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Jubilee 2033: Rift between Moscow and Constantinople patriarchates threatens ecumenical progress

The 2033 Jubilee will commemorate the bimillennium of the Redemption but the main ecumenical obstacle is the rift

Pope Leo XIV, with Eastern Orthodox, urges Christians to strengthen unity

The pontiff said Christians grow closer when they deepen their shared faith in Christ, “the ultimate source of

Christian identity vital amid aggressive secularization, ecumenism expert says

If Christians lose their identity they cannot be united, Father Philip Goyret says. Ecumenical dialogue is especially important

Pope Leo XIV: The Gospel calls us to trust and resist the temptation to withdraw

At the Angelus, the pope prayed for Ukraine and urged renewed efforts to end the war. Pope Leo

Pope Leo XIV: ‘One in Christ’ is key to the Church’s mission

In his message for World Mission Day, the pope says missionary renewal depends on spiritual communion and reconciliation

Pope Leo XIV highlights synodality as a path for ecumenism

The pontiff looked back to the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea in 2025. Pope Leo XIV

Why the Church dedicates a week of prayer for Christian unity

Dominican Father Nelson Medina explains the purpose of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Jan. 18–25, as
Pope Leo and leaders of Eastern Churches pray in the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls during the Commemoration of the Martyrs and Witnesses of the Faith of the 21st Century. Credit: Vatican Media

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2026

From January 18 to 25, Christians across the globe observe the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, an

Pope Leo XIV urges prayers for peace in Democratic Republic of the Congo

The pope marked the start of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity by asking for prayers for

‘Peace is possible,’ Pope Leo XIV says after visits to Turkey and Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday said his apostolic journey to Turkey and Lebanon showed that “peace is possible,”

UPDATED: Pope Leo XIV calls Lebanon to stand up, be a home of justice and fraternity

Beirut heard a different kind of voice on Tuesday morning. In a city still marked by the sounds

Pope Leo says Erdogan talks focused on Gaza and Ukraine, sees Turkish role in peace efforts

Pope Leo XIV said Sunday that he discussed both the Gaza war and the conflict in Ukraine directly

Pope Leo XIV calls Lebanon to tenacity, hope, and reconciliation

Pope Leo XIV urged Lebanon’s leaders to embrace tenacity, dialogue, and a renewed commitment to the common good
The Pope's plane arrives in Beirut. Screenshot: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV arrives in Lebanon, bringing a message of peace to a nation scarred by war

The sky over Lebanon — once dominated by missile exchanges and relentless air raids during the 2023–2024 conflict
The Council of Nicaea in 325 as depicted in a fresco in Salone Sistino at the Vatican. | Credit: Giovanni Guerra (1544-1618), Cesare Nebbia (1534-1614) e aiuti, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Council of Nicaea: 1,700 years of Christian unity amid division

In the summer of A.D. 325, more than 300 bishops gathered in Nicaea — located in modern-day northern

Pope Leo reminds Turkish Catholic minority of the ‘logic of littleness’

Pope Leo XIV encouraged Turkey’s small Catholic community Friday to rediscover what he called the Gospel’s “logic of

Pope Leo XIV to focus on Christian unity, relations with Islam in Turkey and Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV arrived in Turkey Thursday on his first international apostolic journey. The wide-ranging trip — spanning

As Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Turkey nears, anticipation grows among local communities

With the countdown underway for Pope Leo XIV’s first official journey outside Italy, excitement is building across Turkey’s

A Triply Divided Lebanon Anxiously Awaits a New Pope

ANALYSIS: Despite a Christian legacy that goes back 1,000 years, Lebanon, awaiting Pope Leo XIV’s visit, is a

Pope Leo XIV urges Christians to move beyond outdated theological disputes

Pope Leo XIV has called on Christians to move beyond “theological controversies” that no longer serve the cause

New book by Pope Leo XIV: Human fraternity is ‘the antidote against all extremism’

The Vatican Publishing House published Nov. 20 a new Italian-language book by Pope Leo XIV titled “The Power

Pope Leo XIV: Fraternity is ‘one of the great challenges for contemporary humanity’

Pope Leo XIV reflected Wednesday on the world’s need for fraternity — a gift from Christ that frees

Pope Leo XIV receives European Christian leaders after signing of new Ecumenical Charter

Pope Leo XIV received in a Nov. 6 audience the members of the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences

King Charles and Pope Leo XIV to pray together in historic ecumenical moment at Vatican

For the first time since the Protestant Reformation, a reigning British monarch and a pope will pray together

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