Blog Posts on christian unity

SHARED CHALLENGES FOR CATHOLICS AND ORTHODOX by In Defense of the Church on Sep 3, 2011VATICAN CITY, 2 SEP 2011 (VIS) - Benedict XVI has written a message to Cardinal Kurt Koch, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, for the twelfth Inter-Christian Symposium, which is being held in the Greek city of Thessalo...

Christian leaders reach agreement on guidelines for evangelizing by In Defense of the Church on Jul 2, 2011Photo Source: News That MattersCNA STAFF, Jul 1, 2011 / 05:35 am (CNA).- Leaders representing 90 percent of all Christians worldwide issued guidelines on acceptable missionary conduct based on the witness of Christ and the early Church.“The example...

Church' Two Lungs Breathing Together by In Defense of the Church on Jun 26, 2011Patriarch Bartholomew I and Pope Benedict XVI (Source: Taylor Marshall's Blog)ROME, JUNE 23, 2011 (Zenit.org).- Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople will send a delegation to Rome on June 29, feast of Sts. Peter and Paul.The visit takes place as...

Vatican's top ecumenist heads to Moscow for meeting with Orthodox Patriarch by In Defense of the Church on Mar 13, 2011Cardinal Kurt KochVATICAN CITY, Catholic Culture News - Cardinal Kurt Koch, the new president of the Pontifical Council for Christian Unity, travels to Moscow this weekend for his first meeting with leaders of the Russian Orthodox Church.Cardinal Koc...

BEGINNING OF WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY by In Defense of the Church on Jan 18, 2011VATICAN CITY, 18 JAN 2011 (VIS) - The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, traditionally celebrated every year from 18 to 25 January, begins today.The theme chosen for 2011 is: "One in the apostles' teaching, fellowship, breaking of bread and prayer"...

Orthodox Archbishop Hilarion Predicts Christian Springtime, Healing of Divisions by In Defense of the Church on Oct 10, 2010(Catholic Online), Dynamic Leader Urges Return to the Church Fathers"A Christian spring is just about to arrive. The 21st century will see the divisions between Christians healed and a rebirth of the faith, gift of God, just as it was preached by the...

Heading to Rome? Will Entire Maryland Episcopal Parish Become Catholic? by In Defense of the Church on Oct 2, 2010Mount Calvary Episcopal Church will vote in October on full-communion with the Catholic ChurchThe Process which brought the whole parish to this historic moment began with a Vestry retreat in October 2007 where it was decided unanimously that Mount C...

Britain could have an Ordinariate by new year by In Defense of the Church on Sep 28, 2010By Anna Arco from Catholic Herald UKHigh Mass for All Saints, celebrated at Pusey House last year Photo: The Revd James BradleyBritain could have an Ordinariate by the end of the year, it emerged today.Sources say that the Rt Rev Keith Newton, the fl...

Catholics and Orthodox report promising progress in latest round of unity talks by In Defense of the Church on Sep 28, 2010Photo Source: The Orthodox Church Austria Reuters- Roman Catholic and Orthodox theologians reported promising progress on Friday in talks on overcoming their Great Schism of 1054 and bringing the two largest denominations in Christianity back t...

Archbishop Wuerl named US contact for Anglican groups seeking to become Catholic by In Defense of the Church on Sep 26, 2010Washington D.C.,(CNA/EWTN News).- Archbishop of Washington Donald Wuerl will guide the incorporation of interested Anglican groups into the Catholic Church in the United States under the apostolic constitution “Anglicanorum Coetibus,” a Vatican c...