Christmas Greetings from the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity

22 Dec 2023

What came to be through him was life, and this life was the light of the human race  John 1:4   May the...

Cardinal Koch visits the Lutheran World Federation

21 Dec 2023

On 18 December 2023, Cardinal Kurt Koch, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity (DPCU), and Father Dr...

Cardinal Koch as guest at the St Ulrich's Jubilee of the Diocese of Augsburg (Germany)

21 Dec 2023

At the invitation of the Bishop of Augsburg, Dr Bertram Meier, Cardinal Kurt Koch, Prefect of the Dicastery for...

Inauguration of Mosaic of the Mother of God of Georgia in the Vatican Gardens

29 Nov 2023

On 28 November, the unveiling of the stele with the mosaic icon of the Mother of God of Georgia took place in the...

First meeting of the dialogue with the Mar Thoma Church

15 Dec 2023

The first meeting of the bilateral dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church took...

Visit to His Holiness Catholicos Baselios Marthoma Mathews III

15 Dec 2023

On Tuesday, 12 December 2023, as part of their visit to Kerala for the dialogues with the Malankara Orthodox Churches,...

Dialogue with Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church

15 Dec 2023

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

Dialogue with Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church

15 Dec 2023

As every year, a delegation of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity took part in the dialogues with the...

Leading Director of the Johann Adam Möhler Institute visits DPCU

12 Dec 2023

On 5 December, Prof Dr Christian Stoll, the new (interim) Leading Director of the Johann Adam Möhler Institute for...

Greeting from Cardinal Koch on the change of leadership of GNC-LWF

12 Dec 2023

On 11 December, the change of leadership of the German National Committee of the Lutheran World Federation (GNC-LWF)...

International conference on Saint Nerses Shnorhali

1 Dec 2023

On the occasion of the 850th anniversary of the death of St Nerses Shnorhali (1102 - 1173), an international conference...

Delegation of the Holy See participates in the Patronal Feast of the Ecumenical Patriarchate

30 Nov 2023

As part of the traditional exchange of delegations for the feasts of their Patron Saints, on June 29 in Rome for the...

International Catholic-Lutheran Preparatory Group meets at the DPCU

30 Nov 2023

The International Catholic-Lutheran Preparatory Group met at the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity (DPCU) from 27...

Message of Cardinal Koch for the Ordination of the new Catholic Bishop of Helsinki

30 Nov 2023

On 25 November 2023, the ordination of the new Catholic Bishop of Helsinki, Mons. Raimo Ramón Goyarrola...

International Conference at the Faculty of Theology of the University of Sofia "S. Kliment Ohridski"

29 Nov 2023

On 23-24 November 2023, on the occasion of the centenary of the Faculty of Theology of the University of Sofia "S....

Informal Talks with the Anglican Communion

28 Nov 2023

From 20 to 22 November 2023, officials from the Anglican Communion Office in London, as well as the steering committees...

Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Assyrian Church of the East

24 Nov 2023

From 22 to 24 November 2023, the 15th plenary session of the Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue...

Salvation Army-Roman Catholic Informal Conversations in Rome

23 Nov 2023

The second meeting of the current round of Informal Conversations between the Salvation Army and the Catholic Church...

In Memoriam Bishop Anthony Farquhar

21 Nov 2023

The Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity has learned with sadness of the death on 18 November 2023 of Bishop Anthony...

Second session of the new cycle of the “Ut unum sint” Diploma

20 Nov 2023

The second session of the new (fifth) cycle of the Diploma Ut unum sint 2023-2024 organized by the Institute of...

Conference in Rome on Eastern Catholic Churches and Ecumenism

17 Nov 2023

On 15 and 16 November, an international conference entitled "Eastern Catholics' Ecumenical Vision in Dialogue with...

Meeting of the Pro Oriente Steering Committee for Orthodox-Catholic Dialogue in Vienna

16 Nov 2023

The Pro Oriente Steering Committee for Orthodox-Catholic Dialogue (POSCOCD) held its sixth meeting in Vienna on 12-13...

First Reformed Ecumenical Liaison Officer in Rome is Installed

13 Nov 2023

On Sunday 5 November 2023, the Revd Tara Curlewis was installed as the first Ecumenical Liaison Officer in Rome for the...

Pope receives Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland

13 Nov 2023

On Saturday 4 November 2023, Pope Francis received the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, the...

