Cardinal Koch congratulates new archbishop of Canterbury October 3, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, Vatican, World News The head of the Vatican’s ecumenical office congratulated Anglican Bishop Sarah Mullally of London on her appointment as the next archbishop of Canterbury.
British cardinal shocked by Manchester synagogue attack; prayers pour in for victims October 3, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, World News As England mourned after an Oct. 2 terror attack on a Manchester synagogue, Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster, president of England and Wales bishops’ conference, expressed his shock, assuring the Jewish community of his prayers.
Christian leaders blame Israel for dwindling number of Christians in Holy Land September 30, 2025By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, World News Christian leaders in the Holy Land, as well as Palestinian government officials, condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent speech at the United Nations General Assembly and blamed the Israeli occupation for the decreasing number of Christians in the area.
Pope’s October prayer intention celebrates ‘Nostra Aetate’ September 30, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV has asked Catholics to join him in praying that members of different religions would work together to make life better for everyone rather than allowing their different beliefs to be used “as weapons or walls.”
Patriarch Bartholomew marks ‘historic moment of Christian unity,’ says Bishop Burbdige September 26, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, World News Meeting with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I during his apostolic visit to the U.S. was “incredible,” and marked a “historic moment of Christian unity,” said Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington, Va.
Pope sends Rosh Hashana wishes to Rome Jewish community September 22, 2025By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, Vatican, World News As the Jewish community was about to mark the beginning of the year 5786 and the Jewish high holy days, Pope Leo XIV sent his best wishes to Rome’s chief rabbi.
All people must work together for peace, pope tells interfaith forum September 18, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Religion, at its core, is not a source of conflict but a source of healing and reconciliation, Pope Leo XIV said.
Religion must serve God, not man, says Patriarch Bartholomew September 18, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, World News Amid his eighth apostolic visit to the U.S. Sept. 14-25, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople addressed attendees at a Sept. 16 State Department dinner in his honor, hosted by Deputy Secretary of State Michael J. Rigas.
Ecumenical festival in Iraq proves strong faith of Christians once under Islamic persecution September 15, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, World News From Sept. 9-13, believers from the Chaldean, Assyrian, Syriac Catholic and Syriac Orthodox churches joined together in Erbil for the Festival of the Cross.
Modern Christian martyrs show power of love in face of hatred, pope says September 15, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, Vatican, World News The prayer service Sept. 14, the feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, commemorated 1,624 Catholics, Orthodox, Anglicans and Protestants who died for their faith between 2000 and 2025
Estonia celebrates historical beatification of bishop who ‘did not abandon’ the flock September 9, 2025By Katarzyna Szalajko OSV News Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, Saints, World News Estonia celebrated a historic milestone Sept. 6 when Archbishop Eduard Profittlich, a German-born Jesuit, became the country’s first Catholic to be beatified.
Dialogue, joint aid show world religion is force for good, pope says September 9, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, Vatican, World News When people of different religions work together to serve people in need, they show the world that faith promotes peace and not hostility, Pope Leo XIV said.
