The faith that continues to bind Christians together <\/p>\n
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.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Pope’s message was read at the event by Archbishop Flavio Pace, Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity.<\/p>\n
In affirming the divinity of Jesus Christ, the Holy Father recalled, they formulated our creedal statements that He is \u201ctrue God from true God\u201d and \u201cconsubstantial” (homoousios) with the Father.<\/p>\n
Thus, Pope Leo said, “they articulated the faith that continues to bind Christians together.”<\/p>\n
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\n Archbishop Flavio Pace read the Pope’s message at the event\n <\/p>\n
Early witness to a conviction <\/p>\n
“That Council,” Pope Leo continued, “stood as a courageous sign of unity amidst difference \u2013 an early witness to the conviction that our shared confession can overcome division and foster communion.”<\/p>\n
The Pope went on to observe that a similar desire animated the 1925 Conference in Stockholm, convened by the pioneer of the early ecumenical movement, Nathan S\u00f6derblom, then Lutheran Archbishop of Uppsala. “While the Catholic Church was not represented at that first gathering,” the Pope said, “I can affirm, with humility and joy, that we stand with you today as fellow disciples of Christ, recognizing that what unites us is far greater than what divides us.”<\/p>\n
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\n Ecumenical Week in Stockholm 2025\n <\/p>\n
Catholic Church has wholeheartedly embraced the ecumenical path <\/p>\n
“Since the Second Vatican Council,” the Holy Father said, “the Catholic Church has wholeheartedly embraced the ecumenical path,” saying that\u00a0Unitatis redintegratio, the Council\u2019s decree on ecumenism, “called us to dialogue in humble and loving fraternity, grounded in our common baptism and our shared mission in the world.”\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
“We believe that the unity Christ wills for His Church must be visible,” he said, “and that such unity grows through theological dialogue, common worship where possible, and shared witness in the face of humanity\u2019s suffering.”<\/p>\n
Peace is a sign of the Lord\u2019s presence with us <\/p>\n
The Pope said this call to shared witness finds powerful expression in the theme chosen for this Ecumenical Week: \u201cTime for God\u2019s peace.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pope Leo stressed this message could not be more timely as “our world bears the deep scars of conflict, inequality, environmental degradation, and a growing sense of spiritual disconnection.”\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Yet amid these challenges, he reassured them, “we recall that peace is not merely a human achievement, but a sign of the Lord\u2019s presence with us.”\u00a0<\/p>\n
A promise and a task <\/p>\n
This, the Pope said, is both a promise and a task, “for the followers of Christ are summoned to become artisans of reconciliation: to confront division with courage, indifference with compassion, and to bring healing where there has been hurt.”<\/p>\n
With this sentiment and before concluding in prayer, Pope Leo XIV acknowledged that this mission has grown stronger through recent ecumenical milestones and reiterated the Catholic Church\u2019s commitment to continue the journey of praying and working together.<\/p>\n
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