The W.C.C. general secretary described Francis’ visit as “a strong signal of recognition by the Catholic world.”
Ecumenism
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Maine diocese withdraws from Council of Churches
“Our continuing participation could result in me advocating for two different, and even contradictory, positions,” Bishop Deeley wrote.
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Pope Francis asks German bishops to find agreement on Communion for non-Catholic spouses
Pope Francis asked the bishops of Germany to continue working together to find broader consensus on guidelines for allowing a Protestant married to a Catholic to receive the Eucharist.
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Latin American Catholics say ‘personal’ experiences boost evangelicals
In at least three Latin American countries, Catholics have become religious minorities.
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Who will be the next Billy Graham?
People have been asking this question for decades.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Vatican congregation rejects modern forms of old heresies
Today’s letter reflects a somewhat different style and spirit than Benedict XVI’s “Dominus Iesus.”
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Rev. Graham’s 1967 visit to Catholic college recalled as historic event
A Baptist preacher had never before been invited to speak at a Catholic institution.
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Rev. Billy Graham, known as ‘America’s Pastor,’ dies at 99
More than anyone else, Graham built evangelicalism into a force that rivaled liberal Protestantism and Roman Catholicism in the U.S.
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How Billy Graham shaped American Catholicism
Remembering Billy Graham’s relationships with presidents, priests and popes.
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Was the English Reformation inevitable?
As a movement directed at unity and uniformity (Henry’s vision), the English Reformation was a high-stakes failure.