Ecumenism & Dialogue
Christian unity, relations with other religions, and religious freedom.
188 documents
- Ecumenism118
- Eastern Orthodox Relations42
- Oriental Orthodox & Assyrian Relations14
- Anglican Relations20
- Lutheran Relations8
- Reformed, Methodist & Evangelical Relations9
- Catholic-Jewish Relations24
- Catholic-Muslim Relations7
- Interreligious Dialogue40
- Uniqueness of Christ & Religious Pluralism13
- Religious Freedom22
- Persecuted Christians15
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1880s
1890s
1910s
1920s
1930s
1950s
- Questa festiva ricorrenza25 January 1959Address announcing the Roman Synod, the Ecumenical Council and the revision of the CodePope
1960s
- Lumen Christi Ecclesia Christi11 September 1962Radio Message to All the Faithful One Month before the CouncilPope
- Communiqué conjoint6 January 1964Joint Communiqué after the Jerusalem meetingEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- Nostra Aetate28 October 1965Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian ReligionsEcumenical Council
- Common Declaration7 December 1965Joint Declaration lifting the anathemas of 1054Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- General Audience of 19 January 196619 January 1966Ecumenism as a defining spirit of the Council; unity pursued in love with doctrinal integrity (1966)Pope
- Common Declaration24 March 1966Common Declaration of Paul VI and Archbishop RamseyEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- Common Declaration28 October 1967Common Declaration of Paul VI and Athenagoras I (1967)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
1970s
- Dans ces derniers temps†7 January 1970Declaration on Eucharistic celebration in common with other confessionsRoman Curia
- Spiritus Domini†16 April 1970Ecumenical Directory, Part II: Ecumenism in Higher EducationRoman Curia
- Déclaration commune12 May 1970Common Declaration of Paul VI and Catholicos Vasken IEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- Eucharistic Doctrine (Windsor Statement)7 September 1971ARCIC I: Eucharistic DoctrineEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- Common Declaration27 October 1971Common Declaration of Paul VI and Patriarch Ignatius Jacob IIIEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- In quibus rerum circumstantiis†1 June 1972Instruction on admitting other Christians to Eucharistic communionRoman Curia
- Catholic Teaching on Apostolic Succession1973Catholic Teaching on Apostolic SuccessionTheological & Biblical Commissions
- Common Declaration10 May 1973Common Declaration of Paul VI and Pope Shenouda IIIEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- Ministry and Ordination (Canterbury Statement)September 1973ARCIC I: Ministry and OrdinationEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- Guidelines and Suggestions for Implementing Nostra Aetate (n. 4)1 December 1974Guidelines on Religious Relations with the JewsRoman Curia
- Authority in the Church I (Venice Statement)September 1976ARCIC I: Authority in the Church IEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- Common Declaration29 April 1977Common Declaration of Paul VI and Archbishop CogganEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- La Iglesia, Cuerpo de Cristo en la historia6 August 1977The Church, the Body of Christ in History (2nd pastoral letter)Diocesan Bishops
- 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
- Common Declaration30 November 1979Common Declaration launching Catholic-Orthodox theological dialogueEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
1980s
- A Concilio Constantinopolitano I25 March 19811600th anniversary of Constantinople I and 1550th of EphesusPope
- Common Declaration29 May 1982Common Declaration of John Paul II and Archbishop Runcie (Canterbury)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- Dialogue and Mission†10 June 1984The Attitude of the Church towards Followers of Other ReligionsRoman Curia
- Common Declaration23 June 1984Common Declaration of John Paul II and Patriarch Ignatius Zakka IEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- Notes on the correct way to present Jews and Judaism†24 June 1985Notes on Jews and Judaism in Preaching and CatechesisRoman Curia
- Salvation and the Church3 September 1986ARCIC II: Salvation and the ChurchEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- Giornata mondiale di preghiera per la pace27 October 1986World Day of Prayer for Peace, Assisi (closing address)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- Address to the Roman Curia22 December 1986Christmas address to the Curia interpreting the Assisi meetingPope
- Joint Declaration7 December 1987Joint Declaration of John Paul II and Patriarch Dimitrios IEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- Common Declaration2 October 1989Common Declaration of John Paul II and Archbishop Runcie (Rome)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- Criteria for Ecumenical and Inter-Religious Cooperation in Communications4 October 1989Criteria for Ecumenical and Interreligious Cooperation in CommunicationsRoman Curia
1990s
- Statuti generali dell'Opera di Maria†1990General Statutes of the Work of Mary (Focolare) approvedEcclesial Initiatives
- Anti-Semitism (Prague joint statement)6 September 1990ILC Prague Statement on Anti-SemitismEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- The Church as Communion6 September 1990ARCIC II: The Church as CommunionEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- Directory for the Application of Principles and Norms on Ecumenism†25 March 1993Ecumenical Directory (1993)Roman Curia
- Common Christological Declaration11 November 1994Common Christological Declaration between the Catholic Church and the Assyrian Church of the EastEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- Common Declaration29 June 1995Common Declaration of John Paul II and Patriarch Bartholomew I (1995)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- The Greek and Latin Traditions regarding the Procession of the Holy Spirit†8 September 1995Clarification on the FilioqueRoman Curia
