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Our ecumenical and interreligious partners responded to the election of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio to be our 266th pope with an outpouring of kind messages.
We've compiled their remarks on a "Congratulations to Pope Francis" page. Thank you to our friends for their prayers and encouragement.
Christian Churches Together (CCT) Statement on Immigration Reform
Interreligious Video: Muslim Hospitality
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Begins on January 18th
Pope Benedict XVI: The Aim of Ecumenism is the Unity of Divided Christians
Bishop Denis Madden: The Council at 50: The Search for Christian Unity
Habemus Papam! On March 13, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina was elected the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church: Pope Francis. Read more about the new pope or read about ecumenical and interreligious responses to his election.
The U.S. Catholic bishops and their ecumenical representatives are busy this spring 2013.
-Ecumenists join the universal Church in her prayer of thanksgiving for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and prayer for the Church's newly elected pastor. Staff member Fr. Ron Roberson has written Pope Benedict XVI and Ecumenism: A Retrospective as a reflection on the Pope Emeritus' commitment to Christian unity from day one of his papacy.
-With the Washington Theological Consortium and St. Paul's College, SEIA will co-sponsor a dinner, prayer service and speakers on March 19 for local ecumenists in Washington D.C. with the theme, "Emerging Trends in Ecumenism." See our Special Events page for more details.
-The Anglican-Roman Catholic dialogue took place at the beginning of March in Nashville, TN. Look for a news release about it soon.
-Coming up! SEIA will take part in a landmark response from Christian leaders across the U.S. to the now-famous Letter from Birmingham Jail, written by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., on its 50th anniversary. Download a flyer for the symposium on April 14-15, sponsored by Christian Churches Together in the USA.

3 MINUTES VIDEO: Interview with Fr. John Crossin,
OSFS, executive director with the office of Ecumenical
and Interreligious Affairs
The Catholic Church and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops mandate areas of responsibility and mission relationships for the Bishop's Committee for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs. Read our Committee Mandate.

Una carta por nuestro Director Ejecutivo
Fr. John Crossin, OSFS,
Executive Director,
Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs
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