The Sacraments in the Life of the Church: new document from the Oriental Orthodox-Roman Catholic dialogue

The Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Oriental Orthodox Churches has published a new document entitled “The Sacraments in the Life of the Church”.
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Posted: Jan. 27, 2023 • Permanent link: ecumenism.net/?p=13159
Categories: News • In this article: Catholic, dialogue, Oriental Orthodox, statements Transmis : 27 janv. 2023 • Lien permanente : ecumenism.net/?p=13159
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The Images of the Church in the Syriac and Latin Patristic Traditions

The Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Assyrian Church of the East agreed on a new document entitled The Images of the Church in the Syriac and Latin Patristic Traditions.

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Posted: Jan. 25, 2023 • Permanent link: ecumenism.net/?p=13161
Categories: Documents, News • In this article: Assyrian Church of the East, Catholic, church, dialogue, ecclesiology, statements Transmis : 25 janv. 2023 • Lien permanente : ecumenism.net/?p=13161
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End of Phase 3 in Dialogue between the Baptist World Alliance and the Catholic Church

The fifth meeting of Phase III of the international dialogue between the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) and the Catholic Church took place 12-16 December 2022 in Rome, hosted by the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity (DPCU).
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Posted: Dec. 16, 2022 • Permanent link: ecumenism.net/?p=13163
Categories: Communiqué, News • In this article: Baptist World Alliance, dialogue, Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity Transmis : 16 déc. 2022 • Lien permanente : ecumenism.net/?p=13163
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Continuing conversations between Salvation Army and Vatican

From 25 to 28 November 2022 representatives of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity and of the Office for International Ecumenical Relations of the Salvation Army met in London at the William Booth Training College, in the first of a new series of Conversations, on the theme: “Discipleship for Mission”.
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Posted: Dec. 1, 2022 • Permanent link: ecumenism.net/?p=12903
Categories: News • In this article: dialogue, Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, Salvation Army Transmis : 1 déc. 2022 • Lien permanente : ecumenism.net/?p=12903
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WCC’s Sauca at Bahrain Dialogue Forum: “Coexistence is a divine mandate”

World Council of Churches acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca delivered a lecture during the first edition of the “Bahrain Dialogue Forum: East and West for Human Coexistence” held 3-4 November.
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Posted: Nov. 3, 2022 • Permanent link: ecumenism.net/?p=12863
Categories: WCC News • In this article: dialogue, human coexistence, interfaith, WCC Transmis : 3 nov. 2022 • Lien permanente : ecumenism.net/?p=12863
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Le Pape François rencontre la Commission de dialogue catholique-méthodiste

Mercredi 5 octobre, le Pape François a reçu en audience privée les membres de la Commission mixte internationale méthodiste-catholique (MERCIC). La Commission, inaugurée en 1967 et dont les rencontres se sont succédées depuis sans interruption, se trouve actuellement à Rome à la Casa Maria Immacolata pour la première réunion plénière de son douzième cycle de dialogue. À l’audience avec le Saint-Père, les participants étaient accompagnés du Cardinal Kurt Koch, Préfet du Dicastère pour la promotion de l’unité des chrétiens.
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Posted: Oct. 6, 2022 • Permanent link: ecumenism.net/?p=12629
Categories: News • In this article: Catholic, dialogue, Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, MERCIC, Methodist, World Methodist Council Transmis : 6 oct. 2022 • Lien permanente : ecumenism.net/?p=12629
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Pope Francis meets with Methodist‒Catholic dialogue team

Pope Francis received members of the Methodist-Roman Catholic International Commission (MERCIC) in a private audience on Wednesday 5 October. The Commission, which began work in 1967 and has met since without interruption, is currently meeting in Rome at the Casa Maria Immacolata for the first plenary meeting of its twelfth round of dialogue. The Commission was accompanied to the audience by Cardinal Kurt Koch, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity.
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Posted: Oct. 6, 2022 • Permanent link: ecumenism.net/?p=12600
Categories: News • In this article: Catholic, dialogue, Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, MERCIC, Methodist, World Methodist Council Transmis : 6 oct. 2022 • Lien permanente : ecumenism.net/?p=12600
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A new phase of dialogue begins between Disciples of Christ and the Catholic Church