- Common Declaration5 December 1996Common Declaration of John Paul II and Archbishop CareyEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- Common Declaration13 December 1996Common Declaration of John Paul II and Catholicos Karekin IEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- Christianity and the World Religions1997Christianity and the World ReligionsTheological & Biblical Commissions
- Common Declaration25 January 1997Common Declaration of John Paul II and Catholicos Aram IEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- The Ecumenical Dimension in the Formation of those engaged in Pastoral Work†16 March 1997The Ecumenical Dimension in Pastoral FormationRoman Curia
- We Remember: A Reflection on the Shoah16 March 1998We Remember: A Reflection on the ShoahRoman Curia
- What and How Do We and Ought We Teach About Each Other?26 March 1998ILC Vatican City joint statement on teachingEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- 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
- The Gift of Authority (Authority in the Church III)3 September 1998ARCIC II: The Gift of AuthorityEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- The Primacy of the Successor of Peter in the Mystery of the Church31 October 1998Considerations on the Primacy of PeterRoman Curia
- Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification31 October 1999Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification (signed Augsburg)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
2000s
- 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
- Memory and Reconciliation: The Church and the Faults of the Past7 March 2000Memory and Reconciliation: The Church and the Faults of the PastTheological & Biblical Commissions
- Note on the Expression Sister Churches30 June 2000Note on the Expression 'Sister Churches'Roman Curia
- Dominus Iesus6 August 2000Declaration on the Unicity and Salvific Universality of Jesus Christ and the ChurchRoman Curia
- Common Declaration9 November 2000Common Declaration of John Paul II and Catholicos Karekin II (Rome)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- Notification on Toward a Christian Theology of Religious Pluralism (Dupuis)24 January 2001Notification on the book of J. DupuisRoman Curia
- Charta Oecumenica22 April 2001Charta Oecumenica: Guidelines for the Growing Cooperation among the Churches in EuropeEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- Repentance and Reconciliation3 May 2001ILC New York Statement on Repentance and ReconciliationEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- Common Declaration4 May 2001Common Declaration at the Bema of St Paul, AreopagusEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- The Jewish People and their Sacred Scriptures in the Christian Bible24 May 2001The Jewish People and their Sacred Scriptures in the Christian BibleTheological & Biblical Commissions
- Common Declaration27 September 2001Common Declaration of John Paul II and Catholicos Karekin II (Etchmiadzin)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- Impegno comune per la pace24 January 2002Assisi Joint Commitment to Peace (Day of Prayer for Peace)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- Decalogo di Assisi per la pace24 February 2002Decalogue of Assisi for Peace (sent to heads of state)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- Common Declaration on Environmental Ethics10 June 2002Venice Declaration on Environmental EthicsEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- Common Declaration12 October 2002Common Declaration of John Paul II and Patriarch TeoctistEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- Jesus Christ the Bearer of the Water of Life†3 February 2003A Christian Reflection on the New AgeRoman Curia
- Mary: Grace and Hope in Christ2 February 2004ARCIC II: Mary, Grace and Hope in Christ (Seattle Statement)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- Erga migrantes caritas Christi†3 May 2004Instruction on the Love of Christ towards MigrantsRoman Curia
- Common Declaration1 July 2004Common Declaration of John Paul II and Patriarch Bartholomew I (2004)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- Tzedeq and Tzedaqah8 July 2004ILC Buenos Aires Statement on Justice and CharityEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- Expergiscere, homo22 December 2005Christmas address to the Roman Curia (hermeneutic of reform in continuity)Pope
- World Methodist Council Statement of Association with the JDDJ23 July 2006Methodist adhesion to the Joint Declaration on Justification (Seoul)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- Glaube, Vernunft und Universität12 September 2006Regensburg lecture: faith, reason and the universityPope
- Dignifying the Divine Image7 November 2006ILC Cape Town Statement on Health Care and HIV/AIDSEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- Common Declaration23 November 2006Common Declaration of Benedict XVI and Archbishop Rowan WilliamsEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- Common Declaration30 November 2006Common Declaration of Benedict XVI and Patriarch Bartholomew I (Phanar)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- Common Declaration14 December 2006Common Declaration of Benedict XVI and Archbishop ChristodoulosEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- Lettera alla Chiesa in Cina27 May 2007Letter to the Catholic Church in the People's Republic of ChinaPope
- Responses to some questions regarding certain aspects of the doctrine on the Church29 June 2007Responses on the Doctrine on the ChurchRoman Curia
- Doctrinal Note on some Aspects of Evangelization3 December 2007Doctrinal Note on some Aspects of EvangelizationRoman Curia
