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Acta Œcumenica 2024

Acta Œcumenica (no. 6/2024) is available online on this website and in hard copy from the Libreria editrice vaticana (LEV). This issue reports on the Holy See's ecumenical initiatives during 2024. Among the various activities of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity (DPCU), we would highlight the publication of the study document The Bishop of Rome. Primacy and synodality in ecumenical dialogues and responses to the encyclical Ut unum sint.
Texts for 2026 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

The Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity (DPCU) is pleased to publish the texts for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2026. In the northern hemisphere, the Week of Prayer traditionally takes place from 18 to 25 January, while in the southern hemisphere, where January is frequently a holiday period, churches often celebrate the Week of Prayer around Pentecost. The theme of the 2026 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity comes from the Letter to the Ephesians: “There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of your calling” (Eph 4:4). The prayers and reflections were prepared by an ecumenical group coordinated by the Inter-Church Relations’ Department of the Armenian Apostolic Church As usual, an international team appointed jointly by the DPCU and the Faith and Order Commission of the World Council of Churches worked with the drafters to finalise the materials at a meeting held from 13 to 18 October 2024 at the Holy See of Etchmiadzin, Armenia. The materials draw upon centuries-old traditions of prayer used by the Armenian people, along with hymns that originated in the ancient monasteries and churches of Armenia, some of which date as far back as the fourth century. The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2026 therefore offers an invitation to draw upon this shared Christian heritage and to delve more deeply into our fellowship in Christ, which unites Christians worldwide. The materials include an introduction to the theme, an ecumenical worship service and a selection of short readings and prayers for each day of the week. The resources can be drawn upon in many ways, and are intended for use not only during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, but also throughout 2026.
Churches and Christian Communions Represented at the Mass Inaugurating the Pontificate of Pope Leo XIV

On the occasion of the Mass inaugurating the pontificate of Pope Leo XIV, numerous Churches, Christian Communions and international ecumenical organisations sent representatives, whose names are listed below. Various messages of congratulations were also received.
Pope Francis and Christian unity

On the death of His Holiness Pope Francis, we invite you to watch the film Pope Francis and Christian Unity. Unity on the Way, produced by the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity.
"The Bishop of Rome" – A new document of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity

The Dicastery Promoting Christian Unity is pleased to publish with the approval of Pope Francis its new document The Bishop of Rome. Primacy and synodality in ecumenical dialogues and responses to the encyclical Ut unum sint...
Videos on Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity

The Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity is pleased to present two videos dedicated to its work. ...

In Memoriam Revd Dr Peter Cruchley

18 Aug 2025

The Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity has received with deep sadness the news of the passing of Revd Dr Peter...

Acta Œcumenica 2024

13 Aug 2025

Acta Œcumenica (no. 6/2024) is available online on this website and in hard copy from the Libreria...

DPCU participates in ecumenical prayer for Youth Jubilee

4 Aug 2025

On 1 August, His Excellency Monsignor Flavio Pace, Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity (DPCU),...

The Holy Father receives Metropolitan Antonij of Volokolamsk

31 Jul 2025

On Saturday, 26 July 2025, in the Vatican Apostolic Palace, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV received in private audience His...

Pope Leo XIV receives an Orthodox-Catholic pilgrimage from the United States

31 Jul 2025

On 17 July 2025, the Holy Father received at the Apostolic Palace in Castel Gandolfo the participants in an...

Participation in the First Celebration of the "Mass for the Care of Creation"

10 Jul 2025

On the morning of Wednesday, July 9, in the gardens of Palazzo Barberini in Castel Gandolfo—at the "Borgo Laudato...

In Memoriam Mar Aprem Mooken

9 Jul 2025

The Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity was deeply saddened to learn of the death of His Grace Dr Mar Aprem Mooken,...

In Memoriam Mons. John A. Radano

8 Jul 2025

The Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity mourns the death of Monsignor John A. Radano. Originally from the United...

DPCU attends ICCJ's annual meeting

2 Jul 2025

From 29 June to 2 July, the ICCJ's annual meeting took place in Warsaw. Delegates from five continents participated,...

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

30 Jun 2025

As part of the traditional exchange of delegations for the respective feasts of the patron saints — on 29 June in Rome...

Catholic Church participates in WCC Central Committee Meeting in Johannesburg

24 Jun 2025

The Central Committee of the World Council of Churches (WCC) held its second meeting since the 11th Assembly (2022) in...

Greeting from DPCU to the Council Meeting of the Lutheran World Federation

24 Jun 2025

From 12 to 16 June 2025, the Council of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) met in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, under...

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