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Ecumenism

The search for Christian unity: principles, directories and practice.

Also called Christian unity, Unitatis redintegratio.

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1890s

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

1920s

  1. Mortalium Animos6 January 1928On Religious UnityPope

1950s

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

1960s

  1. Unitatis Redintegratio21 November 1964Decree on EcumenismEcumenical Council
  2. General Audience of 19 January 196619 January 1966Ecumenism as a defining spirit of the Council; unity pursued in love with doctrinal integrity (1966)Pope
  3. Ad totam Ecclesiam†14 May 1967Ecumenical Directory, Part IRoman Curia
  4. Aeterna Dei Sapientia11 November 1961On St Leo the Great and the Unity of the ChurchPope
  5. Humanae Salutis25 December 1961Convoking the Second Vatican CouncilPope
  6. Gaudet Mater Ecclesia11 October 1962Address at the Solemn Opening of the Second Vatican CouncilPope
  7. Qui fausto die22 June 1963First Message to the Human FamilyPope
  8. Salvete, Fratres29 September 1963Address Opening the Second Session of the CouncilPope
  9. Communiqué conjoint6 January 1964Joint Communiqué after the Jerusalem meetingEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  10. Ecclesiam Suam6 August 1964On the Church (Paths of Dialogue)Pope
  11. Ambulate in Dilectione7 December 1965Lifting the Mutual Excommunications of 1054Pope
  12. Common Declaration7 December 1965Joint Declaration lifting the anathemas of 1054Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  13. Matrimonii sacramentum18 March 1966Instruction on mixed marriagesRoman Curia
  14. Common Declaration24 March 1966Common Declaration of Paul VI and Archbishop RamseyEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  15. Common Declaration28 October 1967Common Declaration of Paul VI and Athenagoras I (1967)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue

1970s

  1. Spiritus Domini†16 April 1970Ecumenical Directory, Part II: Ecumenism in Higher EducationRoman Curia
  2. Dans ces derniers temps†7 January 1970Declaration on Eucharistic celebration in common with other confessionsRoman Curia
  3. Matrimonia Mixta31 March 1970On Mixed MarriagesPope
  4. Déclaration commune12 May 1970Common Declaration of Paul VI and Catholicos Vasken IEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  5. Eucharistic Doctrine (Windsor Statement)7 September 1971ARCIC I: Eucharistic DoctrineEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  6. Common Declaration27 October 1971Common Declaration of Paul VI and Patriarch Ignatius Jacob IIIEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  7. In quibus rerum circumstantiis†1 June 1972Instruction on admitting other Christians to Eucharistic communionRoman Curia
  8. Catholic Teaching on Apostolic Succession1973Catholic Teaching on Apostolic SuccessionTheological & Biblical Commissions
  9. Common Declaration10 May 1973Common Declaration of Paul VI and Pope Shenouda IIIEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  10. Ministry and Ordination (Canterbury Statement)September 1973ARCIC I: Ministry and OrdinationEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  11. Behold Your Mother: Woman of Faith21 November 1973Behold Your MotherBishops' Conferences
  12. Theological and Pastoral Orientations on the Catholic Charismatic Renewal (Malines Document I)†1974Malines Document IEcclesial Initiatives
  13. Authority in the Church I (Venice Statement)September 1976ARCIC I: Authority in the Church IEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  14. Common Declaration29 April 1977Common Declaration of Paul VI and Archbishop CogganEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  15. 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. The Final Report1982ARCIC I Final ReportEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  5. Common Declaration29 May 1982Common Declaration of John Paul II and Archbishop Runcie (Canterbury)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  6. The Mystery of the Church and of the Eucharist in the Light of the Mystery of the Holy Trinity6 July 1982Munich DocumentEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  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. Salvation and the Church3 September 1986ARCIC II: Salvation and the ChurchEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  10. Giornata mondiale di preghiera per la pace27 October 1986World Day of Prayer for Peace, Assisi (closing address)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  11. Redemptoris Mater25 March 1987On the Blessed Virgin Mary in the life of the pilgrim ChurchPope
  12. Faith, Sacraments and the Unity of the Church16 June 1987Bari DocumentEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  13. Joint Declaration7 December 1987Joint Declaration of John Paul II and Patriarch Dimitrios IEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  14. The Sacrament of Order in the Sacramental Structure of the Church26 June 1988Valamo DocumentEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  15. Common Declaration2 October 1989Common Declaration of John Paul II and Archbishop Runcie (Rome)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  16. Criteria for Ecumenical and Inter-Religious Cooperation in Communications4 October 1989Criteria for Ecumenical and Interreligious Cooperation in CommunicationsRoman Curia

