Reflections

Pope Leo XIV and the Nicaea anniversary

National Ecumenical Officer of the Catholic Bishops Conference, Fr Marc Homsey, reflects on the ecumenical promise of the recent Apostolic Letter and Visit.

‘Where now for visible unity?’ A ground-breaking gathering

World Council of Churches President from Europe Rev Dr Susan Durber shares her reflections on the WCC Sixth World Conference on Faith and Order

“It didn’t feel like visible unity when…”

Director of Studies at the Scottish Episcopal Institute, Dr Victoria Turner represented the United Reformed Church at the Sixth WCC Faith and Order conference. Here she shares her perspective on the event.

Take context seriously – how to grow in visible unity

Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Regent’s Park College, Oxford, Rev Dr Gale Richards represented the Baptist Union at the WCC conference. Here she shares her thoughts...

Divided Christians united around the Pope(s)

Fr Martin Browne OSB, an official of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, in Rome, shares his reflection of the month for November.

Unity is not uniformity

Rev Dr Israel Oluwole Olofinjana, Missiologist and Director of the One People Commission shares his reflection of the month for October.

“God’s Word is not Chained” – Prisons Week 2025

The 50th anniversary of this annual ecumenical event takes place between 12 to 19 October. Rev Bob Wilson reflects on its importance.

The WCC, the creed and church in many cultures

Rev Dr Isabelle Hamley, Principal of Ridley Hall, Cambridge, shares her reflection of the month for September

The Church that bears His name

Herefordshire's County Ecumenical Officer, Emma Wright, reflects on the centrality of the desire for unity at the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD and for her today.

Called to Care: The moral courage of faith communities in a time of climate crisis

Head of Chaplaincy and Development for the Council of Lutheran Churches, Rev Rebecca Daniel, found her campaigning for climate justice reaffirmed at the Act Now, Change Forever lobby of Parliament.

Quakers and Nicaea

Rowena Loverance shares a reflection on the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea from the Quaker tradition.

Learning internationally about ecumenism

Rev Dr Elizabeth Welch, a minister in the United Reformed Church and former Chair of the Society for Ecumenical Studies, shares her reflection of the month for July.