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An oasis in the European Church: World’s oldest Cistercian abbey has more than 100 monks

May 15, 2024 Catholic News Agency 2

Easter Vigil at the Cistercian Abbey of Heiligenkreuz (Holy Cross) in Austria. / Credit: Stift Heiligenkreuz

ACI Prensa Staff, May 15, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA).
The Cistercian Abbey of Heiligenkreuz (Holy Cross) in Austria is the oldest in the wor… […]

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Vatican prefect: Fiducia Supplicans draws ‘some negative reactions’ from Christian leaders

January 19, 2024 Catholic News Agency 4

Cardinal Kurt Koch, president of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, speaks with EWTN Vatican Bureau Chief Andreas Thonhauser on Jan. 18, 2024. / Credit: EWTN

Rome Newsroom, Jan 19, 2024 / 16:00 pm (CNA).
Orthodox and other Christian l… […]

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Cardinal Koch: Week of Prayer for Christian Unity a time to pray for peace in Ukraine

January 19, 2023 Catholic News Agency 3

Cardinal Kurt Koch / Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Rome Newsroom, Jan 19, 2023 / 08:00 am (CNA).
Under the shadow of the war in Ukraine, this year’s Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is an opportunity for Christians to work together to achieve peace, acco… […]

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Why Catholics and Orthodox might once again celebrate Easter on the same date

November 18, 2022 Catholic News Agency 12

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I / President.gov.ua / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

CNA Newsroom, Nov 18, 2022 / 07:30 am (CNA).
In a move that could lead to Catholics and Orthodox celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus Christ at the same time, the… […]

The Dispatch

Public spat between German bishop, Swiss cardinal leads to private meeting in Rome

October 5, 2022 Catholic News Agency 31

Bishop Georg Bätzing (left) and Cardinal Kurt Koch / Maximilian von Lachner / Synodaler Weg // Paul Badde / EWTN

CNA Newsroom, Oct 5, 2022 / 06:46 am (CNA).
Following demands for an apology and a threat he might “file an official complaint with… […]

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Vatican Cardinal says he did not compare German Synodal Way to Nazi ideology

September 29, 2022 Catholic News Agency 4

Cardinal Kurt Koch, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, in Rome on Oct. 23, 2019. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

CNA Newsroom, Sep 29, 2022 / 22:07 pm (CNA).
A Vatican cardinal has defended himself against an accusati… […]

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Pope Francis to Orthodox priests: ‘Unity does not come about by standing still’

June 3, 2022 Catholic News Agency 8

Pope Francis meets with a delegation of priests and monks from Eastern Orthodox churches at the Vatican on June 3, 2022. / Vatican Media

Vatican City, Jun 3, 2022 / 10:00 am (CNA).
Pope Francis met Friday with a delegation of priests and monks … […]

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What’s the future of Catholic-Russian Orthodox relations?

May 9, 2022 Andrea Gagliarducci, Catholic News Agency 5

Cardinal Kurt Koch, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, addresses Pope Francis at the Vatican, May 6, 2022. / Vatican Media.

Vatican City, May 9, 2022 / 05:35 am (CNA).
With the interview granted to the Italian ne… […]

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Top Vatican cardinal says mounting concerns over Germany’s ‘Synodal Path’ are justified

April 15, 2022 Catholic News Agency 25

Cardinal Kurt Koch, president of the Pontifical Council for Christian Unity, was interviewed by EWTN on April 14, 2022. / Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Vatican City, Apr 15, 2022 / 11:15 am (CNA).
A top cardinal at the Vatican has confirmed Pope Francis’ a… […]

The Dispatch

Vatican asks bishops to invite local Protestant and Orthodox leaders to participate in synodal path

January 18, 2022 Catholic News Agency 55

Cardinal Kurt Koch and Cardinal Mario Grech. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA and Diocese of Gozo via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Vatican City, Jan 18, 2022 / 04:05 am (CNA).
The Vatican has issued a letter asking Catholic bishops to invite local Orthodox and… […]

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