His Holiness Pope Leo XIV: Christians must give shared witness to humanity's suffering
In his message to participants in the 2025 Ecumenical Week in Stockholm, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV reaffirms that "in our world bearing deep scars of conflict, inequality, environmental degradation, and a growing sense of spiritual disconnection," it is crucial for Christians to continue working and praying together.
By Deborah Castellano Lubov
"May the Holy Spirit, who inspired the Council of Nicaea, and who continues to guide us all, deepen your fellowship this week, and awaken fresh hope for the unity which the Lord so ardently desires among His followers," Pope Leo XIV said Friday in a message sent to the participants in the 2025 Ecumenical Week, taking place this week in the Swedish capital of Stockholm.
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The faith that continues to bind Christians together
The Pope recalled the Week marks the centenary of the 1925 Universal Christian Conference on Life and Work, as well as the 1700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea, when, in the year 325, Bishops from across the known world gathered in Nicaea.
The Pope's message was read at the event by Archbishop Flavio Pace, Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity.
In affirming the divinity of Jesus Christ, the Holy Father recalled, they formulated our creedal statements that He is “true God from true God” and “consubstantial" (homoousios) with the Father.
Thus, Pope Leo said, "they articulated the faith that continues to bind Christians together."…
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