NEWS 2019
Fourth “Tillard Chair” lecture on the encyclical “Ut unum sint”
23 Dec 2019
On Friday 17 January 2020 His Eminence Cardinal Walter Kasper, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for...
Lecture given by Cardinal Kurt Koch at the Orthodox Centre in Chambésy
19 Dec 2019
Cardinal Kurt Koch, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, held a lecture on...
Visit to Rome of Reverend Olav Fykse Tveit
17 Dec 2019
On Friday 13 December 2019 Reverend Olav Fykse Tveit, Secretary General of the World Council of Churches, held a...
Theological Dialogue between the Baptist World Alliance and the Pontifical Council held in Warsaw
17 Dec 2019
The third meeting of the third phase of the international dialogue between the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) and the...
Theological Dialogues with the Malankar Orthodox Churches in India
16 Dec 2019
As customary every year a delegation of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity took part in the...
Ecumenical concert in Rome given by the Diaconal Choir of the Armenian Apostolic Church of Etchmiadzin
13 Dec 2019
A concert of Armenian sacred music given by the Diaconal Choir of the Holy See of Etchmiadzin was held on...
Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity represented at WCC Assembly Planning Committee meeting
10 Dec 2019
Father Andrzej Choromanski represented the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (PCPCU) at the meeting of...
Sixth Colloquium Syriacum held in Vienna
4 Dec 2019
The sixth Colloquium Syriacum of the Pro Oriente Foundation was held in Vienna from 25–28 November 2019 on the topic...
Delegation of the Holy See takes part in the patronal feast of the Ecumenical Patriarchate
2 Dec 2019
Within the framework of the traditional exchange of delegations for the respective feast days of their Patron Saints,...
Third “Tillard Chair” lecture on the encyclical Ut unum sint
29 Nov 2019
On Friday 13 December, Reverend Olav Fykse Tveit, General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, will hold...
Visit of delegation of New Apostolic Church
29 Nov 2019
On 26 November 2019, a delegation from the New Apostolic Church visited the Pontifical Council for Promoting...
20th anniversary celebration at Sant'Anselmo in Rome of the Joint Declaration for the Doctrine of Faith
28 Nov 2019
On Friday, 22 November 2019, an ecumenical prayer service including a commemoration of common baptism...
Joint Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Assyrian Church of the East
25 Nov 2019
A plenary session of the Joint Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Assyrian Church...
Archbishop of Canterbury visits Pope Francis and installs new Director of the Anglican Centre
19 Nov 2019
On Wednesday 13th November the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Right Reverend Justin Welby, visited Rome and met with...
A Catholic observer at the General Assembly of the World Evangelical Alliance
19 Nov 2019
The Catholic Church was for the first time invited to send an observer to the General Assembly of the World Evangelical...
Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church
15 Nov 2019
The Coordinating Committee of the Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church...
Second Meeting of the Pro Oriente Steering Committee for Orthodox-Catholic Dialogue
14 Nov 2019
The Pro Oriente Steering Committee for Orthodox-Catholic Dialogue held its second meeting in Vienna from 7–10 November...
Commemoration in Rome of 20th anniversary of Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification
13 Nov 2019
Twenty years ago, on 31 October 1999, on the anniversary of the Reformation, the Lutheran World Federation and the...
Pope Francis meets delegation of Salvation Army
12 Nov 2019
Pope Francis met with a delegation from the Salvation Army on Friday, November 8, that included General Brian Peddle...
Second "Tillard Chair" lecture on the "Ut unum sint" encyclical
4 Nov 2019
On Friday 15 November 2019, Dr Maria Voce, President of the Focolare Movement, will speak at the second lecture of the...
The Pontifical Council at meeting of Commission for Ecumenical Education and Formation (WCC) in Bossey
4 Nov 2019
The plenary meeting of the Commission on Ecumenical Education and Formation (CEEF) of the World Council of Churches...
Pope Francis expresses spiritual closeness to the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
4 Nov 2019
After the Angelus on Sunday 3 November, Pope Francis expressed his spiritual closeness to the Ethiopian Orthodox...
Cardinal Koch takes part in the International Symposium on the Augsburg Confession
31 Oct 2019
On 12 October 2019, at the International Symposium “Die Confessio Augustana im ökumenischen Gespräch” (The Augsburg...
Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders sign statement on matters concerning end–of–life
30 Oct 2019
Leaders of the Abrahamic monotheistic religions gathered in the Vatican on 28 October to sign a position paper...
