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Canadian Anglicans Assure Church of Collaboration

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CORNWALL, Ontario OCT. 21, 2009 (Zenit.org).- The primate of the Anglican Church of Canada reminded the Catholic bishops of that country that Christ wants that “we all be one.” Archbishop Fred Hiltz addressed the Plenary Assembly of Canada’s episcopal conference Tuesday, the same day the Vatican announced Benedict XVI’s forthcoming apostolic constitution that will facilitate…

Vatican seeks to lure disaffected Anglicans

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VATICAN CITY – The Vatican announced Tuesday it was making it easier for Anglicans to convert to Roman Catholicism — a surprise move designed to entice traditionalists opposed to women priests, openly gay clergy and the blessing of same-sex unions. The decision, reached in secret by a small cadre of Vatican officials, was sure to…

Christian Unity Week to Focus on Mission

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Leaders Affirm Urgency of Evangelization VATICAN CITY, AUG. 21, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Leaders of various Christian churches are affirming that the mission of their communities should foster a spirit of ecumenism rather than competition. This was underlined in a document prepared by the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and the Commission on Faith and Order…

Pope’s role is key to ecumenical progress, Pope tells Orthodox delegation

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2009-06-29 CWNews.com – Pope Benedict XVI met on June 27 with a delegation of Orthodox prelates representing the Patriarch of Constantinople, and renewed his pledge that the Catholic Church would do everything possible to restore full communion among Christians. He remarked that the Orthodox, like Catholics, revere Sts. Peter and Paul, and suggested that “the…

Aide: Interreligious Dialogue Enters New Era

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Father Atuire Says Pope Brought “Renaissance” By Mercedes de la Torre JERUSALEM, MAY 15, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI’s visit to the Holy Land brought with it a “renaissance” in relations between Jews, Muslims and Christians, says Father Caesar Atuire. Father Caesar Atuire, the delegate administrator of Opera Romana Pellegrinaggi, the Vatican institution whose mission is…

WCC and the ecumenical movement in the 21st century

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The visible unity of the church is the central goal of the ecumenical movement. And while “visible unity” can be understood in various ways, it necessarily involves relationships between churches.   Churches and other ecumenical partners pray, reflect, plan and act together. As a fellowship of some 350 Anglican, Eastern and Oriental Orthodox, Old Catholic, Protestant,…

Muslims, Catholics Join to Promote Peace

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ROME, FEB. 26, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Muslims and Catholics have much in common when it comes to beliefs about peace, decided participants at an interreligious meeting: Both faiths consider that peace should permeate all aspects of life. This was a conclusion from the Joint Committee for Dialogue of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue and the…

Pope says Christian unity can prove that division isn’t inevitable

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By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service ROME (CNS) — The unity Christians seek will strengthen their witness to the truth of faith and to the fact that diversity among peoples does not have to be a cause for division, Pope Benedict XVI said. Marking the end of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, the…

Pope says Christians must work, pray, convert for Christian unity

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By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Full Christian unity will be a gift from God, but it is something Christians themselves must work for, pray for and experience personal conversion in order to receive, Pope Benedict XVI said. Dedicating his weekly general audience Jan. 21 to the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, the…

Dialogue Forges Ahead With Anglicans, Methodists

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Pontifical Council Official Notes Progress in ’08 VATICAN CITY, JAN. 23, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Despite difficulties with the Anglican and Methodist confessions, ecumenical dialogue forges ahead with them as well, confirmed a Vatican aide. Monsignor Mark Langham, an official at the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity in the section that deals with Anglicans and Methodists,…