Orthodox Delegation Visits Rome for the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul

Pope Leo Welcomes Orthodox Delegation, Pledges Efforts for Christian Unity

Pope Leo XIV met with a delegation of the Orthodox Church of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople at the Vatican, underscoring the two Churches’ shared pursuit of Christian unity. Credit: Vatican Media Pope Leo XIV, the newly elected leader of the Roman Catholic Church, welcomed a delegation from the Ecumenical Patriarchate in the Vatican on Saturday. In a truly meaningful display of Christian unity, Pope Leo XIV held this meeting a day…

Unity is more than 'bland uniformity,' Pope tells Orthodox

Pope Francis met with a delegation from the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, saying their journey toward full communion is one that ought to respect their unique traditions – rather than a uniformity that would, in the end, make the Church more boring.

Orthodox delegation visits Rome for the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul

Following a long-standing tradition, a delegation of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople is in Rome this week to help build unity between ...

Pope Leo XIV states he is open to collaboration with Orthodox Church

In a meeting with a delegation from the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, Pope Leo XIV on Saturday reaffirmed the Catholic Church’s commitment to the path of reconciliation and unity with the Orthodox Church. During the audience that marked the first such encounter since the beginning of his pontificate, he reflected on the “profound communion already existing between us,” and noted that the traditional exchange of delegations for the r…