NEWS 2023
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,...
Representatives of the Lutheran Diocese of Oulu visit DPCU
6 Mar 2023
On 6 March, two advisory groups on liturgy and caritas from the Diocese of Oulu (Evangelical Lutheran Church in...
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...
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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...
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"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...
Visit of the pupils of the "Françoise Cabrini" school
16 Feb 2023
On Tuesday 14 February 2023, as part of their pilgrimage to Rome, fifty students from the "Françoise Cabrini"...
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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...
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Visit from St John's Seminary in Nantes
13 Feb 2023
On Friday 10 February 2023 a group of seminarians from St John's Seminary in Nantes visited the Dicastery for Promoting...
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...
Visit of a delegation of the International Union of Guides and Scouts of Europe
8 Feb 2023
On Monday 6 February 2023 a delegation of the Federal Executive of the International Union of Guides and Scouts of...
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...
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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...
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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 a group of students of ecumenism
24 Jan 2023
For the final session of their ecumenical course, students of the Pontifical Gregorian University visited the Dicastery...
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...
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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...