When Churches Apologize by Sr. Donna Geernaert, SC   Pope Francis Apologizes on behalf of the Catholic Church On two occasions this past year, Pope Francis has expressed his deep sorrow for the pain and trauma suffered by former students of residential schools and their descendants. At the end of March, he met with ...read more

  Christ’s love moves the world to reconciliation and unity by Nicholas Jesson   “The WCC puts unity before justice!” This was the complaint of one Canadian participant in the World Council of Churches’ 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe, Germany. The 65 Canadian participants gathered recently to debrief their experience of the August 31st to September ...read more

One Body is a blog series exploring issues and ideas from the search for Christian unity. Drawing on ecumenical dialogues and projects in Canada and around the world, it touches on major themes of the ecumenical movement and looks at experiences of living out this search for unity.   Care for Creation and Climate Justice: ...read more

As Christians, we are all called to be anti-racist. Rev. Paul Gehrs discusses the ecumenical nature of anti-racism work and our call to assist the church in transformation. ...read more

There are 23 Eastern Catholic Churches that share full communion with the Bishop of Rome and are part of the universal family of Catholicism. ...read more

This summer, the World Council of Churches will hold its 11th General Assembly, the most diverse Christian gathering of its size in the world. ...read more

Interchurch families play an important role in our communities and especially in our search for Christian unity, but there are also a lot of misconceptions. ...read more

An important attribute of proper ecumenical ministry is how we speak together as Christians, but knowing what words to use is not always easy. ...read more

Exploring different approaches to synodality in Christian churches reveals one of the many valuable ways we can learn from one another through dialogue. ...read more

Progress toward unity among all Christian churches may seem slow, but Nicholas Jesson explores six signs that forecast an ecumenical springtime. ...read more