1990s

  1. Directory for the Application of Principles and Norms on Ecumenism†25 March 1993Ecumenical Directory (1993)Roman Curia
  2. Ut Unum Sint25 May 1995On commitment to ecumenismPope
  3. The Ecumenical Dimension in the Formation of those engaged in Pastoral Work†16 March 1997The Ecumenical Dimension in Pastoral FormationRoman Curia
  4. Statuti generali dell'Opera di Maria†1990General Statutes of the Work of Mary (Focolare) approvedEcclesial Initiatives
  5. The Church as Communion6 September 1990ARCIC II: The Church as CommunionEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  6. Uniatism, Method of Union of the Past, and the Present Search for Full Communion23 June 1993Balamand DocumentEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  7. Tertio Millennio Adveniente10 November 1994On preparation for the Jubilee of the Year 2000Pope
  8. Common Christological Declaration11 November 1994Common Christological Declaration between the Catholic Church and the Assyrian Church of the EastEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  9. Orientale Lumen2 May 1995On the Churches of the EastPope
  10. Common Declaration29 June 1995Common Declaration of John Paul II and Patriarch Bartholomew I (1995)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  11. The Greek and Latin Traditions regarding the Procession of the Holy Spirit†8 September 1995Clarification on the FilioqueRoman Curia
  12. Apostolic Letter for the Union of Brest12 November 1995Fourth centenary of the Union of BrestPope
  13. Common Declaration5 December 1996Common Declaration of John Paul II and Archbishop CareyEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  14. Common Declaration13 December 1996Common Declaration of John Paul II and Catholicos Karekin IEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  15. Common Declaration25 January 1997Common Declaration of John Paul II and Catholicos Aram IEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  16. A New Hope for Lebanon10 May 1997Post-synodal exhortation on the Church in LebanonPope
  17. The Gift of Authority (Authority in the Church III)3 September 1998ARCIC II: The Gift of AuthorityEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  18. The Primacy of the Successor of Peter in the Mystery of the Church31 October 1998Considerations on the Primacy of PeterRoman Curia
  19. Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification31 October 1999Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification (signed Augsburg)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue

2000s

  1. Charta Oecumenica22 April 2001Charta Oecumenica: Guidelines for the Growing Cooperation among the Churches in EuropeEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  2. Day of Pardon12 March 2000Homily for the Day of Pardon (purification of memory)Pope
  3. Note on the Expression Sister Churches30 June 2000Note on the Expression 'Sister Churches'Roman Curia
  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. Common Declaration4 May 2001Common Declaration at the Bema of St Paul, AreopagusEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  7. Common Declaration27 September 2001Common Declaration of John Paul II and Catholicos Karekin II (Etchmiadzin)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  8. Impegno comune per la pace24 January 2002Assisi Joint Commitment to Peace (Day of Prayer for Peace)Ecumenical & 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. World Methodist Council Statement of Association with the JDDJ23 July 2006Methodist adhesion to the Joint Declaration on Justification (Seoul)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  13. Common Declaration23 November 2006Common Declaration of Benedict XVI and Archbishop Rowan WilliamsEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  14. Common Declaration30 November 2006Common Declaration of Benedict XVI and Patriarch Bartholomew I (Phanar)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  15. Common Declaration14 December 2006Common Declaration of Benedict XVI and Archbishop ChristodoulosEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  16. Responses to some questions regarding certain aspects of the doctrine on the Church29 June 2007Responses on the Doctrine on the ChurchRoman Curia
  17. Ecclesiological and Canonical Consequences of the Sacramental Nature of the Church13 October 2007Ravenna DocumentEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  18. Doctrinal Note on some Aspects of Evangelization3 December 2007Doctrinal Note on some Aspects of EvangelizationRoman Curia
  19. Joint Declaration9 May 2008Joint Declaration of Benedict XVI and Catholicos Karekin IIEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  20. Anglicanorum coetibus4 November 2009Personal Ordinariates for Anglicans entering full communionPope

