Christian Living / Christian Unity / Church / Ecumenical dialogue / Pope Francis
by CNS · Published October 26, 2019 · Last modified October 25, 2019
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 church is. In a project that took...
Christian Unity / Church / Ecumenical dialogue / Raymond Perrier
by Raymond Perrier · Published October 15, 2019
When he announced the convening of the Second Vatican Council, Pope John XXIII proclaimed that he wanted “to open the windows and doors of the Church so that we can look out and others...
Newman: A Unifying Saint – The British ambassador to the Holy See explains why the soon-to-be St. John Henry Newman matters for Anglican-Catholic relations… More Stories: Theologian: Christian unity possible but not a ‘call...
Christian Unity / Church / Environment / Pope Francis / Synod / Vatican
by CNS · Published October 9, 2019 · Last modified October 8, 2019
By Junno Arocho Esteves – The Synod of Bishops for the Amazon is a time of reflection, dialogue and listening to the needs and sufferings of indigenous people, Pope Francis said. “The Holy Spirit is...
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,...
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