REPORT: Eleventh Meeting Pampakuda, India, January 28 to February 1, 2014 The eleventh meeting of the International Joint Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Oriental Orthodox Churches took place…
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Pope Francis’ Ecumenism Andrea Tornielli vatican city 28 January 2014 Almost a year after Francis’ election and with the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity at an end, it is now possible…
Following on from the last post on Filioque, featuring Modestinus’ thoughts on what needs to change between East and West, and Adam De Ville’s 9-point programme for rapprochement on both sides, here…
There has been a constructive conversation on the blog Modestinus about the Filioque clause that appears in the Nicene Creed in the Latin rite – “I believe in the Holy Spirit ….…
Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) – Because of the difficult moment the Iraqi nation continues to live, we need to create a “Chaldean League”: an association to coordinate and facilitate the contribution of the…
Vatican City, 13 February 2014 (VIS) – This morning Pope Francis received in audience a group of bishops from the Episcopal Conference of Bulgaria on their “ad limina” visit, during which he…
Kochi: The International Dialogue between the Oriental Orthodox and the Catholic Churches will be held for the first time in India. As many as 35 delegates from the Oriental Orthodox Churches of…
From back in 2012, this interesting reflection from Tim Kelleher writing in First Things has been brought to our attention. In light of Pope Francis’ drive both for greater local initiative and…
Rome, January 31, 2014 (Zenit.org) This will be a crucial year for ecumenism, particularly concerning Catholic-Orthodox relations, the head of the Vatican’s Christian Unity council has said. In an interview with charity…
Experts have this week identified a recently discovered site in China as an early Christian burial site with origins in the Nestorian Church, properly known as The Church of the East. The…