Methodist-Roman Catholic International Commission meets in Rome

10 Nov 2023

The 2023 plenary meeting of the twelfth phase of the Methodist‒Roman Catholic International Commission (MERCIC),...

International Christian Network deepens contact with DPCU

8 Nov 2023

On 7 November, the Board of the International Christian Network (ICN) - known in German-speaking...

Annual meeting of the Global Christian Forum International Committee

7 Nov 2023

The International Committee of the Global Christian Forum (GCF) held its annual meeting from 4-5 November 2023 at the...

DPCU represented at annual Conference of Secretaries of Christian World Communions

7 Nov 2023

Bishop Brian Farrell, Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, assisted by Reverend Andrzej...

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

7 Nov 2023

On 7 November 2023, the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity and the Communion of Protestant Churches in...

The DPCU at the CHARIS International Conference

7 Nov 2023

From 2 – 4 November 2023, Msgr. Juan Usma Gómez participated in the International Conference of Charismatic Leaders...

Pope Francis receives a delegation of the Conference of European Rabbis

6 Nov 2023

On Monday, November 6, 2023, the Holy Father received a delegation from the Conference of European Rabbis for a private...

Press Conference with the Fraternal Delegates to the 2023 Synod

30 Oct 2023

A press conference on the ecumenical dimension of the First Session of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod...

Ecumenism in the Synthesis Report of the First Session of the 16th Synod of Bishops

30 Oct 2023

The Synthesis Report of the First Session of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (Vatican, 4-29...

Christian Unity in the Synod Letter to the People of God

26 Oct 2023

As the first phase of the sixteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops draws to a close, on 25 October,...

50th anniversary of the Irish Inter-Church Meeting

24 Oct 2023

The year 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the first "Ballymascanlon Talks", which have evolved over time...

Cardinal Koch at the opening of the exhibition "That they may all be one" (Jn 17:21)

23 Oct 2023

On Friday, 20 October, the Pontifical Gregorian University inaugurated the exhibition entitled "That all may be...

Ecumenical pilgrims from the Netherlands visit the DPCU

27 Sep 2023

On 26 September, an ecumenical group of pilgrims from the Netherlands, led by Rt Rev Dirk Schoon, Bishop of the Old...

In memoriam H.E. Bishop Dimitrios Salachas

16 Oct 2023

Bishop Dimitrios Salachas, Emeritus Apostolic Exarch for the Catholics of Byzantine...

First session of the new cycle of the "Ut Unum Sint" Diploma

16 Oct 2023

The first session of the new (fifth) cycle of the Diploma Ut Unum Sint 2023-2024, organised by the Angelicum...

"Listening to the East": ecumenical evening on Orthodox synodality

12 Oct 2023

An ecumenical evening entitled "Listening to the East", on synodality in the Orthodox traditions, took place...

Cardinal Koch at inauguration of newly-built Syriac Orthodox Church in Istanbul

11 Oct 2023

On Sunday, 8 October, Cardinal Kurt Koch, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, represented Pope...

“Listening to the East”: New book on Synodality in Orthodox Traditions

5 Oct 2023

“In the dialogue with our Orthodox brothers and sisters, we Catholics have the opportunity to learn more about the...

Irish Church Leaders mark 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement

28 Sep 2023

On Thursday, 28 September 2023, the Secretary of the Dicastery for Christian Unity, Bishop Brian Farrell, participated...

Visit of the Secretary General of the Anglican Communion

4 Oct 2023

On Monday, 2 October 2023, the Secretary General of the Anglican Communion, the Right Revd Anthony Poggo, visited the...

Pope Francis receives the Archbishop of Canterbury

2 Oct 2023

On Saturday 30 September 2023, Pope Francis received the Archbishop of Canterbury, His Grace Justin Welby, in private...

The Holy Father receives His Holiness Bartholomew I

2 Oct 2023

Pope Francis met with His Holiness Bartholomew I, Ecumenical Patriarch, in the Apostolic Palace on September 30,...

Meeting between Pope Francis and His Holiness Ignatius Aphrem II

2 Oct 2023

On September 30, 2023, His Holiness Ignatius Aphrem II, Syrian Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, was...

Ecumenical Prayer Vigil "Together. Gathering the People of God"

2 Oct 2023

On Saturday 30 September in St. Peter's Square the Ecumenical Prayer Vigil "Together. Gathering of the People of...

Pope Francis meets Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem

2 Oct 2023

On 29 September 2023, the Holy Father received His Beatitude Theophilos III, Greek-Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, in...

Letter from Cardinal Koch to Bishop Rowan Williams

28 Sep 2023

On 6 September 2023, Cardinal Kurt Koch, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, sent a letter to...

Visit of the Deans of the Evangelical Church in Central Germany

25 Sep 2023

On 22 September, the deans of the Evangelical Church in Central Germany visited the Dicastery for Promoting Christian...

Fifth cycle of the diploma "Ut unum sint"

25 Sep 2023

In October 2023 the fifth cycle of the Diploma "Ut unum sint" will be inaugurated, a course of ongoing...

Fraternal Delegates to the General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (4-29 October 2023)

25 Sep 2023

According to the practice of the General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Fraternal Delegates from the different...

Cardinal Koch visits the Assembly of the Lutheran World Federation in Krakow

21 Sep 2023

On 19 September 2023, the last day of the Thirteenth Assembly of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in...

Meeting to prepare materials for 2025 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

20 Sep 2023

From 11 to 15 September, an international committee jointly sponsored by the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity...

Visits from Representatives of the World Methodist Council to DPCU

7 Sep 2023

The Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity recently hosted two visits from the World Methodist Council. On 1...

Meeting between Pope Francis and Catholicos Mathews III

14 Sep 2023

On Monday 11 September, the Holy Father received in the Vatican Apostolic Palace His Holiness Baselios Marthoma Mathews...

Visit to Rome by Catholicos Baselios Marthoma Mathews III

14 Sep 2023

On 9-12 September, His Holiness Baselios Marthoma Mathews III, Catholicos of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church,...

Pope Francis participates in Ecumenical and Interreligious Meeting in Mongolia

4 Sep 2023

On Sunday, 3 September 2023, as part of his Apostolic Journey to Mongolia, Pope Francis participated in an Ecumenical...

Study visit of Catholic priests to Armenia

4 Sep 2023

As part of the reciprocal study visits organised by the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity and the Oriental...

Letter from the DPUC to Father Ronald Roberson

1 Sep 2023

On 21 August, H.E. Bishop Farrell sent a letter of congratulations to Revd Fr Ronald Roberson, CSP, on the occasion of...

Cardinal Koch at the Dei Verbum Festival in San Remo

1 Sep 2023

On 28 August, within the framework of the Festival Dei Verbum organised by the Diocese of Ventimiglia-San Remo for the...

Pope Francis' Message for Waldensian Synod

23 Aug 2023

Pope Francis has sent a message to the annual meeting of the Synod of the Union of Methodist and Waldensian Churches,...

Video Message of Pope Francis to "The Change" event - WYD 2023

7 Aug 2023

Pope Francis sent a video message (see below) in Spanish to participants in the WYD gathering of praise,...

Meeting with young people of the Archdiocese of Łódź

25 Jul 2023

On 22 July Msgr Juan Usma Gómez, Head of the Western Section of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity (DPCU), met...

Catholic-Pentecostal International Dialogue in Ghana

21 Jul 2023

The Catholic-Pentecostal International Dialogue held its third meeting of the seventh phase of dialogue in Millennium...

Regional Ecumenical Formation Course of the Tuscan Bishops' Conference

10 Jul 2023

The "Regional Ecumenical Training Course" organised by the Tuscan Bishops' Conference was held in Massa...

Visit of the Summer School of the Centro Pro Unione

6 Jul 2023

The Centro Pro Unione is a ministry of the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement, located in the Pamphilj Palace in the...

Pope Francis creates a Commission for the new martyrs

5 Jul 2023

On 5 July, the Holy See published a letter from Pope Francis establishing a Commission of New Martyrs - Witnesses of...

Global Christian Forum meets in Helsinki to continue preparations for the Fourth Global Gathering, Ghana 2024

4 Jul 2023

The Global Christian Forum (GCF) met in Helsinki, Finland, from 27 June to 1 July, 2023, for a second in person meeting...

Delegation of the Ecumenical Patriarchate for the Feast of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul

30 Jun 2023

As part of the traditional exchange of delegations for the respective feasts of the Patron Saints - the celebration of...

