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In 1986 Pope John Paul II invited leaders of Christian Churches and world religions to gather in Assisi to pray together for peace. His aim … ➤

Michael Staikos, the Orthodox Metropolitan of Austria, passed away in Vienna on 18 October following a serious illness. The highest representative of the Orthodox Church … ➤

The second worldwide gathering of the Global Christian Forum took place on Sulawesi, Indonesia, from 4 to 7 October 2011. For the World Council of … ➤

On behalf of the International Old Catholic Bishops’ Conference, Bishop emeritus Hans Gerny (Bern) and the Revd. Ioan L. Jebelean (Lucerne) recently attended the celebrations … ➤

In the autumn of 2010, the Orthodox–Old Catholic Working Group made plans for a study trip to Crete, which was arranged by Professor Grigorios Larentzakis … ➤

Cardinal Kurt Koch, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, and Monsignor Matthias Türk received a delegation from the International Old Catholic Bishops’ … ➤

The Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht have been in full communion with the Philippine Independent Church since 1965. Their cooperation has been … ➤

The National Synod of the Old Catholic Church met at Wettingen Abbey, Switzerland, on 17 and 18 June 2011. Here, the delegates made several decisions … ➤

Dr Harald Rein, Bishop of the Old Catholic Church in Switzerland, has decided in agreement with the International Old Catholic Bishops’ Conference that the Union … ➤

Around 20 students met at the Orthodox Centre of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Chambésy, Switzerland, from 7 to 8 April 2011 for a joint Old … ➤

On the initiative of Archbishop Joris Vercammen, a delegation from the Old Catholic Bishops’ Conference was received by the World Council of Churches in Geneva … ➤

From December 6th to December 8th 2010, the third meeting between the Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht and the Old Catholic Mariavite … ➤