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Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue

Joint declarations and dialogue texts received with ecumenical or interreligious partners.

82 documents

A dagger (†) means the date or the official link is still awaiting verification.

1960s

  1. Communiqué conjoint6 January 1964Joint Communiqué after the Jerusalem meetingEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  2. Common Declaration7 December 1965Joint Declaration lifting the anathemas of 1054Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  3. Common Declaration24 March 1966Common Declaration of Paul VI and Archbishop RamseyEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  4. Common Declaration28 October 1967Common Declaration of Paul VI and Athenagoras I (1967)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue

1970s

  1. Déclaration commune12 May 1970Common Declaration of Paul VI and Catholicos Vasken IEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  2. Eucharistic Doctrine (Windsor Statement)7 September 1971ARCIC I: Eucharistic DoctrineEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  3. Common Declaration27 October 1971Common Declaration of Paul VI and Patriarch Ignatius Jacob IIIEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  4. Common Declaration10 May 1973Common Declaration of Paul VI and Pope Shenouda IIIEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  5. Ministry and Ordination (Canterbury Statement)September 1973ARCIC I: Ministry and OrdinationEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  6. Authority in the Church I (Venice Statement)September 1976ARCIC I: Authority in the Church IEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  7. Common Declaration29 April 1977Common Declaration of Paul VI and Archbishop CogganEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  8. Common Declaration30 November 1979Common Declaration launching Catholic-Orthodox theological dialogueEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue

1980s

  1. The Final Report1982ARCIC I Final ReportEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  2. Common Declaration29 May 1982Common Declaration of John Paul II and Archbishop Runcie (Canterbury)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  3. The Mystery of the Church and of the Eucharist in the Light of the Mystery of the Holy Trinity6 July 1982Munich DocumentEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  4. Common Declaration23 June 1984Common Declaration of John Paul II and Patriarch Ignatius Zakka IEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  5. Salvation and the Church3 September 1986ARCIC II: Salvation and the ChurchEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  6. Giornata mondiale di preghiera per la pace27 October 1986World Day of Prayer for Peace, Assisi (closing address)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  7. Faith, Sacraments and the Unity of the Church16 June 1987Bari DocumentEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  8. Joint Declaration7 December 1987Joint Declaration of John Paul II and Patriarch Dimitrios IEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  9. The Sacrament of Order in the Sacramental Structure of the Church26 June 1988Valamo DocumentEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  10. Common Declaration2 October 1989Common Declaration of John Paul II and Archbishop Runcie (Rome)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue

1990s

  1. Anti-Semitism (Prague joint statement)6 September 1990ILC Prague Statement on Anti-SemitismEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  2. The Church as Communion6 September 1990ARCIC II: The Church as CommunionEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  3. Uniatism, Method of Union of the Past, and the Present Search for Full Communion23 June 1993Balamand DocumentEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  4. Common Christological Declaration11 November 1994Common Christological Declaration between the Catholic Church and the Assyrian Church of the EastEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  5. Common Declaration29 June 1995Common Declaration of John Paul II and Patriarch Bartholomew I (1995)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  6. Common Declaration5 December 1996Common Declaration of John Paul II and Archbishop CareyEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  7. Common Declaration13 December 1996Common Declaration of John Paul II and Catholicos Karekin IEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  8. Common Declaration25 January 1997Common Declaration of John Paul II and Catholicos Aram IEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  9. What and How Do We and Ought We Teach About Each Other?26 March 1998ILC Vatican City joint statement on teachingEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  10. The Gift of Authority (Authority in the Church III)3 September 1998ARCIC II: The Gift of AuthorityEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  11. Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification31 October 1999Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification (signed Augsburg)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue

2000s

  1. Common Declaration9 November 2000Common Declaration of John Paul II and Catholicos Karekin II (Rome)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  2. Charta Oecumenica22 April 2001Charta Oecumenica: Guidelines for the Growing Cooperation among the Churches in EuropeEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  3. Repentance and Reconciliation3 May 2001ILC New York Statement on Repentance and ReconciliationEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  4. Common Declaration4 May 2001Common Declaration at the Bema of St Paul, AreopagusEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  5. Common Declaration27 September 2001Common Declaration of John Paul II and Catholicos Karekin II (Etchmiadzin)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  6. Impegno comune per la pace24 January 2002Assisi Joint Commitment to Peace (Day of Prayer for Peace)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  7. Decalogo di Assisi per la pace24 February 2002Decalogue of Assisi for Peace (sent to heads of state)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  8. Common Declaration on Environmental Ethics10 June 2002Venice Declaration on Environmental EthicsEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  9. Common Declaration12 October 2002Common Declaration of John Paul II and Patriarch TeoctistEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  10. Mary: Grace and Hope in Christ2 February 2004ARCIC II: Mary, Grace and Hope in Christ (Seattle Statement)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  11. Common Declaration1 July 2004Common Declaration of John Paul II and Patriarch Bartholomew I (2004)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  12. Tzedeq and Tzedaqah8 July 2004ILC Buenos Aires Statement on Justice and CharityEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  13. World Methodist Council Statement of Association with the JDDJ23 July 2006Methodist adhesion to the Joint Declaration on Justification (Seoul)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  14. Dignifying the Divine Image7 November 2006ILC Cape Town Statement on Health Care and HIV/AIDSEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  15. Common Declaration23 November 2006Common Declaration of Benedict XVI and Archbishop Rowan WilliamsEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  16. Common Declaration30 November 2006Common Declaration of Benedict XVI and Patriarch Bartholomew I (Phanar)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  17. Common Declaration14 December 2006Common Declaration of Benedict XVI and Archbishop ChristodoulosEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  18. Ecclesiological and Canonical Consequences of the Sacramental Nature of the Church13 October 2007Ravenna DocumentEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  19. Joint Declaration9 May 2008Joint Declaration of Benedict XVI and Catholicos Karekin IIEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  20. Final Declaration, Catholic-Muslim Forum6 November 2008Final Declaration of the first Catholic-Muslim Forum SeminarEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  21. The Role of Religion in Civil Society Today12 November 2008ILC Budapest StatementEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue

2010s

  1. Forty Years of Dialogue: Reflections and Future Perspectives2 March 2011ILC Paris StatementEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  2. Christian Witness in a Multi-Religious World†28 June 2011Christian Witness in a Multi-Religious World: Recommendations for ConductEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  3. Pellegrini della verità, pellegrini della pace27 October 2011Assisi Day of Reflection, Dialogue and Prayer for Peace (renewed commitment)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  4. From Conflict to Communion17 June 2013From Conflict to Communion: Lutheran-Catholic Common Commemoration of the Reformation in 2017Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  5. Challenges for Religion in Contemporary Society16 October 2013ILC Madrid StatementEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  6. Common Declaration25 May 2014Common Declaration of Francis and Patriarch Bartholomew (Jerusalem)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  7. Common Declaration30 November 2014Common Declaration of Francis and Patriarch Bartholomew (Istanbul)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  8. The Exercise of Communion in the Life of the Early Church and its Implications for Our Search for Communion Today†January 2015Oriental Orthodox-Catholic document on communion in the early ChurchEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  9. Joint Declaration12 February 2016Havana Joint DeclarationEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  10. The 'Other' in Jewish and Catholic Tradition: Refugees in Today's World7 April 2016ILC Warsaw Statement on RefugeesEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  11. Joint Declaration16 April 2016Lesbos Joint Declaration on refugeesEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  12. Common Declaration26 June 2016Common Declaration of Francis and Catholicos Karekin IIEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  13. Synodality and Primacy during the First Millennium21 September 2016Chieti DocumentEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  14. Common Declaration5 October 2016Common Declaration of Francis and Archbishop WelbyEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  15. Joint Statement on the occasion of the Joint Catholic-Lutheran Commemoration of the Reformation31 October 2016Lund Joint StatementEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  16. Common Declaration28 April 2017Common Declaration of Francis and Pope Tawadros IIEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  17. Wittenberg Witness / Association of the WCRC with the JDDJ5 July 2017Reformed adhesion to the Joint Declaration on Justification (Wittenberg)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  18. Joint Message on the World Day of Prayer for Creation1 September 2017Joint Message of Francis and Bartholomew on the Care of CreationEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  19. Anglican affirmation of the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification31 October 2017Anglican affirmation of the JDDJ (Westminster Abbey)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  20. Joint Statement on the conclusion of the year of the common commemoration of the Reformation31 October 2017Catholic-Lutheran Joint Statement concluding the Reformation commemorationEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  21. Common Statement9 November 2018Common Statement of Francis and Catholicos-Patriarch Mar Gewargis IIIEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  22. Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together4 February 2019Document on Human Fraternity (Abu Dhabi)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  23. People, Ideas and Boundaries on the Move16 May 2019ILC Rome Statement on MigrationEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue

2020s

  1. A Joint Message for the Protection of Creation1 September 2021Joint Message of Francis, Bartholomew and Welby on CreationEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  2. Faith and Science: Towards COP26 - Joint Appeal4 October 2021Faith and Science Joint Appeal ahead of COP26Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  3. Synodality and Primacy in the Second Millennium and TodayJune 2023Alexandria DocumentEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  4. Joint Declaration of Istiqlal 20245 September 2024Istiqlal Joint Declaration: Fostering Religious Harmony for the Sake of HumanityEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  5. Joint Declaration29 November 2025Joint Declaration of Leo XIV and Patriarch Bartholomew (Nicaea 1700th anniversary)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue