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Pope Francis looks ahead to the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea in 2025

January 17, 2022 Catholic News Agency 4

Pope Francis meets with ecumenical delegation from Finland on Jan. 17, 2022. / Vatican Media

Vatican City, Jan 17, 2022 / 05:30 am (CNA).
In an ecumenical meeting with a Lutheran delegation on Monday, Pope Francis pointed to the upcoming 1700th… […]

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Pope Francis to Lutheran leaders: Jesus feels pain at our divisions

June 25, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

Pope Francis meets Archbishop Panti Filibus Musa, president of the Lutheran World Federation, at the Vatican, June 25, 2021. / Vatican Media.

Vatican City, Jun 25, 2021 / 12:00 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis told a group of Lutheran leaders on Friday th… […]

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Why talk of Catholic-Lutheran intercommunion damages Catholic-Orthodox relations

June 3, 2018 Ines Angeli Murzaku 13

If the Catholic Church can and will think of intercommunion, then intercommunion with the Orthodox Churches is the most reasonable, probable, and feasible. […]

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Cardinal Eijk, Pope Francis, and problems of governance

May 12, 2018 Christopher R. Altieri 14

The basic dynamic of this pontificate is quite clear, and it leaves far too much unclear. […]

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Ecumenism and the Eucharist

November 9, 2017 Dr. Leroy Huizenga 15

Attempts to achieve Christian unity are noble things, for those outside the visible confines of the Catholic Church who are baptized properly are indeed Christians. […]

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