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The anniversary of the council has recently been considered a symbol for what ecumenical dialogue could look like between Eastern and Western churches. “We see today that we really lost what we ...
The church universal this year celebrates the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, the first ecumenical council intended to address all the churches of Christianity.
Religious bodies such as the World Council of Churches (WCC) and leaders in the ecumenical sphere are now calling for increased efforts to unify celebrations starting in 2025. In a providential ...
The decisions of the ecumenical council, subject only to papal confirmation, are binding on all Catholics; it was the last ecumenical council in 1869-70 that declared the dogma of papal ...
This year marks the 1700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea (325)! The word ecumenical comes from the Greek oikoumene (οἰκουμένη), which translates as “the whole inhabited ...
The introduction to the Decree on Ecumenism declares plainly that “promoting the restoration of unity among all Christians is one of the chief concerns of the Second Sacred Ecumenical Synod of ...
The full text of the declaration relating to Jews which was approved in the Ecumenical Council last Friday by an overwhelming majority of 1,763 to 250, and is now to be promulgated by Pope Paul VI ...
The council will be an “ecumenical council” in the sense of the Canon Law (CIC can. 222–9) and according to the Roman understanding of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.
Acclaimed violinist Bell Darris will perform during a reception hosted by the Ecumenical Leadership Council of Missouri—St. Louis Chapter to support three non-profits helping victims of the May ...