Select Page

Category: Cardinal Kurt Koch

Swiss cardinal apologizes for Nazi reference in critique of Synodal Path

In a meeting with the president of the German bishops’ conference, Swiss Cardinal Kurt Koch apologized for offending people and said he never intended to imply that supporters of the German church’s Synodal Path were doing something similar to what a group of Christian supporters of the Nazis did in the 1930s.

Read More

Top Vatican prelate calls Russian patriarch’s defense of Ukraine war ‘heresy’

In a new interview with a German newspaper, the Vatican’s point man on ecumenical affairs has said Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill’s defense of the war in Ukraine amounts to “heresy,” and has fractured the unit of the Orthodox community.  

Read More

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

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 Franc…

Read More

Synodality and ecumenism require walking together, say cardinals

All Christians are invited to pray for unity and continue to journey together, said Cardinals Mario Grech, general secretary of the Synod of the Bishops, and Cardinal Kurt Koch, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity.

Read More

Vatican, Russian Orthodox stress collaboration in COVID response

Officials from the Vatican and from the Russian Orthodox churches met Friday for a virtual discussion on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, and how to collaborate in responding to the complex and multifaceted challenges posed by COVID-19.

Read More

A lifestyle, not a task: Vatican reminds bishops of ecumenical priority

The ministry of a Catholic bishop must reflect the Catholic Church’s commitment to Christian unity and must give ecumenical engagement the same kind of attention as work for justice and peace, said a new Vatican document.

Read More

Catholic, Jewish leaders mark 55th anniversary of ‘Nostra Aetate’

The formal structures that sponsor Catholic-Jewish dialogue are important, but their decades of success have relied on strong personal friendships and mutual respect, both of which must continue to spread among all Catholics and Jews, officials involved in the dialogue said.

Read More
Loading

Recent Comments

    Categories