Fraternal delegates at the Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon Region
28 Oct 2019
Following a longstanding tradition dating from the Second Vatican Council, a group of fraternal delegates from the...
Inauguration of the Institute for Ecumenical Studies at the Angelicum
24 Oct 2019
The new Institute for Ecumenical Studies at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Rome...
Plenary meeting of Methodist-Roman Catholic International Commission (MERCIC)
23 Oct 2019
The Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue between the World Methodist Council and the Roman Catholic...
The Catholic Response to "The Church: Towards a Common Vision"
23 Oct 2019
On 18 October 2019, the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (PCPCU) presented the official Catholic...
Cardinal Koch’s message to Conference in Minsk in honour of Metropolitan Nicodim
18 Oct 2019
Cardinal Kurt Koch, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, sent a message to the...
A new ecumenical series of the Libreria Editrice Vaticana presented at the Frankfurt Book Fair
18 Oct 2019
The Libreria Editrice Vaticana (LEV), the Vatican’s publishing house, will be presenting at the Frankfurt...
First 'Tillard Chair' lecture
16 Oct 2019
On Friday 25 October, Brother Enzo Bianchi, founder of the Bose Monastery, will inaugurate the 2019–2020 cycle of...
Sixteenth annual meeting of the Saint Irenaeus Joint Orthodox-Catholic Working Group in Trebinje (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
15 Oct 2019
The Saint Irenaeus Joint Orthodox–Catholic Working Group gathered for its sixteenth annual meeting from 9–13 October...
Anglican Delegation attends John Henry Newman’s Canonization
15 Oct 2019
Among the thousands from England and Wales in Rome this past Sunday, 13 October 2019, for the canonization of John...
Global Christian Forum | Facilitation Group Meeting
14 Oct 2019
The Facilitation Group of the Global Christian Forum (GCF), with the addition of some youths from Christian confessions...
Annual Conference of the Secretaries of the Christian World Communions 2019
11 Oct 2019
The annual Conference of Secretaries of Christian World Communions (CS/CWC) took place from 8–10 October 2019 in...
"Ut unum sint" course
3 Oct 2019
The commitment of the Catholic Church to the ecumenical movement is irreversible. The Pontifical Council for Promoting...
Father Paul Béré, member of ARCIC, wins the Ratzinger Award 2019
1 Oct 2019
The Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity is delighted to congratulate Father Paul Béré, SJ, who will be...
The Pontifical Council represented at the Third “Somos Um” Conference in Rio de Janeiro
30 Sep 2019
The Third International Conference of Praise and Worship "Somos Um", jointly convened by Catholic leaders (Mr...
Pope Francis affirms the ecumenical value of the new "Sunday of the Word of God"
30 Sep 2019
Pope Francis’ Apostolic Letter, Motu proprio Aperuit illis, published on 30 September, establishes that “the Third...
Meeting to prepare materials for the 2021 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
24 Sep 2019
An international group jointly sponsored by the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity and the Faith...
50th Anniversary of the Society for the Law of Eastern Churches
20 Sep 2019
From 16-20 September 2019 the Society for the Law of Eastern Churches celebrated the 50th anniversary of its foundation...
Visit of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
20 Sep 2019
On September 17, Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew held a private meeting in the Vatican. Patriarch...
20th Anniversary of the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification
18 Sep 2019
On the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Catholic-Lutheran Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification at...
Participation of the Pontifical Council at the meeting of Catholic Eastern Bishops in Europe
16 Sep 2019
From 12 to 14 September, the meeting of Catholic Eastern Bishops in Europe on the theme "The Ecumenical Mission of...
Meeting with representatives of the Lutheran Churches of Germany
11 Sep 2019
A meeting took place on 10 September 2019 between the President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian...
Annual Plenary Session of the Joint Working Group
9 Sep 2019
The annual plenary meeting of the Joint Working Group (JWG) between the Roman Catholic Church and the World Council of...
Message of Cardinal Koch for the XXVII Conference on Orthodox Spirituality held in Bose
9 Sep 2019
On the occasion of the XXVII International Ecumenical Conference on Orthodox Spirituality held in Bose from 4–6...
In memoriam Father Thomas Francis Stransky, CSP
4 Sep 2019
It is with great sadness that the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity has learned of the death on 3...
Fifth study visit of Catholic priests to Russia
2 Sep 2019
The fifth study visit to Russia of young Catholic priests took place from 23 August to 1 September upon the invitation...
