May We Rediscover Our Full CommunionThe Holy Father's June 29, 1999 Message sent to the late Armenian Patriarch-Catholicos Karekin I, expressing his esteem for the Armenian Church and his hopes for the restoration of full communion with the Catholic Church.
Theological Dialogue Must ContinueMons Eleuterio Fortino of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity concerning Orthodox-Catholic relations (from L'Osservatore Romano, 17 March 1999)
Ut Unum SintPope John Paul II - Encyclical - On Commitment to Ecumenism - 25 May 1995
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Catholic Principles of EcumenismCatholic Answers Live interview with Fr Ray Ryland, a former Anglican priest who converted and was ordained a Catholic priest. (requires RealPlayer)
Ecumenism: Conversion or Compromise?Catholic Answers Live interview with Fr Ray Ryland, a former Anglican priest who converted and was ordained a Catholic priest. (requires RealPlayer)
Rome and the Eastern OrthodoxCatholic Answers Live interview with Fr Ray Ryland, a former Anglican priest who converted and was ordained a Catholic priest. (requires RealPlayer)
Anglican-Catholic Relations: The Quest for UnityFr Christopher Phillips examines the state of relations between the Anglican Communion and the Catholic Church (from Lay Witness, November 1998)
Catholics and Lutherans Remove Mutual CondemnationsThis ZENIT report explains some of the historical significance of the Joint Declaration on Justification concluded between the Catholic Church and the World Lutheran Federation.
Christian Response to Atheism: Dostoevskyby Sister Joan Gormley. Theologian Henri de Lubac chooses Russian novelist Fedor Dostoevsky to offer the Christian response to modern atheism.
Eastern Orthodoxy: Primacy and Reunionby James Likoudis. An article about the obstacles to unity between the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Churches.
Furthering Jewish-Christian DialogueAddress by Archbishop Jean-Louis Tauran to American Jewish Leaders (from The Catholic Answer, September/October 1999)
Gift of Authority : ARCICThis document of the Anglican - Roman Catholic International Theological Commission (ARCIC) represents the fruit of ecumenical dialogue on the subject of authority in the Church.
Hindu Approach to Christby Fr AJ Siqueira SJ. An essay about the obstacles inherent in the Eastern religions which make it very difficult to convert to Christianity. (from Thought, March 1934)
New Evangelization and Gender: The Remystification of the BodyThis article by Joyce Little discusses the choice between symbolic-sacramental man and functional man, which she says is a choice between accepting the whole of the Catholic faith or rejecting the whole of that faith.
On Islamby Hilaire Belloc (from Survivals and New Arrivals)
Setting the Record Straightby James Akin. The Vatican's new accord with the Lutheran Church will inevitably be misinterpreted. Here's a sane look at the landmark document.
Word and Silence in Buddhist and Christian TraditionsThe Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue sponsored the 2nd Buddhist - Christian Colloquim 8 - 13 July 1998. This is the concluding statement of the participants.
