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Ecumenism & Dialogue

Christian unity, relations with other religions, and religious freedom.

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1880s

  1. Immortale Dei1 November 1885On the Christian Constitution of StatesPope
  2. Libertas20 June 1888On the Nature of Human LibertyPope

1890s

  1. Praeclara Gratulationis20 June 1894On the Reunion of ChristendomPope
  2. Satis Cognitum29 June 1896On the Unity of the ChurchPope

1910s

  1. Dei Providentis1 May 1917Establishing the Congregation for the Oriental ChurchPope

1920s

  1. Rerum Orientalium8 September 1928On Promotion of Oriental StudiesPope

1930s

  1. Mit brennender Sorge14 March 1937On the Church and the German ReichPope

1950s

  1. Questa festiva ricorrenza25 January 1959Address announcing the Roman Synod, the Ecumenical Council and the revision of the CodePope
  2. Ad Petri Cathedram29 June 1959On Truth, Unity and Peace in a Spirit of CharityPope

1960s

  1. Aeterna Dei Sapientia11 November 1961On St Leo the Great and the Unity of the ChurchPope
  2. Humanae Salutis25 December 1961Convoking the Second Vatican CouncilPope
  3. Lumen Christi Ecclesia Christi11 September 1962Radio Message to All the Faithful One Month before the CouncilPope
  4. Gaudet Mater Ecclesia11 October 1962Address at the Solemn Opening of the Second Vatican CouncilPope
  5. Qui fausto die22 June 1963First Message to the Human FamilyPope
  6. Salvete, Fratres29 September 1963Address Opening the Second Session of the CouncilPope
  7. Ecclesiam Suam6 August 1964On the Church (Paths of Dialogue)Pope
  8. Nostra Aetate28 October 1965Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian ReligionsEcumenical Council
  9. Ambulate in Dilectione7 December 1965Lifting the Mutual Excommunications of 1054Pope
  10. Common Declaration7 December 1965Joint Declaration lifting the anathemas of 1054Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  11. Closing Message to Rulers8 December 1965Closing Message of the Council to RulersPope
  12. General Audience of 19 January 196619 January 1966Ecumenism as a defining spirit of the Council; unity pursued in love with doctrinal integrity (1966)Pope
  13. Common Declaration24 March 1966Common Declaration of Paul VI and Archbishop RamseyEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  14. Ad totam Ecclesiam†14 May 1967Ecumenical Directory, Part IRoman Curia
  15. Common Declaration28 October 1967Common Declaration of Paul VI and Athenagoras I (1967)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue

1970s

  1. Dans ces derniers temps†7 January 1970Declaration on Eucharistic celebration in common with other confessionsRoman Curia
  2. Spiritus Domini†16 April 1970Ecumenical Directory, Part II: Ecumenism in Higher EducationRoman Curia
  3. Déclaration commune12 May 1970Common Declaration of Paul VI and Catholicos Vasken IEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  4. Common Declaration27 October 1971Common Declaration of Paul VI and Patriarch Ignatius Jacob IIIEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  5. In quibus rerum circumstantiis†1 June 1972Instruction on admitting other Christians to Eucharistic communionRoman Curia
  6. Common Declaration10 May 1973Common Declaration of Paul VI and Pope Shenouda IIIEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  7. Common Declaration29 April 1977Common Declaration of Paul VI and Archbishop CogganEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  8. La Iglesia, Cuerpo de Cristo en la historia6 August 1977The Church, the Body of Christ in History (2nd pastoral letter)Diocesan Bishops
  9. Misión de la Iglesia en medio de la crisis del país6 August 1979The Church's Mission amid the National Crisis (4th pastoral letter)Diocesan Bishops
  10. Address to the United Nations2 October 1979Address to the 34th UN General AssemblyPope
  11. Common Declaration30 November 1979Common Declaration launching Catholic-Orthodox theological dialogueEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue

