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Pope gives relics of St. Peter to Orthodox patriarch
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VATICAN (CNS): In what Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople described as a “brave and bold” gesture, Pope Francis gave the patriarch a famous reliquary containing bone fragments believed to belong to St. Peter. |
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A community of hope embracing a community of pain
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The English service of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity was hosted by Rosary Church in Tsimshatsui, on the evening of January 22. Maryknoll Father Michael Sloboda, the assistant parish priest, welcomed all to the unity service. An ecumenical working group in Indonesia prepared this year’s materials, while the event was co-sponsored by the Hong Kong Christian Council and the Catholic Diocesan Ecumenical Commission. |
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Ecumenical dialogue looks at role of pope
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VATICAN (CNS): Many people, including many Catholics, believe the pope always ruled over the Catholic Church as an absolute monarch, appointing the world’s bishops and definitively settling issues of faith and morals. Yet that exercise of the papal office is comparatively new. |
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On World Day of Prayer for Creation
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The story of creation presents us with a panoramic view of the world. Scripture reveals that in the beginning God intended humanity to cooperate in the preservation and protection of the natural environment. |
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Joint message from Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew for World Day of Prayer for Creation
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VATICAN (SE): While joint statements from popes and ecumenical patriarchs have a longish history, the most recent one signed by Pope Francis and the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople is the first expressing the concern for the well-being of creation held by the Catholic and Orthodox Churches. |
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Ecumenical pilgrimage marks anniversary of the Reformation
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HONG KONG (SE): To mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, an ecumenical pilgrimage embarked from Hong Kong on a visit to the significant historical places in Germany connected with the split in the Christian faith and then moved onto Rome for an exposure to the leaders of the relationship mending movement of the modern day. |
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An ecumenical pilgrim in Egypt
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VATICAN (SE): Father Rafic Greiche described the recent visit of Pope Francis to the land of pharaohs and pyramids as a great blessing to the whole of Egypt, both Muslim and Christian.
“It boosted the morale of the Egyptian people, especially after the Palm Sunday blasts,” the spokesperson for the Catholic bishops of Egypt said.
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A blow for freedom must be used for freedom
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MUMBAI (UCAN): This year marks the 500th anniversary of the beginning of the Reformation, an event which changed the history of western Europe and much of the rest of the world. At its heart is Martin Luther’s claim that the individual could seek and find God in the depths of his soul, not through obedience to a corrupt external Church structure. The first blow for freedom of choice, for freedom of conscience was struck here. |
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Hopes for shared communion
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ROME (SE): “I hope that the next declaration opens the way for shared Eucharistic communion in special cases,” Walter Cardinal Kasper said in expressing his hope for ecumenical progress through intercommunion. |
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Bishops team up for ecumenical mission
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VATICAN (SE): Fifty years ago the Anglican Centre was set up in Rome as a result of an historical meeting between Pope Paul VI and Archbishop Michael Ramsey, the archbishop of Canterbury and head of the worldwide Anglican Communion. |
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