Resources

Pursuing friendship and deeper understanding with people we encounter from other religious backgrounds is an important task. If you or others at your church, synagogue, temple or mosque are interested in ecumenical or interreligious work, we hope the resources on this page and the other pages of the USCCB will provide helpful links, downloads and general information for your use.

Please visit individual dialogue pages to find documents related to specific churches and religions. To read topical blog posts, articles and speeches by our staff, visit Blogs and Articles.

Multimedia

Our Video Playlist is frequently updated. It features 2-3 minute clips that we welcome you to view and share with others online or at public events.

Program Models

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity - January's annual international week of prayer may be observed through ecumenical services, bible studies, sermons on the current theme and more. On our page you will find links and easy downloads.

Generations of Faith - The 5 page manual below contains detailed recommendations for organizing a day-long program in which young people and more experienced participants from different religious traditions gather to learn from one another. You may also download a sample agenda and flier.

• Program manual
• Schedule of events
• Sample flier

Coming Soon!
Ecumenical Prayer Service - Praying together constitutes a foundation of ecumenical progress. The service model contains recommended prayers, songs and other worship tools.

Helpful Links

We recommend visiting the following organizations' websites to find materials to aid your ecumenical and interreligious efforts.

• Archdiocese of Chicago Ecumenical and Interreligious Office
  
• Catholic Association of Diocesan Ecumenical Officers
• Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews
• Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue
• Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
• World Council of Churches