That they May be One

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The efforts of Pope Benedict XVI to restore Church unity in his two years as Vicar of Christ. From the first moments of his pontificate Pope Benedict XVI perceived God’s plans clearly. “The current Successor (of Peter) assumes as his primary commitment that of working tirelessly towards the reconstitution of the full and visible unity…

Vatican says other Christian churches “wounded”

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Tue Jul 10, 2007 12:28pm EDT By Phil Stewart VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The Vatican said on Tuesday Christian denominations outside Roman Catholicism were not full churches of Jesus Christ. Protestant leaders said this was offensive and would hurt inter-denominational dialogue. A 16-page document by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, which Pope…

Historic Saudi visit to Vatican

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King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has met Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican – the first audience by the head of the Roman Catholic Church with a Saudi monarch. The Vatican described the private meeting as “warm” and said the two men discussed the presence and hard work of Christians in Saudi Arabia. An estimated…

Keep Sundays Special says Pope

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Sun Sep 9, 2007 2:50pm EDT By Philip Pullella VIENNA (Reuters) – Pope Benedict on Sunday called on Catholics to keep the Sabbath a day set aside for reflection on their faith and the fate of the planet and not surrender it to “the mad rush of the modern world”. The Pontiff made his call…

Anti-Catholic fury feared over Anglican conversions

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By Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor PARIS | Sat Dec 11, 2010 2:55am EST  PARIS (Reuters) – London’s Vatican ambassador feared anti-Catholic violence in Britain after Pope Benedict offered to accept traditionalist Anglicans into the Roman Catholic Church, according to a U.S. diplomatic cable obtained by WikiLeaks.   Catholic-Anglican relations faced their worst crisis in 150…

Pope to hold peace summit with religious heads

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By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY | Sat Jan 1, 2011 7:47am EST VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Benedict, worried over increasing inter-religious violence, will host a summit of world religious leaders in Assisi in October to discuss how they can better promote peace, he announced on Saturday. Benedict told pilgrims and tourists in St Peter’s…

Analysis: Catholic Church raises hopes of role in Cuban change

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Sat, Sep 18 2010 By Rosa Tania Valdes HAVANA (Reuters) – The Roman Catholic Church has won praise for securing the release of political prisoners in Cuba, raising hopes it can do more to broker reforms on the communist-ruled island and perhaps even help improve U.S.-Cuba ties. Sidelined for decades by the communist authorities until…

Pope defends invitation to Anglicans to convert

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By NICOLE WINFIELD, Associated Press Writer Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Writer Fri Jan 15, 10:14 am ET VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI defended his decision to invite disaffected Anglicans to join the Catholic Church en masse, saying Friday it was the “ultimate aim” of ecumenism. Benedict told members of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith…

Orthodox-Catholic Commission Studies Primacy of Peter

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By Jesús Colina PAPHOS, Cyprus, OCT. 23, 2009 (Zenit.org).- The International Mixed Commission for Theological Dialogue Between the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church has progressed in its reflection on the role of the bishop of Rome.   The commission issued a joint communiqué reporting on its progress at the end of its 11th plenary…

Rome-Moscow Relations Begin New Era

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Orthodox Archbishop Offers to Help Europe Fight Secularism By Robert Moynihan WASHINGTON, D.C., DEC. 14, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Things are moving on the Eastern front. And more movement may be coming soon, as an old winter chill in Rome-Moscow relations seems to be thawing, with profound consequences for Europe and the entire world. Vatican observers have…