois, in a private audience, and later met...

Visit of study group of Anglicans and Methodists

17 Mar 2022

On 15 March a study group of Anglicans and Methodists led by Revd Dr Tim Macquiban from the Methodist Church in Britain...

Online conversation between Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill

17 Mar 2022

On Wednesday afternoon 16 March Pope Francis met online with His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All...

Cattedra Tillard: Professor Barbara Hallensleben

15 Mar 2022

Professor Barbara Hallensleben, of the Faculty of Theology of Fribourg (Switzerland), delivered the eleventh lecture of...

Visit of WCC Karlsruhe Assembly Local Office to the PCPCU

11 Mar 2022

On Friday 11 March, six members of the Karlsruhe Assembly Local Office (KALO) visiting Rome were received in the office...

In memoriam Abune Merkorios

8 Mar 2022

It is with sadness that the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity has learned of the death on 4 March of His...

In memoriam Bishop Youhanna Golta

3 Mar 2022

It is with sadness that the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity has learned of the death on 15 February of...

Polish translation of the Ecumenical Vademecum for Bishops

3 Mar 2022

The Catholic Church in Poland has recently issued a Polish translation of “The Bishop and Christian Unity: An...

Ecumenical commemoration of Saint Gregory of Narek

1 Mar 2022

To mark the liturgical memory of Saint Gregory of Narek, Doctor of the Church, an ecumenical commemoration was held on...

Pope Francis meets representatives of Churches in Iraq

1 Mar 2022

On 28 February 2022, the first anniversary of his apostolic journey to Iraq, the Holy Father received in a private...

Preparatory meeting for dialogue between Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe (CPCE/GEKE) and Catholic Church

1 Mar 2022

On 24 February 2022 Cardinal Kurt Koch, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (PCPCU),...

Archabbot of Pannonhalma visits Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity

1 Mar 2022

On 23 February 2022, Cardinal Kurt Koch, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (PCPCU),...

Visit to PCPCU of students from Germany and the Netherlands

1 Mar 2022

On 21 February 2022, a group of German and Dutch theology students and doctoral candidates from the dioceses of...

31st edition of "Day of Interconfessional Relations and Interreligious Dialogue" in Madrid

25 Feb 2022

The 31st edition of “Jornadas de Relaciones Interconfesionales y Dialogo Interreligioso” was held in Madrid from 21-23...

Ecumenical commemoration of Saint Gregory of Narek

24 Feb 2022

On Monday 28 February 2022, an ecumenical commemoration of Saint Gregory of Narek will be held at the Pontifical...

Ecumenical Charismatic Meeting in Poland

17 Feb 2022

From 10 to 12 February 2022, the conference “The Time is Now” (Już czas) was held in Łódź, Poland, jointly organised by...

Catholic Church represented at WCC Central Committee meeting

16 Feb 2022

The Central Committee meeting of the World Council of Churches (WCC) held online from 9‒15 February 2022 was attended...

Cardinal Koch visits Russian Orthodox Seminary in France

16 Feb 2022

On 13 February 2022, during his visit to Paris for the anniversary of the meeting between Pope Francis and Patriarch...

Veneration of Crown of Thorns

16 Feb 2022

At the conclusion of the commemoration of the sixth anniversary of the meeting between Pope Francis and Patriarch...

Sixth anniversary of meeting between Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill

16 Feb 2022

To mark the sixth anniversary of the historical meeting in Havana in 2016 between Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill, a...

Cardinal Koch visits Metropolitan Dimitrios of France

16 Feb 2022

Cardinal Kurt Koch paid a courtesy visit to Metropolitan Dimitrios (Ploumis), the new Metropolitan of France of the...

Cattedra Tillard: Reverend Professor Patriciu Vlaicu

15 Feb 2022

Reverend Professor Patriciu Vlaicu, of the Faculty of Orthodox Theology of Cluj-Napoca, delivered the tenth lecture of...

In memoriam Abune Antonios

15 Feb 2022

It is with sadness that the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity has learned of the death of Abune...

Global Christian Forum meeting in Rome

10 Feb 2022

The Facilitation Group of the Global Christian Forum (GCF) expanded by some experts on world Christianity met in Rome...

LWF-PCPCU Staff Meeting

3 Feb 2022

On 1 February 2022, the annual Staff Meeting of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and the Pontifical Council for...

Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Oriental Orthodox Churches

31 Jan 2022

The Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Oriental Orthodox...

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

28 Jan 2022

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

Update on ecumenical relations of the Holy See

27 Jan 2022

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

Vespers at St Paul Outside the Walls concluding Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

26 Jan 2022

On Tuesday 25 January, Pope Francis presided at Vespers at St Paul Outside the Walls to conclude the Week of Prayer for...

Saint Irenaeus of Lyon, Doctor unitatis

24 Jan 2022

On 21 January 2022 the Holy Father issued a Decree in which he conferred the title of Doctor of the Church to Saint...

“Ecumenism in a Time of Pandemic: From Crisis to Opportunity”. A working paper of the PCPCU

20 Jan 2022

On Thursday 20 January 2022 the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity published a working paper on the consequences...

Ecumenical panel on “Ecumenism and Pandemic”

18 Jan 2022

On Thursday 20 January at 5.00 pm the Institute for Ecumenical Studies of the Angelicum held an ecumenical panel on the...

2022 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity in Rome

18 Jan 2022

As in other years, the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity in Rome will be celebrated from 18-25 January. The Holy...

Ecumenical delegation from Finland visits Rome

18 Jan 2022

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

First time award of John Paul II Prize for Catholic‒Jewish studies

18 Jan 2022

On 17 January 2022, a day dedicated to the deepening and development of dialogue between Catholics and Jews, the “John...

Pray for unity, pray for the synod

17 Jan 2022

For the forthcoming 2022 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Cardinal Mario Grech and Cardinal Kurt Koch invite all...

Tillard Chair: Cardinal Francesco Coccopalmerio

17 Jan 2022

Cardinal Francesco Coccopalmerio, Emeritus President of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts, delivered the...

Meeting of FABC on ecumenical dimension of synodal process

12 Jan 2022

On Wednesday 12 January 2021, the Office of Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs (OEIA) of the Federation of Asian...

Catholics and Disciples of Christ: Steering Committee Meeting

12 Jan 2022

On 11 January, a Steering Committee meeting was held online in order to prepare for the first session of...

Holy Father expresses greetings to Eastern Churches celebrating Christmas

7 Jan 2022

The Holy Father sent his best wishes of peace and joy for Oriental, Catholic and Orthodox Christians celebrating...