
Year 2030 should be a sign for Lutherans, Catholics
Pope Leo XIV expressed hopes that the 500th anniversary of the Augsburg Confession in 2030 will mark an important moment on the shared ecumenical journey.

Cardinal Pizzaballa and Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III visited Gaza, urging perseverance and bringing hope to a community facing profound suffering.

An Eastern Orthodox leader was with Pope Leo today for the general audience, as both continue to promote the unity that Jesus wants for his Church.

Meeting with Armenian Patriarch Aram I at the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV raised alarms over ongoing Israeli strikes in Lebanon and prayed for Christian unity.

After theological dialogue stalled over a Vatican declaration in 2023, the Holy Father is making a renewed push for unity with the Coptic Orthodox Church.

Pope Leo XIV sent a moving video message to the 1 million Christians taking part in the 2026 "Thy Kingdom Come" Novena for ecumenical unity.

Brother Matthew, prior of the Taizé community, reveals Pope Leo XIV's concerns for youth and Christian unity after a series of five private audiences.

Pope Leo XIV just met with Archbishop Sarah Mullally, leader of the Anglican Communion. What is the geographical presence of Anglicans today?

Pope Leo XIV sent a letter to Sarah Mullally, the newly installed Archbishop of Canterbury. He prayed for unity during this difficult time for her church.

Pope Leo closed the week of prayer with annual tradition that brings together representatives of various Christian Churches and communities.

Pope Leo mentioned the anniversary and the work done by Leo XIII as well as those who prepared this year's reflections.

Let us not forget that peace is possible, says Pope Leo as he recounts his trip to Lebanon, Turkey.
By praying a historical version of the Creed all could agree on, the Pope and the Christian leaders placed unity above divisions.

With the Armenian Apostolic community and then with the Patriarch of Constantinople, the Pope participated in "practical ecumenism" and assured the Catholic resolve to continue.

Leo and Bartholomew pray together, exchange gifts, and sign a Joint Declaration, before retreating in private to meet on the future of Christian unity.

The Pope invited the Christian world to "walk together on the spiritual path that leads to the Jubilee of Redemption in 2033, with a view to returning to Jerusalem."

In the 1,700th year after that momentous gathering of Christendom at Nicaea, the successors of those bishops, in the persons of Pope Leo and Patriarch Bartholomew, joined their voices in faith.

He also got an icon of Our Lady of Guadalupe ... and White Sox bedroom slippers!