Bishop Duncan Tsoke, auxillary of Johannesburg, blessed a new chapel at OR Tambo International Airport in the presence of religious leaders of different denominations. The new interdenominational chapel, at basement level in Terminal A...
By Cindy Wooden – 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....
Christian Living / Christian Unity / Church / Trinity
by asiel · Published December 22, 2018 · Last modified December 21, 2018
Faith in the living God should translate into concrete expressions of love and unity, especially within the church, Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa told Pope Francis and leaders of the Roman Curia. “All human beings...
Christian Unity / Church / Ecumenical dialogue
by Erin Carelse · Published March 27, 2018 · Last modified March 22, 2018
Catholics are invited to join the Diakonia Council of Churches, when it presents its annual ecumenical Good Friday service on Friday, March 30, starting at the Durban Exhibition Centre (DEC) before processing, in silence, through the streets of the city to the Durban City Hall.
Christian Living / Christian Unity / Church / Fr Chris Townsend / Lent / Prayer
by Chris Townsend · Published March 15, 2018 · Last modified March 12, 2018
This Lent we have asked parishioners to put on name tags and to introduce themselves to each other at the beginning of the Mass. Generally, after an initial reluctance, most were happy to comply. Of course, there are always those whose vehemence in being anti-anything like this is really scary. But then, every family has those, don’t they?
Christian Unity / Church / Ecumenical dialogue / Faith Life / Gospel
by asiel · Published September 21, 2017 · Last modified September 19, 2017
Catholic-Lutheran ecumenical efforts have borne fruit over the past 50 years – so says “1517-2017: Lutherans and Catholics: Then and Now” conference.
For almost five centuries, Catholics and Protestants were in conflict. Today, they seek unity in Christ. BISHOP VICTOR PHALANA outlines how far we have come, and what parishes can do to promote this unity....
Anytime there was singing, Palestinian Adan Othman-Cabat and Israeli Niri Boasson were the first to join in. “She has an amazing voice. The first time I heard it I was blown away,” Othman-Cabat, 18,...
Divided Christians need to recognise the gifts God has given to other communities and learn from them “without waiting for the others to learn first,” Pope Francis said. Leading an ecumenical evening prayer service...
Christian Unity / Church / Ecumenical dialogue
by asiel · Published January 23, 2017 · Last modified January 19, 2017
Disagreements among Christians have existed from the beginning, but there is a way to live in unity until disagreements can be resolved, said a theologian speaking about the need for unity among Christian churches...
Christian Unity / Evil & Persecution / Global Issues
by asiel · Published January 22, 2017 · Last modified January 19, 2017
Catholic and Orthodox leaders have pledged to stand together against fundamentalism and terrorism, as well as resisting forces working to erode and destroy religious belief in Europe. “Terrorist violence against people considered unbelievers or...
The 2017 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity – Jan 18-25 Theme: “Reconciliation – The love of Christ compels us.” When a group of German Christians was asked in 2014 to prepare materials for the...
