Category - ecumenical

February 17, 2011

Global churches urged to be 'one in faith and action'

Experience reinforces the conviction that churches are “called to be one” in both faith and action for a just peace with dignity for all. says the General Secretary of the WCC.
October 25, 2010

Central and Eastern European ecumenical education network inaugurated

The recently established Network for Ecumenical Learning in Central and Eastern Europe held its first consultation in Prague last week.
September 30, 2010

Ethiopian Evangelical Church looks to an ecumenical future

The leader of the Ethiopian Evangelical Church, Makane Yesus. has welcomed the leadership role of the WCC within the wider ecumenical community.
July 23, 2010

Senior Vatican figure regrets lack of shared communion

The recently retired Vatican official responsible for ecumenical affairs says his biggest regret is not achieving common communion with Protestants.
July 6, 2010

Basel bishop is now officially the Catholic church unity chief

The Vatican has officially confirmed Swiss Bishop Kurt Koch to replace Cardinal Walter Kasper as head of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity.
April 2, 2010

Calls renewed for a common annual date for Easter

Ecumenical leaders are renewing their call for a common annual date for the Easter celebration of the life-giving triumph of God in Christ over destruction and death.
March 18, 2010

Anglican peace advocate says ecumenism is an antidote to Christian 'credibility crisis'

Christian ecumenism - common witness and cooperation - is an important antidote to the credibility crisis faced by organised religion, an Anglican peace advocate has said.
February 4, 2010

New Bossey scholarships enable global Christian education

A centre for theological education, international Christian formation and ecumenical studies situated in Geneva is celebrating the endowment of two new scholarships to enable a wider range of participants in the global learning process.
January 26, 2010

Scottish Episcopal, Methodist and URC churches sign new covenant

A new partnership statement has been agreed by the Scottish Episcopal Church (Anglican), the Methodist Church and the United Reformed Church in Scotland. It was was sealed by leaders of the churches at a service in St Ninian’s Cathedral, Perth.
January 14, 2010

An open letter to the churches of Britain and Ireland

Today the organised ecumenical movement among Christians, seeking common witness and social justice, is seen by many as a failing, lost or irrelevant cause, says Keith Clements. But in a divided world, the case for a genuine search for unity among the churches in these islands and beyond is stronger than ever and needs radically renewing.