Unity in the News

Eastern Orthodox Metropolitan: It’s Time to Step Towards Unity

May 6th, 2010 | By | Category: Unity in the News

The time is now for the Orthodox and Catholic Churches to take a step toward unity, and for Benedict XVI and the Orthodox patriarch of Moscow to meet, says the Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus. Read the whole story here.



Cardinal: Dialogue With SSPX Must be on Vatican’s Terms

May 6th, 2010 | By | Category: Unity in the News

Vatican talks with a controversial splinter group have been difficult and the ultra-traditionalist Catholics will have to make concessions if an accord is to be reached, a senior Vatican cardinal said on Wednesday. Read the whole story here.



Pope to Have Lunch With Orthodox Leader

Apr 12th, 2010 | By | Category: Unity in the News

The schedule for Benedict XVIā€™s June 4-6 trip to the island of Cyprus has been confirmed, including a lunch with Orthodox Archbishop Chrysostom II. Read the whole story here.



Catholics & Orthodox Hold Ecumenical Meeting in Atlanta

Apr 9th, 2010 | By | Category: Unity in the News

The Archdiocese of Atlanta has announced an Orthodox-Catholic ecumenical gathering commemorating the Resurrection of the Lord at Holy Spirit Church on Tuesday, April 27, at 7 p.m. This gathering, hosted by the Archdiocese of Atlanta and the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Atlanta, will emphasize the themes of the Resurrection/Pascha and religious freedom. Archbishop Wilton D. […]



Kyivan Patriarch: Unity With Greek Catholics Possible

Apr 9th, 2010 | By | Category: Unity in the News

According to the patriarch, today “good relations have been established between the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.” He noted that there are quite powerful forces in the Greek Catholic environment which would like to unite with the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Read the whole story here.



Canadian Anglicans Request Union With Rome

Mar 16th, 2010 | By | Category: Unity in the News

Describing the apostolic constitution as a ā€œmost welcome, gracious, and generous responseā€ to their 2007 petition, the leaders of the Anglican Catholic Church of Canada have requested ā€œthat the Apostolic Constitution be implemented in Canada; that we may establish an interim Governing Council of three priests (or bishops); and that this Council be given the […]



Cardinal Levada: Union With Church Goal of Ecumenism

Mar 9th, 2010 | By | Category: Unity in the News

In a lengthy address delivered in Canada on March 6, Cardinal William Levada, prefect for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, stated that the reception of communities of Anglicans into the Catholic Church is consistent with Anglican-Catholic ecumenical dialogue because ā€œunion with the Catholic Church is the goal of ecumenism.ā€ Read the whole […]



Anglicans in America Reunite With the Catholic Church

Mar 3rd, 2010 | By | Category: Unity in the News

Breaking news as the House of Bishops of the Anglican Church in America has formally requested to enter the Catholic Church. All 99 parishes and cathedrals! Read the full story here.



Australian Anglicans Seek Union With Rome

Feb 17th, 2010 | By | Category: Unity in the News

Three months after Pope Benedict issued the apostolic constitution Anglicanorum Coetibus, which makes provision for Anglicans seeking corporate union with the Catholic Church, the members of an organization of Australian Anglo-Catholic group have voted to seek full communion with the Holy See. Read the full story here.



Fr. Murray Hopes for Full Communion With SSPX

Feb 16th, 2010 | By | Category: Unity in the News

Fr. Gerald Murray, a canon lawyer and pastor of St. Vincent de Paul Church in New York City explained to CNA this week that the current discussions between the Holy See and the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) ā€œhold great promise for progress.ā€ Read the full story here.