The first session of the sixth phase of the International Commission for Dialogue between the Disciples of Christ and the Catholic Church took place in Melbourne, Kentucky, USA, from the 24th to 29th June 2022. The Commission consists of fourteen Catholic and Disciples members appointed by the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, Vatican, and the Disciples Ecumenical Consultative Council, Indianapolis, USA. The goal of the dialogue, which started in 1977, has been understood to be full visible unity between Catholics and Disciples of Christ.

For the sixth phase, “The Ministry of the Holy Spirit” based on 2 Corinthians 3 has been chosen as the overall topic to explore the work of the Holy Spirit, especially in the life and ministry of the Church.

Prior to this session in person, the Commission held three online meetings to get to know one another, to discuss the Basic Outline of the Sixth Phase, and to help the Catholic members understand the history and polity of the Disciples of Christ.

On the first day, the Catholic co-chair, the Most Reverend David L. Ricken, Bishop of Green Bay, WI, USA, and the Disciples co-chair, Rev. Dr. Robert Welsh, Indianapolis, IN, USA, opened this session with a prayer service. On the following day, Bishop Ricken led a lectio divina on Acts 2 to deepen our spiritual understanding of the work of the Holy Spirit, and Dr. Welsh reviewed the previous five phases of the dialogue.
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Posted: July 1, 2022 • Permanent link: ecumenism.net/?p=11959
Categories: News • In this article: Catholic, dialogue, Disciples of Christ Transmis : 1 juil. 2022 • Lien permanente : ecumenism.net/?p=11959
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Anglican-Lutheran relations: Looking towards Lambeth

Archdeacon of Canterbury Dr Will Adam shares ecumenical insights and hopes ahead of the 15th Lambeth Conference.

Anglican bishops from around the globe are gearing up for a major event in the life of their communion which will shape the ministry and mission of its members over the next decade. The fifteenth Lambeth Conference takes place in Canterbury from 26 July to 8 August, bringing together over 600 bishops, alongside spouses, ecumenical observers and other invited guests.

The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) General Secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt will be taking part in that meeting, together with Prof. Dirk Lange, LWF’s Assistant General Secretary for Ecumenical Relations. Among those on hand to welcome them to the ancient city on the south-eastern tip of England will be a friend and ecumenical expert, Rev. Dr Will Adam, who was recently appointed Archdeacon of Canterbury.

Originally held at Lambeth Palace, the residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury on the banks of the river Thames in London, the Lambeth Conference has been meeting more or less once a decade since 1867 for prayer, reflection, fellowship and discussions on the challenges facing the 80-million-member global communion. It is one of the four, so-called Instruments of Unity of the Anglican Communion.
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Posted: June 28, 2022 • Permanent link: ecumenism.net/?p=11932
Categories: Lutheran World Information • In this article: ALICUM, Anglican, dialogue, Lutheran Transmis : 28 juin 2022 • Lien permanente : ecumenism.net/?p=11932
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A new round of Methodist-Catholic dialogue

The Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity and the World Methodist Council have announced in a communiqué their intention to begin a new round of dialogue in October of this year. The dialogue will focus on the inter-related themes of mission and unity. As the Church fulfils the Lord’s commission to take the good news of the Gospel “to the ends of the earth” (Acts 1: 8) it moves into new contexts and cultures and encounters new questions. As demonstrated by the Council of Jerusalem (Acts 15) and the Council of Nicea, whose 1700th anniversary will be marked in 2025, synodal processes are therefore necessary in order for the church to come to a common mind in responding to these questions.
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Posted: June 24, 2022 • Permanent link: ecumenism.net/?p=11957
Categories: Dialogue, News • In this article: Catholic, dialogue, Methodist Transmis : 24 juin 2022 • Lien permanente : ecumenism.net/?p=11957
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Pope Francis: Anglicans are ‘valued traveling companions’

Pope Francis said on Friday that members of the Anglican Communion are “valued travelling companions” as Catholics take part in a worldwide synodal process.