Visit of Very Reverend Nolan Astley to the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
21 Aug 2019
On 21 August the Very Reverend Nolan Astley, senior pastor at Holy Cross, Kitchener (Canada), and former First...
In memoriam Reverend Jan Lenssen, M.Afr.
21 Aug 2019
It is with sadness that the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity has learned of the death of Reverend...
Visit of delegation of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
25 Jul 2019
On 23 July 2019 Cardinal Kurt Koch received a delegation of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church at the office...
Participation of PCPCU in 53rd International Ecumenical Seminar of the Institute for Ecumenical Research in Strasbourg
12 Jul 2019
From 3–10 July the Institute for Ecumenical Research in Strasbourg hosted its 53rd International Ecumenical...
In memoriam Bishop Robert Christian, OP
12 Jul 2019
The Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity has learned with great sadness of the unexpected death on...
Visit to the Vatican of the new Director of the Commission on World Mission and Evangelism of the WCC
5 Jul 2019
Reverend Dr Risto Jukko (Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland), new Director of the Commission on World Mission and...
Forum of Ecumenical and Interreligious Dialogues in Montreal
3 Jul 2019
From 26-28 June, the 2019 Forum of Ecumenical and Interreligious Dialogues in Canada took place near Montreal. The...
Message of Cardinal Kurt Koch to Russian Orthodox Seminary in France
2 Jul 2019
Cardinal Kurt Koch, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, sent a message to Hieromonk...
The Pontifical Council represented at the Council meeting of the Lutheran World Federation
1 Jul 2019
This year's Council meeting of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) took place in Geneva from 13-18 June 2019 on the...
Visit of delegation of Ecumenical Patriarchate for Feast of Saints Peter and Paul
29 Jun 2019
Within the context of the traditional exchange of delegations for their respective patronal feasts (on 29 June in...
Presentation of Cardinal Kurt Koch at the international conference on modern slavery held in Geneva
28 Jun 2019
An international conference on the theme "Combatting Modern Slavery with Science and Philosophy" was held...
Plenary meeting of the Faith and Order Commission in Nanjing
26 Jun 2019
From 12-19 June 2019, in Nanjing, China, the Faith and Order Commission (F&O) held its biannual plenary meeting,...
XXIII Orientale Lumen Conference in Washington
24 Jun 2019
The XXIII Orientale Lumen Conference on the theme “One City, One Bishop: Church Boundaries, Past, Present and Future”...
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2020
17 Jun 2019
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which usually takes place from 18–25 January, in some parts of the world...
Visit of a delegation of the Protestant Federation of France
17 Jun 2019
On Friday, 14 June 2019, Cardinal Kurt Koch and Bishop Brian Farrell received at the Pontifical Council for...
Study visit to Rome of young Russian Orthodox priests
17 Jun 2019
Within the context of cultural projects between the Holy See and the Moscow Patriarchate, the Pontifical Council for...
First International Conference of Leaders of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal
13 Jun 2019
The First Conference of the leadership of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal was held in the Vatican from 6–9 June 2019,...
Christian Federation of Malaysia
6 Jun 2019
On 4 June 2019, Cardinal Kurt welcomed a delegation of leaders of the Christian Federation of Malaysia (CFM) at the...
International Conference in Thessaloniki on Patristic Studies
6 Jun 2019
An international conference on the theme “The Timeliness of Patristic Studies in the Modern World”, organized by the...
Apostolic journey to Romania
3 Jun 2019
Pope Francis made an apostolic journey to Romania from 31 May to 2 June 2019. The visit was marked by various...
ARCIC plenary in Jerusalem for new phase of its work
21 May 2019
The Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission (ARCIC) met in Jerusalem 12–17 May to begin a new phase of its...
Meeting of the International Catholic-Jewish Liaison Committee
17 May 2019
The 24th meeting of the International Catholic-Jewish Liaison Committee (ILC) was held in Rome from 13-16 May 2019 on...
2018 Information Service
16 May 2019
Information Service 2018 is now available and can be consulted online as well as ordered in print format...
2019 Day of Friendship Between Copts and Catholics
13 May 2019
On the occasion of the Day of Friendship Between Copts and Catholics, which annually commemorates the historical...
In memoriam Bishop Paul-Werner Scheele
10 May 2019
The Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity has learned with sadness of the death on 10 May of Bishop...
Executive Meeting of the Joint Working Group between WCC and Catholic Church
10 May 2019
The Executive Committee of the Joint Working Group (JWG) between the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Catholic...