International Dialogue Commission between the Catholic Church and the Disciples of Christ

30 Jun 2023

From 24-29 June, the International Commission for Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Disciples of Christ held...

Pope Francis receives the Commission between the Catholic Church and the Disciples of Christ

30 Jun 2023

On June 28, the Holy Father received in audience the International Commission for Dialogue between the Catholic Church...

World Council of Churches Central Committee meeting

27 Jun 2023

The Central Committee meeting of the World Council of Churches (WCC) met at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva,...

Meeting of the Saint Irenaeus Joint Orthodox-Catholic Working Group in Balamand

27 Jun 2023

The Saint Irenaeus Joint Orthodox-Catholic Working Group gathered for its nineteenth annual meeting from 21 to 25 June...

Acta Oecumenica 2022

20 Jun 2023

The new volume of Acta OEcumenica (2022, No. 4) has just been published. It can be consulted online and...

Ecumenical and Interreligious Forum in Capodistria

19 Jun 2023

On 17 and 18 June, the Slovenian Bishops’ Conference organized the Forum for Dialogue and Peace in the Balkans,...

Visit from Metropolitan Antonij of Volokolamsk to the Vatican

19 Jun 2023

On 15 and 16 June, Metropolitan Antonij of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Department for External Ecclesiastical...

Visit from the German National Committee of the Lutheran World Federation

14 Jun 2023

A delegation from the German National Committee of the Lutheran World Federation (DNK/LWB), led by Bishop Emeritus Dr...

Academic Session on “Thomism and Protestantism”

12 Jun 2023

The 21st Plenary Session of the Pontifical Academy of St Thomas (PAST) was held on 9-10 June 2023 in the headquarters...

International Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church

9 Jun 2023

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

Texts for 2024 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

5 Jun 2023

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

In memoriam Dr Agnes Abuom

1 Jun 2023

The Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity (DPCU) was saddened to learn of the death of Dr Agnes Abuom of the Anglican...

New General of the Salvation Army Elected

31 May 2023

On Saturday 27 May 2023, the High Council of the Salvation Army, meeting near London, elected Commissioner Lyndon...

Malines Conversations Group Meeting in Malta

29 May 2023

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

The Holy Spirit will bring unity

26 May 2023

"Spiritual ecumenism is the soul of the ecumenical movement" (cf. Unitatis redintegratio, 8). The Dicastery...

Visit to Rome of the Archbishop of York

25 May 2023

The Archbishop of York, His Grace Most Reverend Stephen Cottrell, made an official visit to the Holy See from 20 to 24...

Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission meets in Larnaca

22 May 2023

A plenary meeting of the third phase of the Anglican-Catholic dialogue commission, ARCIC (Anglican‒Roman Catholic...

In memoriam Father John W. Crossin

17 May 2023

It is with great sadness that the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity has learned of the death of Father John W....

Pope Tawadros II celebrates the Eucharistic Liturgy in St. John Lateran Basilica

15 May 2023

During his visit to Rome to commemorate the 1973 meeting between Paul VI and Shenouda III, His Holiness Pope Tawadros...

Visit of His Holiness Pope Tawadros II to the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity

12 May 2023

On Thursday 11 May, following his meeting with His Holiness Pope Francis, His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, accompanied by...

Meeting between Pope Francis and Pope Tawadros II

11 May 2023

On Thursday 11 May, the Holy Father received  His Holiness Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the...

Meeting between the Chief Rabbinate of Israel and the Catholic Commission for Religious Relations with Judaism

5 May 2023

On May 2-4, delegations from the Chief Rabbinate of Israel and the Catholic Commission for Religious Relations with...

Pope Tawadros II at the 10 May general audience

10 May 2023

His Holiness Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark, attended the General Audience on...

Leadership meeting between the World Council of Churches and the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity

10 May 2023

On 9 May 2023, representatives of the leadership of the World Council of Churches (WCC) visited the Dicastery for...

50th anniversary of the meeting between Paul VI and Shenouda III

9 May 2023

On 10 - 11 May, the Holy Father Pope Francis and His Holiness Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Head of the Coptic...

New book on relations between Catholic Church and Coptic Orthodox Church

8 May 2023

On the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the historic meeting between Pope Paul VI and Pope Shenouda III, the...

