Pope Francis, left, embraces General Secretary of the Lutheran World Federation Rev. Martin Junge during an ecumenical mass in the cathedral in Lund, Sweden, on Oct. 31, 2016.

The ecumenical movement, crystallized in the National Council and World Council of Churches, has achieved spectacular growth; it has stimulated the rise of competitive structures and given ...

The ecumenical movement, as it now exists, is a relatively new phenomenon. With the Reformation there came into being a number of denominations, ...

Speaking before an estimated 8,000 pilgrims gathered at the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI called the Christian ecumenical movement unique from other religious dialogues and initiatives because of its ...

Ecumenical veterans say a movement that was built on slow-moving bureaucracies needs to find a way to stay nimble in the 21st century. "It's a little bit like keeping the post office running," said ...

As followers of many faiths joined yesterday to mark the 25th anniversary of Baltimore’s Ecumenical Institute, the dean of the theological school called on religious leaders “to recaptu… ...

The larger ecumenical community cannot ignore the reasons that necessitated the need for the Black Church, and the Black Church cannot disregard or leave unacknowledged its history.In light of this, ...