Pope Francis visits Bulgaria and North Macedonia
8 May 2019
The visit of Pope Francis to Bulgaria and North Macedonia was an opportunity to strengthen ecumenical friendships. On...
In memoriam Jean Vanier
7 May 2019
The Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity is saddened by the death on 7 May of Jean Vanier, the founder of...
Ecumenical Conference in Addis Ababa
3 May 2019
An ecumenical conference on “Relations between the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and the Catholic Church in...
Pope Francis meets President of the International Council of Christians and Jews
2 May 2019
On Saturday 27 April, Pope Francis met with Lutheran Pastor Reverend Dr Bo Sandahl, Dean of the Cathedral of Lund,...
50th Anniversary of the Catholic Biblical Federation
26 Apr 2019
From 23–26 April 2019, 300 participants from 68 countries took part in the International Biblical Conference on the...
Pope Francis and Archbishop Justin Welby host a spiritual retreat for the political and religious leaders of South Sudan
12 Apr 2019
Seek that which unites. Overcome that which divides.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Right Reverend Justin Welby, led...
Pope Francis meets Brother Alois of Taizé
4 Apr 2019
On Thursday, 4 April, the Holy Father received the Prior of the Community of Taizé, Brother Alois, in a private...
Pope Francis meets with Ecumenical Council of Churches in Morocco
3 Apr 2019
During his Apostolic Journey to Morocco from 30–31 March 2019, Pope Francis met with the Ecumenical Council of...
Consultation at the University of Notre Dame to mark 20th anniversary of JDDJ
1 Apr 2019
From 26–28 March, a delegation of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity led by Cardinal Kurt Koch...
In memoriam His Beatitude Mesrob II
12 Mar 2019
It is with sorrow that the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity has learned of the death after a long...
Pope Francis receives delegation of the American Jewish Committee
11 Mar 2019
A delegation of 35 leaders of the American Jewish Committee (AJC) led by President John Shapiro met with Pope...
Annual meeting of the Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace (WCC) in Chiang Mai, Thailand
11 Mar 2019
From 4–6 March 2019, Father Andrzej Choromanski and Brother Guido Dotti (Monastic Community of Bose, Italy),...
Commemoration of 50th anniversary of death of Cardinal Bea
28 Feb 2019
On 28 February Pope Francis welcomed in the Consistory Hall of the Apostolic Palace the participants attending the...
Audience with Apostolikí Diakonia
25 Feb 2019
On 25 February Pope Francis received in a private audience a delegation of Apostolikí Diakonia of the Church of...
11th Meeting of the 'Forum Syriacum'
22 Feb 2019
The 11th meeting of the ‘Forum Syriacum’ was held from 19–22 February in the Syrian Orthodox monastery of...
Annual Committee Meeting of the Global Christian Forum
19 Feb 2019
Reverend Andrzej Choromanski represented the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity from 10–14 February...
Third anniversary of the meeting of Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill
14 Feb 2019
Cardinal Kurt Koch travelled to Moscow from 11-13 February 2019 to celebrate the third anniversary of the historic...
Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Oriental Orthodox Churches
4 Feb 2019
The sixteenth meeting of the International Joint Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church and...
Joint staff meeting with Lutheran World Federation
31 Jan 2019
On 25 January at Domus Sanctae Marthae, a joint staff meeting was held between the Pontifical Council for Promoting...
Update on the ecumenical relations of the Holy See
29 Jan 2019
As in previous years, during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity L’Osservatore Romano published a series of articles...
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
24 Jan 2019
Pope Francis celebrated Vespers at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls on Friday, 18 January, to mark the...
Visit of an ecumenical delegation from Finland
22 Jan 2019
On January 19, 2019, following a 34 year old custom, Pope Francis received in private audience an ecumenical delegation...
Visit to the Vatican of students from the Bossey Ecumenical Institute
21 Jan 2019
A group of 34 students and faculty members from the Bossey Ecumenical Institute, Switzerland, visited Rome and the...
Celebration of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity in Rome
17 Jan 2019
As in other years, the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity will be celebrated in many parts of the world from...
Delegation of Orthodox Rabbi Conference of Germany
16 Jan 2019
On Wednesday, 16 January 2019, on the eve of the 30th Day of Catholic-Jewish Dialogue, Cardinal Kurt Koch received...
Meeting of the Board of Management of the Catholic Committee for Cultural Collaboration
12 Jan 2019
The Board of Management of the Catholic Committee for Cultural Collaboration held its annual meeting on 12 January...