NEWS
News from our member churches and the wider ecumenical movement, with our monthly roundup and a library of stories from ecumenical bodies around the world.
Methodists and Catholics complete a twelfth round of dialogue
The international commission for dialogue between Methodists and Roman Catholics, which was set up in 1967, has completed the twelfth round of its work.
Pope Leo writes to the Methodist and Waldensian Synod
The Synod of the Union of Methodist and Waldensian Churches in Italy met in Torre Pellice, in Piedmont, from 22 to 26 August, and Pope Leo XIV sent the synod his good wishes.
Pope Leo receives a delegation from Constantinople
For the feast of Saints Peter and Paul, Pope Leo XIV received the delegation sent by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, keeping a long tradition of visits between the churches of Rome and Constantinople.
Pope Leo’s message for Thy Kingdom Come
Thy Kingdom Come, the global prayer movement that runs from Ascension Day to Pentecost, began its 2026 novena on 14 May, and Pope Leo XIV sent its participants a video message of support.
The Archbishop of Canterbury meets Pope Leo
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dame Sarah Mullally, met Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on 27 April, their first meeting since her installation in March, and the two prayed together in the Urban VIII Chapel of the Apostolic Palace.
Pope Leo closes the Week of Prayer in Rome
Pope Leo XIV closed the 2026 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity with Vespers at the Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls in Rome on 25 January, the feast of the Conversion of St Paul.