Academic act for the 30th anniversary of the Common Christological Declaration between the Catholic Church and the Assyrian Church of the East

On Thursday, 7 November, an academic act titled "We Confess One Lord"  [video below] was held at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) to mark the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Common Christological Declaration between the Catholic Church and the Assyrian Church of the East.

Organized by the Œcumenicum, the Angelicum's Institute for Ecumenical Studies, the event featured contributions from Catholicos Patriarch Mar Awa III, Cardinal Kurt Koch, Professor Theresia Hainthaler, Bishop Antoine Audo, Metropolitan Mar Meelis Zaia, and Bishop Johan Bonny. It was attended by members of the Joint Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Assyrian Church of the East, along with numerous scholars and students.

All participants emphasized the importance of the Common Christological Declaration as a significant milestone in the fraternal relationship between the two Churches and in the broader ecumenical movement.

In his address, Cardinal Koch introduced the commemorative volume titled The Catholic Church and the Assyrian Church of the East, published as part of the Ut Unum Sint series by the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity.