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Apostolic Journey to Türkiye and Lebanon

From 27 November to 2 December 2025, the Holy Father made an Apostolic Journey to Turkey and Lebanon, including a pilgrimage to İznik on the occasion of the 1700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea.
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.
"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. ...

WCC Leadership visits the Vatican and meets Pope Leo XIV

4 Mar 2026

A delegation of the World Council of Churches (WCC) visited the Vatican on 27–28 February 2026 for a series of...

Ecumenical prayer in memory of Saint Gregory of Narek

2 Mar 2026

On Friday, 27 February, the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches and the...

Head of the Parishes of the Moscow Patriarchate in Western Europe Visits the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity

17 Feb 2026

On 16 February 2026, the Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, H.E. Mgr Flavio Pace, received H.E....

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

10 Feb 2026

On Thursday, 5 February, Pope Leo XIV received in private audience a delegation of young priests and monks from the...

Study Visit of young priests and monks from the Oriental Orthodox Churches

10 Feb 2026

The annual Study Visit for young priests and monks from the Oriental Orthodox Churches, organised by the Dicastery for...

Pope Leo presides at Vespers for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

28 Jan 2026

On Sunday 25 January 2025, Pope Leo XIV marked the end of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity by presiding at...

Annual Study Visit of the Bossey Ecumenical Institute to Rome and the Vatican

26 Jan 2026

From 19 to 26 January 2026, a group of 34 students, faculty members, and staff of the Bossey Ecumenical Institute took...

60th anniversary of the lifting of the excommunications of 1054

22 Jan 2026

On Wednesday, 21 January 2026 at the Angelicum, a public conference dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the...

Dicastery Official preaches in English Royal Palace

19 Jan 2026

On Sunday 18 January, the Dicastery Official responsible for relations with the Anglican Communion, Revd Fr Martin...

In Memoriam Monsignor Francis Frost

9 Jan 2026

The Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity learned with sadness of the death of Monsignor Francis Frost, Catholic...

Christmas Greetings from the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity

23 Dec 2025

"I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness. but will have the light of...

Dialogue with Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church

16 Dec 2025

On Friday, 12 December, the 26th meeting of the Joint International Commission for Dialogue between the...

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