1980s

  1. Patres Ecclesiae2 January 1980On St Basil the Great, 16th centenaryPope
  2. Egregiae Virtutis31 December 1980Sts Cyril and Methodius co-patrons of EuropePope
  3. A Concilio Constantinopolitano I25 March 19811600th anniversary of Constantinople I and 1550th of EphesusPope
  4. Common Declaration29 May 1982Common Declaration of John Paul II and Archbishop Runcie (Canterbury)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  5. Redemptionis Anno20 April 1984On the city of JerusalemPope
  6. Dialogue and Mission†10 June 1984The Attitude of the Church towards Followers of Other ReligionsRoman Curia
  7. Common Declaration23 June 1984Common Declaration of John Paul II and Patriarch Ignatius Zakka IEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  8. Slavorum Apostoli2 June 1985On Sts Cyril and MethodiusPope
  9. Notes on the correct way to present Jews and Judaism†24 June 1985Notes on Jews and Judaism in Preaching and CatechesisRoman Curia
  10. Address at Assisi27 October 1986Address at the World Day of Prayer for Peace, AssisiPope
  11. Address to the Roman Curia22 December 1986Christmas address to the Curia interpreting the Assisi meetingPope
  12. Redemptoris Mater25 March 1987On the Blessed Virgin Mary in the life of the pilgrim ChurchPope
  13. Duodecimum Saeculum4 December 1987On the 12th centenary of Nicaea II and sacred imagesPope
  14. Joint Declaration7 December 1987Joint Declaration of John Paul II and Patriarch Dimitrios IEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  15. Euntes in Mundum25 January 1988On the millennium of the baptism of Kievan RusPope
  16. Common Declaration2 October 1989Common Declaration of John Paul II and Archbishop Runcie (Rome)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  17. Criteria for Ecumenical and Inter-Religious Cooperation in Communications4 October 1989Criteria for Ecumenical and Interreligious Cooperation in CommunicationsRoman Curia
  18. Orationis formas15 October 1989Letter on some aspects of Christian MeditationRoman Curia

1990s

  1. Statuti generali dell'Opera di Maria†1990General Statutes of the Work of Mary (Focolare) approvedEcclesial Initiatives
  2. Redemptoris Missio7 December 1990On the permanent validity of the Church's missionary mandatePope
  3. Tertio Millennio Adveniente10 November 1994On preparation for the Jubilee of the Year 2000Pope
  4. Common Christological Declaration11 November 1994Common Christological Declaration between the Catholic Church and the Assyrian Church of the EastEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  5. Orientale Lumen2 May 1995On the Churches of the EastPope
  6. Ut Unum Sint25 May 1995On commitment to ecumenismPope
  7. Common Declaration29 June 1995Common Declaration of John Paul II and Patriarch Bartholomew I (1995)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  8. Address to the United Nations5 October 1995Address to the 50th UN General AssemblyPope
  9. Common Declaration5 December 1996Common Declaration of John Paul II and Archbishop CareyEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  10. Common Declaration13 December 1996Common Declaration of John Paul II and Catholicos Karekin IEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  11. Common Declaration25 January 1997Common Declaration of John Paul II and Catholicos Aram IEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  12. A New Hope for Lebanon10 May 1997Post-synodal exhortation on the Church in LebanonPope
  13. Message of the Special Assembly for Asia†14 May 1998Special Assembly for Asia (1998), Jesus Christ the Saviour and his mission of love and service in Asia: Message [→ Ecclesia in Asia]Synod of Bishops
  14. Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification31 October 1999Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification (signed Augsburg)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  15. Ecclesia in Asia6 November 1999Post-synodal exhortation on the Church in AsiaPope

2000s

  1. Jubilee Year catechesis on the glory of the Trinity19 January 2000 – 21 March 2001Jubilee Year cycle on the Trinity, salvation history, interreligious dialogue, creation and ecology (2000-2001)Pope
  2. Day of Pardon12 March 2000Homily for the Day of Pardon (purification of memory)Pope
  3. Address at Yad Vashem23 March 2000Address at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial, JerusalemPope
  4. Dominus Iesus6 August 2000Declaration on the Unicity and Salvific Universality of Jesus Christ and the ChurchRoman Curia
  5. Common Declaration9 November 2000Common Declaration of John Paul II and Catholicos Karekin II (Rome)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  6. Charta Oecumenica22 April 2001Charta Oecumenica: Guidelines for the Growing Cooperation among the Churches in EuropeEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  7. Repentance and Reconciliation3 May 2001ILC New York Statement on Repentance and ReconciliationEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  8. Common Declaration4 May 2001Common Declaration at the Bema of St Paul, AreopagusEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  9. Common Declaration27 September 2001Common Declaration of John Paul II and Catholicos Karekin II (Etchmiadzin)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  10. Impegno comune per la pace24 January 2002Assisi Joint Commitment to Peace (Day of Prayer for Peace)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  11. Common Declaration12 October 2002Common Declaration of John Paul II and Patriarch TeoctistEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  12. Mary: Grace and Hope in Christ2 February 2004ARCIC II: Mary, Grace and Hope in Christ (Seattle Statement)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  13. Erga migrantes caritas Christi†3 May 2004Instruction on the Love of Christ towards MigrantsRoman Curia
  14. Common Declaration1 July 2004Common Declaration of John Paul II and Patriarch Bartholomew I (2004)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  15. Tzedeq and Tzedaqah8 July 2004ILC Buenos Aires Statement on Justice and CharityEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  16. Expergiscere, homo22 December 2005Christmas address to the Roman Curia (hermeneutic of reform in continuity)Pope
  17. Glaube, Vernunft und Universität12 September 2006Regensburg lecture: faith, reason and the universityPope
  18. Common Declaration23 November 2006Common Declaration of Benedict XVI and Archbishop Rowan WilliamsEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  19. Common Declaration30 November 2006Common Declaration of Benedict XVI and Patriarch Bartholomew I (Phanar)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  20. Common Declaration14 December 2006Common Declaration of Benedict XVI and Archbishop ChristodoulosEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  21. Lettera alla Chiesa in Cina27 May 2007Letter to the Catholic Church in the People's Republic of ChinaPope
  22. Joint Declaration9 May 2008Joint Declaration of Benedict XVI and Catholicos Karekin IIEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  23. Lettera ai Vescovi (remissione della scomunica)10 March 2009Letter to bishops on lifting the excommunication of four SSPX bishopsPope
  24. Circular Letter on Religious Education in Schools5 May 2009Circular Letter on Religious Education in SchoolsRoman Curia
  25. Anglicanorum coetibus4 November 2009Personal Ordinariates for Anglicans entering full communionPope