Meeting of Pope Francis with Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk

4 May 2023

On Wednesday, 3 May, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, President of the Department for External Church Relations of...

Creation, nature and grace. An ecumenical conference with Reformed and Catholic theologians

2 May 2023

  On 28 and 29 April, an international ecumenical conference entitled 'Creation, Nature and Grace: Catholics and...

Ecumenical Prayer for the Armenian Martyrs

28 Apr 2023

An ecumenical celebration entitled "Prayer with the Holy Martyrs of the Armenian Genocide" was held on...

"Listening to the West" : Synodality according to the Pentecostal Churches

28 Apr 2023

After the symposiums “Listening to the East”, on synodality according to the Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches,...

Catholic Church participation in the concluding meetings of the Faith and Order Commission

27 Apr 2023

The Faith and Order Commission of the World Council of Churches (Geneva) held its concluding meetings for the 2013‒2023...

Prefect of the Dicastery meets Bishop Andrej of the Serbian Orthodox Church

27 Apr 2023

  On Wednesday, April 26, Cardinal Kurt Koch, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, met with His...

Cardinal Kurt Koch receives Metropolitan of Plovdiv Nikolay

26 Apr 2023

On Tuesday, April 25, Cardinal Kurt Koch, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, received His Eminence...

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

24 Apr 2023

On 24 April 2023, the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity and the Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe...

Ecumenical dimension of the synodal process

21 Apr 2023

On Thursday, April 19, a Press Conference was held at the Holy See Press Office to conclude the second stage of the...

Easter greetings of the Dicastery

5 Apr 2023

Brothers and sisters, let us allow the peace of Christ to enter our lives, our homes, our countries!     URBI...

Cardinal Koch visits Slovakia

30 Mar 2023

Cardinal Kurt Koch, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, visited Slovakia on 28-30 March 2023 for...

Ad limina Visit of the Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi

3 Apr 2023

On the occasion of their ad limina visit to the Vatican, a delegation of bishops from the Episcopal Conference of...

Fragments of Parthenon brought to Athens in ceremony

28 Mar 2023

The three fragments of the Parthenon that had been preserved for more than two centuries in the Vatican Museums were...

Conference on the Reception of Ecumenical Dialogues at the ISEO (Paris)

27 Mar 2023

From 22 to 24 March an ecumenical conference entitled "Ecumenical Dialogue and the Life of the Churches: The...

Cardinal Koch visits Germany

27 Mar 2023

From 12 to 16 March 2023, Cardinal Kurt Koch, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity (DPCU), visited...

Visit of the WCC new leadership delegation to the Vatican

24 Mar 2023

On 22-23 March 2023, a delegation of the new leadership of the World Council of Churches (WCC) visited Rome and the...

Ecumenical Formation in Diocese of London, Canada

21 Mar 2023

On 15 March 2023, the Ecumenical and Interfaith Commission of the Diocese of London, Ontario in Canada hosted an online...

In Memoriam Archbishop Joseph Powathil

20 Mar 2023

The Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity was saddened to learn of the death, on 18 March, of His Grace Joseph...

“Listening to the West”: Synodality according to Free Churches

16 Mar 2023

Following the symposiums “Listening to the East” on synodality according to Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches,...

Pope Francis receives Frère Alois of Taizé

10 Mar 2023

  On Thursday 9 March the Holy Father received in private audience the Prior of Taizé, Frère Alois, and some...

Visit of a delegation of the Middle East Council of Churches

9 Mar 2023

On 8 March, a delegation of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) composed of Dr. Michel Abs, Secretary General,...

In Memoriam Bishop Frank T. Griswold

6 Mar 2023

The Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity has learned with sadness of the death on 5 March 2023 of Most Reverend...

A doctoral thesis on Msgr Eleuterio F. Fortino

3 Mar 2023

On Thursday, March 2, a doctoral thesis entitled "A Life at the Service of Christian Unity. Eleuterio Francesco...

"Roman Catholics and Jews after Vatican II. Taking Stock for the Future"

3 Mar 2023

On March 1 and 2, a workshop on "Roman Catholics and Jews after Vatican II. Taking Stock for the Future" was...

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

24 Feb 2023

From 18 to 25 February, at the invitation of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity...

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

23 Feb 2023

On Thursday 23 February, Pope Francis received in private audience a delegation of young priests and monks of...

"Kirche und Kirchengemeinschaft [Church and Ecclesial Communion]"

23 Feb 2023

The dialogue document "Kirche und Kirchengemeinschaft [Church and Ecclesial Communion]", consisting of...

Dicastery represented at meeting of Anglican Consultative Council

22 Feb 2023

The eighteenth meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council [ACC] took place from 12 to 19 February. ACC meets...

Meeting between leaders of United Bible Societies and DPCU

17 Feb 2023

On Thursday 16 February, on the occasion of the first visit to the Vatican of the new Secretary General of the United...

Pope Francis receives leaders of the United Bible Societies

17 Feb 2023

On Thursday 16 February the Holy Father received in audience a delegation of leaders of the Universal Bible Societies...

Preparation of the 850th anniversary of the death of Saint Nerses

16 Feb 2023

On Wednesday, 15 February, a meeting was held at the Dicastery for the Promotion of Christian Unity to prepare the...

Pope Francis recalls his journey to Georgia in 2016

13 Feb 2023

On Monday 13 February, the Holy Father received in private audience a delegation from Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani University...

Ecumenical Peace Pilgrimage to South Sudan

9 Feb 2023

In what was titled an Ecumenical Peace Pilgrimage, Pope Francis visited South Sudan from 3 to 5 February, with the...

Plenary session of theological dialogue with Oriental Orthodox Churches

6 Feb 2023

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

In memoriam Metropolitan Zizioulas

3 Feb 2023

It is with great sadness that the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity has learned of the death of His Eminence...

Update on ecumenical relations of the Holy See

31 Jan 2023

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

Listening to the West – Synodality according to Anglicans, Lutherans, Reformed, Methodists and Old Catholics Traditions

30 Jan 2023

Following the two conferences, “Listening to the East”, on synodality in the Orthodox Church and in the Oriental...

New document from the theological dialogue with the Oriental Orthodox Churches

27 Jan 2023

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

Cardinal Koch meets representatives of the Council of Churches and Religious Organisations of Ukraine

25 Jan 2023

On Wednesday, 25 January, Cardinal Kurt Koch, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, received...

Cardinal Koch opens the Symposium "Listening to the West"

26 Jan 2023

On Thursday, January 26, 2023, Cardinal Kurt Koch, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, and Sr....

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

26 Jan 2023

A group of 39 students, faculty members and staff from the Bossey Ecumenical Institute, Switzerland, visited Rome and...

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

26 Jan 2023

On Wednesday 25 January, Pope Francis presided at Vespers at the basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls to conclude the...

New document from the theological dialogue with the Assyrian Church of the East

25 Jan 2023

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

Visit of ecumenical delegation from Finland

19 Jan 2023

On 19 January, Pope Francis received an ecumenical delegation from Finland in private audience. The visit was part of...

Visit of Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, His Beatitude Theodoros II

23 Jan 2023

On Saturday 21 January, the Holy Father Pope Francis received in private audience the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of...

Tillard Chair: Fr Alois, Prior of the Community of Taizé

20 Jan 2023

On Friday 20 January, Fr Alois, Prior of the Community of Taizé, delivered at the Angelicum a lecture entitled...

“Listening to the West” ‒ Ecumenical Symposium on Synodality according to the Western Christian Communions

18 Jan 2023

Following up on the symposium “Listening to the East”, an International Ecumenical Conference “Listening to the...

Ecumenical Prayer Vigil for the Synod

16 Jan 2023

On Sunday 15 January, after the Angelus, referring to the upcoming Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, the Holy Father...

2023 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity in Rome

16 Jan 2023

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

Ecumenical dimension of the Apostolic Constitution In Ecclesiarum Communione

9 Jan 2023

The new Apostolic Constitution In Ecclesiarum Communione on the Ordering of the Vicariate of Rome, published by Pope...

In Memoriam Dr Sr Mary Cecily Boulding OP

5 Jan 2023

It is with sadness that the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity has learned of the death Sr Mary Cecily Boulding....

Churches and Ecclesial Communities represented at funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

5 Jan 2023

On the occasion of the funeral of His Holiness Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, many Churches, Ecclesial communities and...

Messages of condolence on death of Pope emeritus Benedict XVI

3 Jan 2023

On the occasion of the death of His Holiness Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on 31 December 2022, numerous messages of...