Formal Catholic-Lutheran Dialogue Proceeds
After receiving the gift of a chalice from leaders of the Lutheran World Federation, Pope Francis said divided Christians should suffer because they cannot share the Eucharist,...
Category: Christian Unity
Jesus’ Great Wish
Is it a coincidence that it was at the Last Supper, according to John 17:21, that our Lord prayed, “That they may all be one”? On...
Our Lady of Montserrat, Betty’s Bay is Rebuilding!
Two years after a church dedicated to Our Lady in a picturesque Western Cape village was destroyed in a fire, the local faithful are rebuilding it so...
Vatican diplomat highlights growing religious intolerance
A Vatican diplomat highlighted Thursday the “ever-growing intolerance and discrimination against Christians, Jews, Muslims and members of other religions.” Addressing the permanent council of the Organisation for...
COVID-19 and Ecumenism: Pandemic Prompts Prayer, Action
By Cindy Wooden – The pandemic lockdowns and travel restrictions have had an impact on the Catholic Church’s relationships with other Christian churches, but the effects were not...
Cardinal Gerhard Muller: The Problem of Two Popes
The former head of the Vatican’s doctrinal office said on Sunday that today’s media environment is undermining theological truths that are the foundation of Church unity. “In...
Vatican Week of Prayer Focuses on Reconciliation among Christians
By Junno Arocho Esteves – The 2021 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity should help Christians see that the closer they draw to Christ, the closer they...
Pope and Religious Leaders Pray For Greater Care For One Another
By Cindy Wooden – The only way to end war and ensure humanity’s survival is “through encounter and negotiation, setting aside our conflicts and pursuing reconciliation, moderating the...
Mauritius Cardinal Praises Outpouring Of Solidarity After Oil Spill
By Jonathan Luxmoore – Cardinal Maurice Piat of Port-Louis, Mauritius, has praised public responses to an oil spill that devastated the island’s coastline, as one prominent lay Catholic...
Coronavirus: How Should Churches Respond?
In the period before the lockdown, religious leaders used that precious time to be too inward looking and seemingly less concerned for the poor, and there are...
Calling all Catholics!
Calling all Catholics! Over the next couple of weeks we’ll be asking you all sorts of questions about Church, your parish and your faith life. Let’s get...
Vatican Notes Growing Ecumenical Consensus On What ‘Church’ Means
By Cindy Wooden – Working for Christian unity and engaging in formal theological dialogues to promote it obviously raises questions about what the nature and mission of the...
