The Catholic Archbishop of Moscow has given a remarkably upbeat assessment of relations with the Orthodox Church, saying unity between Catholics and Orthodox could be achieved “within a few months.” ...

COMMENTARY: A century after the modern ecumenical movement began, recent events within the Anglican Communion in the Orthodox ...

San Francisco Archbishop George Niederauer and Greek Orthodox Metropolitan Gerasimos prepare to light the center candle on a candelabra during an ecumenical service at St. Dominic Church in San ...

Two families of mixed Catholic and Orthodox Christian members are looking forward to celebrating Easter together on the same date in 2025 as they also hope to one day see greater unity among all ...

The conservative Catholic writer John Zmirak says that Pope Francis and his allies in Rome are playing with fire in their attempts to liberalize Catholic practice on divorced Catholics receiving ...

Ukrainian Greek Catholic priests celebrating Sunday Mass in Lviv, in western Ukraine. AP Photo/Bernat Armangue Despite its relatively small size, the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church has, in the words ...

At an ecumenical gathering held this week, representatives of the Catholic and Orthodox Churches signed a joint document regarding synodality and primacy during the first millennium. The agreement can ...

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Pope Francis March 27 characterized the worldwide trauma as: "God's call on people to judge what is most important to them and resolve to act accordingly from ...

Pope Francis and Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II share a moment of prayer in the Redemptoris Mater chapel of the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace on May 11, 2023. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Listen ROME – In ...

(RNS) In 1929, the Vatican effectively ended the option of married clergy in Eastern rite Catholic churches in the United States, citing a fear that Roman Catholics would ask for the same policy. NEW ...

Rabbi Arthur Schneier of New York City’s Park East Synagogue greets Archbishop Elpidophoros of America after the enthronement of Archbishop Elpidophoros as the seventh archbishop of the Greek Orthodox ...