Speaking to the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Dialogue Commission (ARCIC) on May 13, the pope said he hoped that Anglicans would contribute to the two-year initiative leading to the Synod on Synodality in Rome in 2023.

He said: “As you know, the Catholic Church has inaugurated a synodal process: for this common journey to be truly such, the contribution of the Anglican Communion cannot be lacking. We look upon you as valued travelling companions.”

The 85-year-old pope noted that in July he is due to travel to South Sudan with Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury and leader of the Anglican Communion.

The pope, who has been making his public appearances in a wheelchair since May 5 due to a torn ligament in his right knee, said: “As part of this concrete journey, I wish to recommend to your prayers an important step. Archbishop Justin Welby and the Moderator of the Church of Scotland, two dear brothers, will be my travelling companions when, in a few weeks’ time, we will at last be able to travel to South Sudan.”
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Posted: May 14, 2022 • Permanent link: ecumenism.net/?p=11749
Categories: News • In this article: Anglican, ARCIC, Catholic, dialogue Transmis : 14 mai 2022 • Lien permanente : ecumenism.net/?p=11749
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Anglicans, Roman Catholics rejoice to gather in-person for ecumenical dialogue

The Anglican-Roman Catholic Dialogue of Canada (ARC Canada) has been meeting regularly for 50 years, with a mandate to serve the cause of visible Christianity unity and common witness between the Anglican Church of Canada (ACC) and the Roman Catholic Church in Canada. Having continued the Dialogue online from 2020-2021, members rejoiced to be able to convene in person on May 2-5 at the Manoir D’Youville in Châteauguay, QC.

These days were the source of a renewed beginning in several ways: ARC Canada welcomed a few new members into its ranks, continuing a long tradition of gifted and dedicated ecumenical leaders who have contributed to its work over the decades. A new proposed terms of reference was reviewed that would, among other things, expand the participation of representatives from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) from a role as observers to full membership, as full communion partners within the ACC delegation. There was also a chance to engage with recent discussions of synodality in the Roman Catholic Church, and to review aspects of some of the latest ecumenical study on the subject of Anglican ordinations.
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Posted: May 13, 2022 • Permanent link: ecumenism.net/?p=11274
Categories: Communiqué, News • In this article: Anglican Church of Canada, Catholic, CCCB, dialogue Transmis : 13 mai 2022 • Lien permanente : ecumenism.net/?p=11274
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Lutheran-Catholic report: Baptism and Growth in Communion

The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (PCPCU) have issued a joint press release announcing the online publication of the report of the Fifth Phase of the Lutheran-Roman Catholic Commission on Unity. The report is entitled Baptism and Growth in Communion. The new document, which has been in preparation for the past seven years, includes important impulses for ongoing theological and ecclesiological discussion and makes “a significant step in proposing a differentiating consensus on baptism.”

The report seeks to find a language for the ecclesial dimensions of growth in communion. It concludes with six commitments setting out a road map for the ongoing dialogue and for the growing cooperation at all levels between Lutherans and Catholics. It highlights particular events over recent years that have contributed to the journey ‘from conflict to communion’, notably the joint commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation in Lund, Sweden, the Declaration of Intent endorsing fuller collaboration between the LWF’s World Service arm and the Caritas Internationalis network, as well as local initiatives such as the visit of Pope Francis to the Lutheran parish in Rome in 2015.
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Posted: Apr. 7, 2022 • Permanent link: ecumenism.net/?p=11278
Categories: Lutheran World Information • In this article: baptism, dialogue, Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, Dirk Lange, Lutheran World Federation Transmis : 7 avril 2022 • Lien permanente : ecumenism.net/?p=11278
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Joint letter of Cardinals Koch and Grech to Bishops responsible for ecumenism

In a joint letter of 28 October 2021, Cardinal Kurt Koch, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, and Cardinal Mario Grech, General Secretary of the Synod of Bishops, addressed the Bishops responsible for ecumenism in their Episcopal Conferences and Synods of the Oriental Catholic Churches.

In the letter, the two Cardinals offer practical suggestions aimed at implementing the ecumenical dimension of the synodal process in Dioceses, Episcopal Conferences, and Synods.
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Posted: Nov. 7, 2021 • Permanent link: ecumenism.net/?p=10916
Categories: Documents • In this article: dialogue, Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, synodality Transmis : 7 nov. 2021 • Lien permanente : ecumenism.net/?p=10916
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Lettre conjointe des Cardinaux Koch et Grech aux évêques responsables de l’œcuménisme

Dans une lettre conjointe datée du 28 octobre 2021, le Cardinal Kurt Koch, Président du Conseil pontifical pour la promotion de l’unité des chrétiens, et le Cardinal Mario Grech, Secrétaire général du Synode des évêques, se sont adressés aux évêques responsables de l’œcuménisme des Conférences épiscopales et des Synodes des Églises orientales catholiques.

Par cette lettre, les deux cardinaux entendent offrir quelques suggestions pratiques pour assurer la dimension œcuménique du processus synodal dans les diocèses et les Conférences épiscopales et les Synodes des Églises orientales catholiques.
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Posted: Nov. 7, 2021 • Permanent link: ecumenism.net/?p=10914
Categories: Documents • In this article: dialogue, Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, synodality Transmis : 7 nov. 2021 • Lien permanente : ecumenism.net/?p=10914
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Remember your baptism: Trilateral dialogue report presents gifts and challenges

The final report on the Lutheran-Mennonite-Roman Catholic Trilateral Conversation has been published. The report summarizes five years of theological consultations between the three communions on the understanding and practice of baptism in light of contemporary pastoral and missional challenges facing all three Christian communities.

“The report shows that today these three churches agree that baptism is for discipleship,” says Mennonite delegation member Larry Miller. “It raises the question for each of these churches: are there ways of acknowledging our different practices of baptism that grow the unity for which Jesus prayed?”

Representatives of the Catholic Church (Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity), Lutheran World Federation (LWF), and Mennonite World Conference (MWC) met from 2012–2017 to discuss understanding and practice of baptism.
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Posted: Aug. 12, 2020 • Permanent link: ecumenism.net/?p=10804
Categories: Dialogue, News • In this article: baptism, Catholic, dialogue, Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, Lutheran World Federation, Mennonite World Conference Transmis : 12 aoüt 2020 • Lien permanente : ecumenism.net/?p=10804
Catégorie : Dialogue, News • Dans cet article : baptism, Catholic, dialogue, Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, Lutheran World Federation, Mennonite World Conference

Anglican-Roman Catholic Bishops’ Dialogue holds annual meeting in Toronto

The Anglican-Roman Catholic Bishops’ Dialogue of Canada (ARC-B) held its most recent meeting in the Toronto area from November 27-29, 2019. The annual meeting facilitates opportunities for the Anglican and Roman Catholic Bishops to share, learn, and discuss about their respective pastoral activities, update one another on the news from our churches, and further the aims of Christian unity in Canada. The Bishops specifically discussed issues relating to ecumenism, freedom of religion and conscience in Canadian society, interfaith partnerships, and various challenges and opportunities in chaplaincy ministry in military, corrections, and medical contexts. The ARC-B members were also joined for part of the meeting by the Roman Catholic and Anglican co-chairs of the Anglican-Roman Catholic theological dialogue of Canada (ARC) to discuss ARC’s current focus on the operations of synodical consultation and decision making in the two traditions. For several years now, both ARC-B and ARC have worked closely with one another, mutually enriching one another’s work and reflections.
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Posted: Dec. 13, 2019 • Permanent link: ecumenism.net/?p=10728
Categories: Anglican Journal • In this article: Anglican Church of Canada, bishops, CCCB, dialogue Transmis : 13 déc. 2019 • Lien permanente : ecumenism.net/?p=10728
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Rencontre annuelle du Dialogue des évêques anglicans et catholiques romains à Toronto

