Ecumenical in a sentence

Infallibility of ecumenical councils seeAlso The doctrine of the infallibility of ecumenical councils states that solemn definitions of ecumenical councils, which concern faith or morals, and to which the whole Church must adhere, are infallible.

While the previous seven ecumenical councils are recognized as ecumenical and authoritative by both East and West, many Eastern Orthodox Christians recognize the council of 879 as the Eighth Ecumenical Council, arguing that it annulled the earlier one.

We work in ecumenical sense – in global ecumenical spirit.

Against the new calendar, the argument is made that inasmuch as the use of the Julian calendar was implicit in the decision of the First Ecumenical Council at Nicaea (325), no authority less than an Ecumenical Council may change this decision.

It is unlikely that formal recognition as ecumenical will be granted to these councils, despite the acknowledged orthodoxy of their decisions, so that only seven are universally recognized among the Eastern Orthodox as ecumenical.

As God’s plan would have it, I was in the process of putting together a panel for my ecumenical podcast called “The Narrow Door”—a passion project that I had been working on for some time since coming to the Catholic faith a few years prior.

Bishops from Greece and representatives of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of other Christian Orthodox Churches but also of other denominations will attend.

Ecumenical gatherings and initiatives are a good illustration of what this spiritual familial relationship is like — when we can work together, respect one another, support one another despite basic differences in creed or religion.

Kuhn is ecumenical about friends and politicians.

One of the heads returned by the Vatican to Athens as part of their ecumenical 'donation' Petros Giannakouris/Copyright 2023 The AP.

On Feb. 4, Pope Francis will also meet South Sudanese refugees, people who have been internally displaced due to the war, before leading an ecumenical prayer service.

On Thursday 1 February 2024, churches across Kildare and beyond will come together to participate in a special ecumenical service at 11am in St Brigid’s Cathedral, Kildare entitled, ‘Celebrating St Brigid.

Patrick Speight was a ‘cub’ of some 12 years of age at the time, so he must be relying on hearsay, news reports and ecumenical propaganda for his information.

St. John the Baptist Orthodox Christian Church will host an ecumenical prayer service for peace on Sunday.

The new Cats’ Cupboard will be located at 1021 Denison Ave. in place of the former Campus Ecumenical Center.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center left, stands next to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians, at the Patriarchal Church of St. George in Istanbul, Turkey on Saturday, July 8, 2023.

As a member of the Christian Science church and a regular participant in interfaith and ecumenical activity, I have grown tremendously from working side by side with those in my congregation and with those of other faiths.

In October 2023, the Metropolitan of Laodicea, Theodoritos, as the representative of the Ecumenical Patriarch in Athens, handed over to the Metropolitan of Drama three stolen manuscripts of the holy monastery of Eikosifoinissa dating to the 16th century.

World Day of Prayer is a global ecumenical movement led by Christian women who invite anyone to join them in prayer and action for peace and justice.

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I asked parishioners to stay home for their own safety and the safety of others.