- Joint Declaration9 May 2008Joint Declaration of Benedict XVI and Catholicos Karekin IIEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- Final Declaration, Catholic-Muslim Forum6 November 2008Final Declaration of the first Catholic-Muslim Forum SeminarEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- Lettera ai Vescovi (remissione della scomunica)10 March 2009Letter to bishops on lifting the excommunication of four SSPX bishopsPope
- Circular Letter on Religious Education in Schools5 May 2009Circular Letter on Religious Education in SchoolsRoman Curia
2010s
- Westminster Hall Address17 September 2010Address to British society at Westminster Hall (faith and reason in public life)Pope
- 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
- Christian Witness in a Multi-Religious World†28 June 2011Christian Witness in a Multi-Religious World: Recommendations for ConductEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- Pellegrini della verità, pellegrini della pace27 October 2011Assisi Day of Reflection, Dialogue and Prayer for Peace (renewed commitment)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- Ecclesia in Medio Oriente14 September 2012On the Church in the Middle East: communion and witnessPope
- From Conflict to Communion17 June 2013From Conflict to Communion: Lutheran-Catholic Common Commemoration of the Reformation in 2017Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- Educating to Intercultural Dialogue in Catholic Schools28 October 2013Educating to Intercultural Dialogue in Catholic SchoolsRoman Curia
- God the Trinity and the Unity of Humanity: Christian Monotheism and its Opposition to Violence17 January 2014God the Trinity and the Unity of Humanity: Christian Monotheism and its Opposition to ViolenceTheological & Biblical Commissions
- Common Declaration25 May 2014Common Declaration of Francis and Patriarch Bartholomew (Jerusalem)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- Common Declaration30 November 2014Common Declaration of Francis and Patriarch Bartholomew (Istanbul)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- 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
- A Light Brightly Visible†July 2015A Light Brightly Visible (on religious freedom and politics)Diocesan Bishops
- The Gifts and the Calling of God are Irrevocable10 December 2015Reflection on Catholic-Jewish relations (50th anniversary of Nostra Aetate)Roman Curia
- The 'Other' in Jewish and Catholic Tradition: Refugees in Today's World7 April 2016ILC Warsaw Statement on RefugeesEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- Joint Declaration16 April 2016Lesbos Joint Declaration on refugeesEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- Common Declaration26 June 2016Common Declaration of Francis and Catholicos Karekin IIEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- Common Declaration5 October 2016Common Declaration of Francis and Archbishop WelbyEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- Common Declaration28 April 2017Common Declaration of Francis and Pope Tawadros IIEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- Wittenberg Witness / Association of the WCRC with the JDDJ5 July 2017Reformed adhesion to the Joint Declaration on Justification (Wittenberg)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- Joint Message on the World Day of Prayer for Creation1 September 2017Joint Message of Francis and Bartholomew on the Care of CreationEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- Anglican affirmation of the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification31 October 2017Anglican affirmation of the JDDJ (Westminster Abbey)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- 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
- Common Statement9 November 2018Common Statement of Francis and Catholicos-Patriarch Mar Gewargis IIIEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together4 February 2019Document on Human Fraternity (Abu Dhabi)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- Religious Freedom for the Good of All26 April 2019Religious Freedom for the Good of AllTheological & Biblical Commissions
- People, Ideas and Boundaries on the Move16 May 2019ILC Rome Statement on MigrationEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
2020s
- The Bishop and Christian Unity: An Ecumenical Vademecum†4 December 2020The Bishop and Christian UnityRoman Curia
- A Joint Message for the Protection of Creation1 September 2021Joint Message of Francis, Bartholomew and Welby on CreationEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- Faith and Science: Towards COP26 - Joint Appeal4 October 2021Faith and Science Joint Appeal ahead of COP26Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- The Bishop of Rome†13 June 2024The Bishop of Rome: Primacy and Synodality in Ecumenical Dialogues (study document)Roman Curia
- Joint Declaration of Istiqlal 20245 September 2024Istiqlal Joint Declaration: Fostering Religious Harmony for the Sake of HumanityEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- 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
- Ai Rappresentanti di altre Chiese e Comunità ecclesiali e di altre Religioni19 May 2025Address to ecumenical and interreligious delegatesPope
- Commemorazione di Nostra aetate28 October 2025Address commemorating the 60th anniversary of Nostra aetatePope
- Joint Declaration29 November 2025Joint Declaration of Leo XIV and Patriarch Bartholomew (Nicaea 1700th anniversary)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
- Characteristics of the Anglican Heritage as Lived in the Ordinariates24 March 2026Characteristics of the Anglican Heritage in the Personal OrdinariatesRoman Curia
- A Journey of Hope16 September 2026Note: Sixty Years of Interreligious Dialogue and Fraternity in the Light of Nostra AetateRoman Curia