Le Dialogue des évêques anglicans et catholiques romains du Canada (ARC-E) a tenu sa dernière rencontre dans la région de Toronto du 27 au 29 novembre 2019. Cette réunion annuelle est l’occasion pour les évêques de s’informer, de partager et de discuter sur leurs activités pastorales respectives, de faire le point sur l’actualité dans les deux Églises, et de promouvoir les objectifs de l’unité chrétienne au Canada. Les évêques ont notamment abordé des questions relatives à l’œcuménisme, à la liberté de religion et de conscience dans la société canadienne, aux partenariats interreligieux, ainsi que les défis et possibilités concernant l’aumônerie dans les forces armées, les services correctionnels et les milieux hospitaliers. Pendant une partie de leur réunion, les membres de l’ARC-E ont reçu les coprésidents anglican et catholique romain du Dialogue théologique anglican-catholique romain au Canada (ARC) pour discuter de la priorité actuelle de l’ARC sur le fonctionnement des consultations synodales et de la prise de décision dans les deux confessions. Il y a maintenant plusieurs années que l’ARC-E et l’ARC collaborent étroitement à enrichir mutuellement leurs travaux et leurs réflexions.
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Posted: Dec. 13, 2019 • Permanent link: ecumenism.net/?p=10730
Categories: Anglican Journal • In this article: Anglican Church of Canada, bishops, CCCB, dialogue Transmis : 13 déc. 2019 • Lien permanente : ecumenism.net/?p=10730
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Christians and Muslims: Friends in Conversation

Christianity and Islam are two world religions that share a common theological root to Abrahamic tradition. The two religions also share complex histories of conflict and coexistence that span from the Middle Ages until the present day. While the groundwork to build understandings between Christians and Muslims has been laid down by Christian and Muslim leaders, the idea is still not fully articulated in a local context.

Wishing to pursue such an initiative among ordinary Christians and Muslims in Saskatoon, Fr. Bernard de Margerie, a Roman Catholic priest, and Fachrizal Halim, a Sunni Muslim professor of Islamic Studies at St. Thomas More College, Saskatoon, met in December, 2018 to discuss the possibility of having a Christian-Muslim conversation group. Both saw an urgent need to know more about each other’s faith and the importance of developing respect and friendships between the two faith communities.
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Posted: Dec. 10, 2019 • Permanent link: ecumenism.net/?p=10705
Categories: News • In this article: Christian, dialogue, interfaith, Muslim, Saskatoon Transmis : 10 déc. 2019 • Lien permanente : ecumenism.net/?p=10705
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Dialogue continues on path of co-operation

Catholics and Anglicans in Canada have been working on their relationship ever since Gen. James Wolfe surprised Gen. Louis-Joseph, Marquis de Montcalm on the Plains of Abraham in the fall of 1759.

By 1763 King Louis XV had no choice but to cede France’s North American possessions entirely to England’s King George III. The practicalities of a Protestant king and his Protestant army trying to impose their religion on a majority Catholic population were such that the English made allowances for the Catholic Church while they granted land and paid clergy salaries for the Anglicans.

More than 250 years later, the dialogue between Catholics and Anglicans in Canada carries on, unhindered by royalty and without much reference to the Seven Years’ War. The latest round ended Nov. 18 in Toronto after three days with a presentation to theology students at Trinity College of the Toronto School of Theology at the University of Toronto.
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Posted: Dec. 1, 2019 • Permanent link: ecumenism.net/?p=10735
Categories: Catholic Register • In this article: Anglican Church of Canada, CCCB, dialogue Transmis : 1 déc. 2019 • Lien permanente : ecumenism.net/?p=10735
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