Congratulations to Archbishop Vincent of Westminster, now Cardinal Nichols of the Holy Roman Church. In his service of the Universal Church, and of the Petrine ministry of the Holy Father as Bishop…
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Congratulations to our President, Archbishop Vincent of Westminster, Cardinal Nichols, who has been named by the Holy Father Pope Francis as a member of the Congregation for the Eastern Churches. This is wonderful…
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…
There are many reasons to be hopeful about the direction of Catholic-Orthodox dialogue but it is threatened by tensions emerging within the Orthodox Church. As the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity…
The Christmas Papal Address to the Roman Curia seems to be an occasion when a Pope sets out the something of his defining approach for his pontificate. At one such address, Pope…
The pope emeritus spoke to the heads of the churches who visited him at the Mater Ecclesiae monastery after the plenary session of the Congregation for the Eastern Churches. Patriarch Sako invited…
“We will not resign ourselves to imagining a Middle East without Christians.” This was the call made by Pope Francis last week during an audience with participants of the Plenary Assembly of…
Patriarch Sviatoslav at St Peter’s Vatican City, 25 November 2013 (VIS) – “St. Thomas Aquinas teaches us that each person will love his neighbour as he loves himself, and will therefore enjoy…
Meeting of Pope Francis with the Eastern Catholic Patriarchs, Assembly of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches Gregorios III: “Frank, constructive conversations for the good of our Churches.” Last Thursday 21…
This report addresses the important question of the Eastern Catholic Patriarch’s direct and unmediated patriarchal jurisdiction for their faithful in the diaspora, regardless of the Latin Church whose primate is the Pope.…