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Orthodox and Catholic faithful celebrate Palm Sunday together
Thousands of Orthodox and Catholic faithful processed through the streets of Punchbowl in south-west Sydney and gathered at St Charbel’s College to celebrate Palm Sunday together. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Australian finds contentment in the contemplative life of a Taizé brother
Among the dedicated members of Taizé, an ecumenical monastic community in France’s Burgundy region, is Br Merric – an Australian who has spent nearly a decade immersed in the community’s life of prayer and work. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
Nicaea anniversary should ‘inspire faith, strengthen mission’
Christians should not see the Nicene Creed simply as a list of things they believe, but they should look at it with awe because it recounts the greatness of God’s love and gift of salvation, said members of the International Theological Commission. Source: CNS.
Patriarch Bartholomew says Great Schism tensions ‘not insurmountable’
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople has offered a hopeful historical assessment of the traditional 1054 date for the Great Schism between Rome and Constantinople, suggesting that tensions developed gradually over time and are not insurmountable. Source: CNA.
Romanian Orthodox Church challenges plans for common Easter date
The initiative by Pope Francis and Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople to establish a unified date for Easter has faced its first direct challenge – not from Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, but from the Romanian Orthodox Church. Source: The Tablet.
King Charles to meet Pope at the Vatican in April
King Charles and Queen Camilla will meet Pope Francis at the Vatican during their visit to Italy in early April. Source: The Tablet.
Ecumenical prayer service marks opening of 2025 Parliamentary Year
The annual ecumenical prayer service to mark the opening of the 2025 Parliamentary Year was held yesterday at St Christopher’s Cathedral, Canberra. Source: Catholic Voice.
Francis eggs on Eastern church for common Easter date
Pope Francis reaffirmed the Catholic Church’s willingness to accept a proposal for a common date for celebrating Easter in the West and the East. Source: OSV News.
All Christians share ecumenical vocation: Pope
Pope Francis has emphasised the ecumenical vocation shared by Christians during an audience at the Vatican on Monday. Source: CNA.