2010s

  1. Westminster Hall Address17 September 2010Address to British society at Westminster Hall (faith and reason in public life)Pope
  2. Message to the People of God (Nuntius)22 October 2010Special Assembly for the Middle East (2010), The Catholic Church in the Middle East: Communion and Witness: Message [→ Ecclesia in Medio Oriente]Synod of Bishops
  3. Christian Witness in a Multi-Religious World†28 June 2011Christian Witness in a Multi-Religious World: Recommendations for ConductEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  4. Pellegrini della verità, pellegrini della pace27 October 2011Assisi Day of Reflection, Dialogue and Prayer for Peace (renewed commitment)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  5. Ecclesia in Medio Oriente14 September 2012On the Church in the Middle East: communion and witnessPope
  6. From Conflict to Communion17 June 2013From Conflict to Communion: Lutheran-Catholic Common Commemoration of the Reformation in 2017Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  7. Educating to Intercultural Dialogue in Catholic Schools28 October 2013Educating to Intercultural Dialogue in Catholic SchoolsRoman Curia
  8. Common Declaration25 May 2014Common Declaration of Francis and Patriarch Bartholomew (Jerusalem)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  9. Common Declaration30 November 2014Common Declaration of Francis and Patriarch Bartholomew (Istanbul)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  10. A Light Brightly Visible†July 2015A Light Brightly Visible (on religious freedom and politics)Diocesan Bishops
  11. The Gifts and the Calling of God are Irrevocable10 December 2015Reflection on Catholic-Jewish relations (50th anniversary of Nostra Aetate)Roman Curia
  12. Common Declaration26 June 2016Common Declaration of Francis and Catholicos Karekin IIEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  13. Common Declaration5 October 2016Common Declaration of Francis and Archbishop WelbyEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  14. Common Declaration28 April 2017Common Declaration of Francis and Pope Tawadros IIEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  15. Wittenberg Witness / Association of the WCRC with the JDDJ5 July 2017Reformed adhesion to the Joint Declaration on Justification (Wittenberg)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  16. Common Statement9 November 2018Common Statement of Francis and Catholicos-Patriarch Mar Gewargis IIIEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue

2020s

  1. Fratelli tutti3 October 2020On fraternity and social friendshipPope
  2. Doctor unitatis21 January 2022Proclaiming St Irenaeus of Lyons a Doctor of the ChurchPope
  3. The Bishop of Rome†13 June 2024The Bishop of Rome: Primacy and Synodality in Ecumenical Dialogues (study document)Roman Curia
  4. Joint Declaration of Istiqlal 20245 September 2024Istiqlal Joint Declaration: Fostering Religious Harmony for the Sake of HumanityEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  5. Jesus Christ, Son of God, Saviour: 1700th Anniversary of the Ecumenical Council of Nicaea (325-2025)3 April 2025Jesus Christ, Son of God, Saviour: 1700th Anniversary of the Ecumenical Council of Nicaea (325-2025)Theological & Biblical Commissions
  6. Commemorazione di Nostra aetate28 October 2025Address commemorating the 60th anniversary of Nostra aetatePope
  7. In unitate fidei23 November 2025On the 1700th anniversary of the Council of NicaeaPope
  8. Joint Declaration29 November 2025Joint Declaration of Leo XIV and Patriarch Bartholomew (Nicaea 1700th anniversary)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  9. Characteristics of the Anglican Heritage as Lived in the Ordinariates24 March 2026Characteristics of the Anglican Heritage in the Personal OrdinariatesRoman Curia
  10. A Journey of Hope16 September 2026Note: Sixty Years of Interreligious Dialogue and Fraternity in the Light of Nostra AetateRoman Curia