Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity Archives

Pope gives relics of St. Peter to Orthodox patriarch

Catholic News Service, Vatican
Jul 2, 2019

In what Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople described as a “brave and bold” gesture, Pope Francis gave the patriarch a famous reliquary containing bone fragments believed to belong to St. Peter.

New Orthodox schism stalls ecumenical dialogue, Vatican official says

Catholic News Service, Vatican
May 13, 2019

A significant rupture between Orthodox churches in Ukraine has brought the official theological dialogue between Catholics and Orthodox to a standstill, according to a Vatican official involved in the talks.

Search for Christian unity is making progress, Vatican official says

Catholic News Service, Vatican
Jan 25, 2019

Despite some new tensions, “practically the whole of Christianity is in a process of advancing beyond the controversies and competition of the past, toward greater understanding, trust and solidarity,” said Bishop Brian Farrell, secretary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity.

Catholics, Pentecostals should learn from each other, pope says

Catholic News Service, Vatican
Sep 28, 2018

Pope Francis said many Catholics share his initial thoughts about the worship of charismatic Christians — “that more than prayer meetings they seem to be samba schools” — but he is convinced God wants Catholics and Pentecostals to learn from each other.

ARCIC document hailed as ‘groundbreaking’ by Catholics and Anglicans

Catholic News Service, Church in UK and Ireland
Jul 4, 2018

Members of the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission expressed excitement about a fresh approach to ecumenism outlined in a statement that has taken seven years to produce.

Catholics, Anglicans complete work on structures of authority, communion

Catholic News Service, Vatican
Jul 3, 2018

The Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission published its first document in 13 years on how both institutions can learn from each other in the exercise of ecclesial authority locally, regionally and globally.