During his 12-year pontificate, Francis took important, even historical, ecumenical initiatives. In 2016, he became the first pope ever to meet the head of the Russian Orthodox Church. Pope Francis ...

Participants in the Synod of Bishops hold candles as they pray at an ecumenical vigil with Pope Francis Oct. 11, 2024, in the Square of the Roman Protomartyrs at the Vatican. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez) On ...

COMMENTARY: Three points are worthy of note as the heads of the Catholic Church, Orthodox Church and Anglican Communion come together to pray ahead of the Synod on Synodality. From left, Pope Francis, ...

One significant decision at Nicaea was the date of the celebration of the Feast of the Resurrection, which at that time, and prior to the council was marked at different dates by different church ...

Growing up as a cradle Presbyterian and a preacher’s kid, Presbyterianism was my sociocultural world. When my father got angry with me or my sister, he would often preface his remarks with the ...

The ecumenical jury at Cannes was inaugurated in 1974, following the efforts of the organization Interfilm. Delegates from various European Protestant film associations founded Interfilm in 1955.

What can the bishops of the United States do to serve the ecumenical journey? The question is a deceptively simple one. Finding an answer requires looking at the goal of ecumenism, as understood by ...

The late Archbishop William Temple described the church unity movement as the twentieth century’s most significant development. Conversations have advanced so swiftly that many ecclesiastical leaders ...

"Bye, Bishop Mema!" 4-year old Miles crooned as he wrapped his arms around his grandmother. His Mema, Denise Donato, had just been ordained the first female bishop in the Ecumenical Catholic Communion ...

The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople has agreed to recognize the independence of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, a move immediately hailed by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko but slammed ...