The article published Oct. 11 marked the anniversary of the opening of the first session of the Second Vatican Council Oct. 11, 1962, which set in motion major reforms of the church, its structure, liturgy and relations with other Christians and other religions.
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew recalls importance of Vatican II
Amid war, reconciliation among Christians can foster peace, pope says
Recalling the words of the late Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras, the pope said that as “sister churches, brother peoples,” Orthodox Christians and Catholics must unite in answering the call to help those suffering in war.
Mary Marrocco: Christian unity urgent for a suffering world
“We can take concrete steps to move toward other Christian churches in joyful welcome, daring to move from a once-a-year prayer with strangers to at least a dialogue of charity.”
The Big Question: What is Christian unity?
Father Alan Wielinski and Lutheran Pastor Ben Durbin dialogue about their experiences of Christian unity.
Encyclical calls all Catholics to work toward Christian unity, says bishop
Twenty-five years ago St. John Paul’s encyclical on ecumenism, “Ut Unum Sint,” put the papal seal of approval on a shift in the Catholic Church’s approach to the search for Christian unity.
Faith, tried and true, gives hope for future, pope tells Armenians
YEREVAN, Armenia (CNS) — A solid, sorrow-tested Christian faith gives believers the strength to overcome even the most horrific adversity, forgive one’s enemies and live in […]