2010s

  1. Christian Witness in a Multi-Religious World†28 June 2011Christian Witness in a Multi-Religious World: Recommendations for ConductEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  2. Ecclesia in Medio Oriente14 September 2012On the Church in the Middle East: communion and witnessPope
  3. From Conflict to Communion17 June 2013From Conflict to Communion: Lutheran-Catholic Common Commemoration of the Reformation in 2017Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  4. Common Declaration25 May 2014Common Declaration of Francis and Patriarch Bartholomew (Jerusalem)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  5. Common Declaration30 November 2014Common Declaration of Francis and Patriarch Bartholomew (Istanbul)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  6. 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
  7. Joint Declaration12 February 2016Havana Joint DeclarationEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  8. Joint Declaration16 April 2016Lesbos Joint Declaration on refugeesEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  9. Common Declaration26 June 2016Common Declaration of Francis and Catholicos Karekin IIEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  10. Synodality and Primacy during the First Millennium21 September 2016Chieti DocumentEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  11. Common Declaration5 October 2016Common Declaration of Francis and Archbishop WelbyEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  12. Joint Statement on the occasion of the Joint Catholic-Lutheran Commemoration of the Reformation31 October 2016Lund Joint StatementEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  13. Common Declaration28 April 2017Common Declaration of Francis and Pope Tawadros IIEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  14. Wittenberg Witness / Association of the WCRC with the JDDJ5 July 2017Reformed adhesion to the Joint Declaration on Justification (Wittenberg)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  15. Joint Message on the World Day of Prayer for Creation1 September 2017Joint Message of Francis and Bartholomew on the Care of CreationEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  16. Anglican affirmation of the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification31 October 2017Anglican affirmation of the JDDJ (Westminster Abbey)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  17. 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
  18. Common Statement9 November 2018Common Statement of Francis and Catholicos-Patriarch Mar Gewargis IIIEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue

2020s

  1. The Bishop and Christian Unity: An Ecumenical Vademecum†4 December 2020The Bishop and Christian UnityRoman Curia
  2. Ai Rappresentanti di altre Chiese e Comunità ecclesiali e di altre Religioni19 May 2025Address to ecumenical and interreligious delegatesPope
  3. A Joint Message for the Protection of Creation1 September 2021Joint Message of Francis, Bartholomew and Welby on CreationEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  4. Doctor unitatis21 January 2022Proclaiming St Irenaeus of Lyons a Doctor of the ChurchPope
  5. Synodality and Primacy in the Second Millennium and TodayJune 2023Alexandria DocumentEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  6. The Bishop of Rome†13 June 2024The Bishop of Rome: Primacy and Synodality in Ecumenical Dialogues (study document)Roman Curia
  7. 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
  8. In unitate fidei23 November 2025On the 1700th anniversary of the Council of NicaeaPope
  9. Joint Declaration29 November 2025Joint Declaration of Leo XIV and Patriarch Bartholomew (Nicaea 1700th anniversary)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  10. Characteristics of the Anglican Heritage as Lived in the Ordinariates24 March 2026Characteristics of the Anglican Heritage in the Personal OrdinariatesRoman Curia