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Pope Leo's first papal trip signals desire to bridge Catholic-Orthodox divides

ISTANBUL (RNS) — Pope Leo XIV is set to touch down in Istanbul at the end of November before visiting Lebanon for his first international trip since his papal election in May. The pontiff will visit ...
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Pope Leo calls for ‘path to unity’ in meeting Orthodox and Catholic pilgrims from the U.S.

Pope Leo XIV poses with pilgrims on an ecumenical Orthodox-Catholic pilgrimage led by Cardinal Joseph Tobin (l) and Metropolitan Elpidophoros (r) in Castel Gandolfo in Italy on July 17, 2025. (Credit: ...
Religion News Service

Orthodox churches join Catholic bishops in suing Washington over abuse reporting law

The conservative legal group Alliance for Defending Freedom, which filed on the churches’ behalf, argued in a press release that the state is singling out priests by punishing them for respecting the ...
National Catholic Register

‘You Are Gods’: The Ancient Theology That’s Making a Comeback — and Could Help Unite East and West

When Grace Simcox came across the concept of deification last year, the Catholic theology student thought she might be dealing with something more pagan than Christian. The Franciscan University ...
National Catholic Register

Russia’s ‘Sacrilegious War’ Shatters Orthodox Unity, Prompts Response From Pope Leo

In the history of ecumenism, this June 28 was most unusual. The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople — primus sine paribus (first without equals) among Orthodox Christians — customarily sends a ...
National Catholic Reporter

Optimism ahead of pope's visit to Turkey for reopening of Istanbul's Greek Orthodox seminary

As Pope Leo XIV prepares to embark on his first trip abroad with a visit to Turkey to mark a key event that shaped the foundations of Catholic and Orthodox Christianity, there has been a surge of ...