Bishops urge renewed efforts to end antisemitism after Israeli Embassy staffers murdered
byBy Gina Christian , OSV News Two U.S. Catholic bishops expressed their “profound grief and outrage” over the May 21 killing of two Israeli…
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Mission is common goal of synod and ecumenism, pope says
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Halfway through the Synod of Bishops, Pope Francis and synod participants prayed that God…
Pope Benedict saw Jews, Muslims as allies in defending belief in God
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In trying to help people understand how belief in God is a natural part…
Encyclical calls all Catholics to work toward Christian unity, says bishop
byBy Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The 25th anniversary of St. John Paul II’s encyclical “Ut Unum Sint” should remind Catholics “the way of ecumenism…
Louisville families to host N. Ireland teens
byBy Jessica Able, Record Staff Writer Louisville will host an ecumenical program called the Ulster Project this summer that brings local teens together with their…
Catholic-Disciples of Christ group honored for civil discourse
byThe Kentucky Council of Churches presented an award last month to an ecumenical group that has been engaged in formal dialogue for nearly 40…
Hope in the Lord — Pope and patriarch meet
byThe coverage of Pope Francis’ three-day visit to the Holy Land was excellent. What a whirlwind visit it was — meetings with leaders of…
An Encouraging Word — The enrichment of ecumenism
by…that they all may be one. John 17:21 When people talk behind your back, it is not always bad. It seems that my name…