Lectures and Addresses

 
Catholic Principles of Ecumenism and the Unity of the Church
Christian unity is possible, provided that we are humbly conscious of having sinned against unity and are convinced of our need for conversion.
May 2004
The approach of the Catholic Church to Ecumenism
The link between witness and ecumenism is no more than the link Christ himself drew in the seventeenth chapter of St John's Gospel when He prayed that we might be one so that the world would believe that it is the Father who sent Him.
May 2004
Searching for Christian Unity
The search for Christian Unity was one of the principal concerns of the Second Vatican Council.
April 2004

Archives of Resources

 

 

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Christian Unity Prayer - 2008
"Pray without ceasing." (1 Thess 5: 13b-18)

Personal and Communal Prayer for Christian Unity



Anglican
Statement from the Co-Chairmen of the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission.

A Commentary on The Gift of Authority of the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission.


Assyrian Church of the East
Common Christological Declaration between the Catholic Church and the Assyrian Church of the East.

The Discourse of His Holiness, Mar Dinkha IV, Catholicos-Patriarch of of the East, to John Paul II, Bishop of Rome and Catholic Pope.

Guidelines for admission to the Eucharist between the Chaldean Church and the Assyrian Church of the East.


Evangelicals
That they may all be one: The Imperatives and
Prospects of Christian Unity.

The Christian Mission in the Third Millennium, the Gift of Salvation, Your Word is Truth and the Communion of Saints.


Lutheran
Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification by the Lutheran World Federation and the Catholic Church.

Official Common Statement by the Lutheran World Federation and the Catholic Church and the Annex to the Official Common Statement.


Vatican
Directory on Ecumenism and the Second Vatican Council.


 
 
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