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Pope Francis visits with evangelicals in southern Italy
During his visit Monday to an evangelical Christian community in Caserta, Pope Francis said the Holy Spirit creates diversity and... Read more
Pope Francis to meet with evangelical pastor
Pope Francis’ upcoming encounter with the evangelical Christian pastor Giovanni Traettino continues the path of dialogue he has walked with... Read more
Christian leader, friend to Pope Francis dies in motorcycle accident
Tony Palmer, a Protestant Christian leader and a close friend of Pope Francis, passed away in the U.K. on Sunday... Read more
Proposed Nicea ecumenical meeting 'nice' idea, Vatican spokesman says
In response to media reports that Pope Francis and Patriarch Bartholomew I will meet for an ecumenical gathering in Nicea... Read more
Pope Francis: Christians worldwide are 'united in blood'
In an interview with Italian newspaper La Stampa Dec. 15, Pope Francis called ecumenical dialogue a priority of his pontificate,... Read more
Ecumenism with Orthodox is near to Pope's heart, cardinal says
The relationship between the Catholic and Orthodox Churches is very important to Pope Francis, said the president of the Pontifical... Read more
Pope expresses hope for reunion with Orthodox Patriarch
Pope Francis sent special greetings to the Archbishop of Constantinople today, expressing his desire for continued dialogue between the Catholic... Read more
Cardinal Dolan honored by evangelicals for leadership
Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York will receive the 2013 William Wilberforce Award this weekend from a group of... Read more
Pope says world religious leaders united by truth, beauty
Pope Francis told world religious leaders that the desire to search for truth, beauty and goodness is what keeps them... Read more
Protestant seminary to keep positive ties with Church
Fuller Theological Seminary, a leading center for the formation of evangelical Protestant pastors, will continue to promote positive relations with... Read more
Catholics, Reformed Christian groups acknowledge baptisms
Representatives of the U.S. bishops' conference and four Reformed Christian denominations have publicly affirmed that they recognize each other's baptisms... Read more
Pope: World's spiritual poverty heightens need for Christian unity
Christians must not allow their divisions to keep them from working together to evangelize a world enduring a “crisis of... Read more
Anglican archbishop suggests contemplation for reaching post-Christian world
Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams addressed the synod of Catholic bishops on the New Evangelization about the importance of... Read more
Episcopal bishop gives Archbishop Cordileone frosty welcome
The Episcopal bishop of California Marc Andrus has written a letter to his diocese in which he characterized Catholic Church... Read more
Upholding ethical truths is not intolerance, Pope states
Pope Benedict XVI told a group of his former students that Christians should not be scared to uphold ethical truths... Read more
Pope's student circle examines dialogue with Anglicans, Lutherans
The annual gathering of Pope Benedict’s former students has begun at the papal summer residence of Castel Gandolfo and is... Read more
