Category - christian unity

Christian cooperation for the sake of the world

Press Office — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:00:54 +0000

Commenting after a 12-13 November conference in Bristol on the future of the ecumenical movement among Christians, Simon Barrow, co-director of the religion and society think-tank Ekklesia, said: <

Cardinal still hopeful about prospects for Christian unity

Ecumenical News International — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:05:02 +0000

The Vatican official responsible for links with other churches, theologian Cardinal Walter Kasper, has rejected suggestions of a "standstill" in the search for Christian unity.

Global Christian unity talks will focus on moral issues

staff writers — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 09:52:58 +0100

Leaders of churches actively engaged in cooperation and the search for common witness will meet in Greece early next month to address the question of “Christian unity from a new perspective”.

Building unity through peace is key task, says Reformed leader

agency reporter — Sat, 23 May 2009 01:25:49 +0100

The lessons of a 16th century theologian born in France speak directly to a post-modern world hungry for peaceful and united communities according to the president of a global network of Protestant churches.

Catholic Church called on to revoke Luther's excommunication

Ecumenical News International — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 01:35:44 +0000

An international expert on church unity has urged the Roman Catholic Church to declare officially that its longstanding excommunication of Martin Luther no longer applies.

Ambitions for church unity 'unrealistic'

staff writers — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:16:33 +0000

Ambitions for church unity are unrealistic and are being replaced in practice by local action, national church leaders have said. The heads of the churches responded to questions put to them by the Church Times and the Baptist Times

Orthodox leader says Christians must face their differences together

Ecumenical News International — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:07:30 +0000

Churches should be prepared to confront their differences honestly and to examine them in the light scripture, Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomeos I told a service to celebrate 60 years since the World Council of Churches was founded.

WCC appoints Canadian to promote good relations among churches

staff writers — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:22:41 +0000

As churches throughout the world absorb the significance of the recent ground-breaking Global Christian Forum, the World Council of Churches (WCC) has made a new appointment to a post aimed at promoting dialogue on key issues.

Catholics and Orthodox moving towards unity, says Pope

staff writers — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 05:48:29 +0100

Catholic and Orthodox Christians are moving towards unity, the leader of the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics declared at the end of his recent general audience in St Peter's Square, Rome. The Pope announced an international commission on the issue.

European pan-church assembly seeks a fresh unity impetus

Ecumenical News International — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 01:01:45 +0100

Representatives of Europe's main Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox and Anglican churches say they hope a six-day ecumenical assembly in the Romanian city of Sibiu will give a new impetus to the movement for Christian unity - and enable them to meet today's challenges.