Tag: pope

Cardinal Sandri appeals for the Church in the Holy Land

Here is the letter the prefect of the Congregation for Eastern Churches, Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, sent to the bishops regarding the collection for the Church in the Holy Land, which traditionally takes…

Pope Benedict’s Angelus Meditation for Christian Unity

Towards the close of the 2010 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, on January 24th the Holy Father reflected with pilgrims praying the Angelus that the multiplicity of charisms in the Church…

Codex Pauli Furthers Ecumenism

A 424-page Codex Pauli dedicated to Benedict XVI is honouring the Apostle to the Gentiles with illustrations and writings in the spirit of the ancient monastic codices. The work will be presented…

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The Pope received the new Ambassador of Turkey to the Holy See, Kenan Gursoy, and impressed on him and his government the need for religious liberty and freedom of worship (including the…

New Eastern Catholic & Ecumenical appointments in Vatican dicasteries

Pope Benedict XVI has appointed several new members to various Vatican dicasteries, assigning positions mainly to the newest cardinals created in the recent consistory. Among these, he  appointed Cardinal Kurt Koch, president…

French Seminary Trains for Orthodox Resurgence

Ecumenical News International reports from Epinay-sous-Senart, France, January 5th 2010: Inside a plain stone building that was once a Catholic convent in the center of town, a dozen black-robed seminarians struggle over…