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Churches from two traditions are about to enter ecclesial communion: The Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of … ➤

To launch the year of events celebrating the 500th anniversary of the Reformation in 2017, the Lutheran World Federation (represented by its President Bishop Munib … ➤

Each year, the Conference of Secretaries of Christian World Communions (CS/CWC) brings together the Secretaries/General Secretaries of world communions (including Baptist, Lutheran, Mennonite, Methodist, Reformed, … ➤

In 2005, the Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht began an official dialogue with the Church of Sweden to investigate the possibility of … ➤

Around 40 Old Catholic theologians from the Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria and Germany gathered at the Herz-Jesu Monastery in Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Germany, from 29 … ➤

Bishop Dr. Harald Rein, Old Catholic bishop in Switzerland, and the Revd Ioan L. Jebelean, Ecumenical Officer of the International Bishops’ Conference, visited Macedonia from … ➤

The International Roman Catholic–Old Catholic Dialogue Commission met in Cologne, Germany, from 27 to 30 June 2016. As is usual in the summer, the number … ➤

The Pan-Orthodox Council on the Greek island of Crete came to a close on Saturday 25 June 2016. During the meeting, delegates from ten autocephalous … ➤

Despite four of the national Orthodox Churches pulling out of the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church, 170 bishops from 10 Orthodox Churches … ➤

Bern, 18 June 2016. The Archbishop of Utrecht, Joris Vercammen, is to attend the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church on Crete. He … ➤

Gent, 11 June 2016 The Anglican-Old Catholic International Co-ordinating Council (AOCICC) met in the Carmelite Monastery in Ghent, Belgium, from 7-11 June 2016. The meeting … ➤

Dr. Heinz Lederleitner, the parish priest of Krems–St. Pölten, Austria, was elected bishop of the Old Catholic Church of Austria at the Synod meeting in … ➤