CONTEMPORARY man, in his zeal for scientific discovery and technological effectiveness, plainly has outgrown his ethical breeches. Almost everyone realizes this. More and more, intelligent people are ...

The centenary of the birth of Pope St. John Paul II on May 18 is not the only anniversary of note connected with him this month. On May 25, the Church marks the 25th anniversary of his landmark ...

The appeals for visible church unity made at the recent World Council of Churches assembly in Brazil were not new, but the longtime obstacles remain a sore point for many—especially limits on ...

By calling itself the "Papal Foundation" and supporting projects identified by the Vatican, members of the U.S.-based group have an obligation to promote the unity of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis ...

The leaders of the Society of St. Pius X made decisions that carry major implications. Their actions will need to be unpacked ...

DENVER – In response to a letter from four female German theologians who resigned from the German Church’s Synodal Way over concerns with various aspects of the process, Pope Francis has said the ...

After liturgical disputes in India nearly led to a schism in 2025, the Syro-Malabar community came together July 9–12 in ...

For decades, Christians in Jordan have celebrated what Pope Francis pines for. Last Sunday, after weeks of living in pajamas while confined to our homes in coronavirus quarantine, my family attended ...

When preparing a booklet for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Joseph Chen, a Catholic in eastern Zhejiang province, learned that the path for ecumenism in China is not easy. The young man ...

Almost a century ago—in April, 1866, to be exact—the noted Presbyterian theologian, Charles Hodge, preached a now long-forgotten sermon on “The Unity of the Church.” While voicing an impassioned plea ...