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Each year the secretaries and secretaries-general of the main church families and alliances (Baptist, Lutheran, Mennonite, Methodist, Anglican, Orthodox, etc.) and global ecumenical organisations (including … ➤

On 30 October 2014 the International Old Catholic Bishops’ Conference met in Rome for a working visit. The main items on the agenda were a … ➤

The International Old Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Union of Utrecht will  be received by the Bishop of Rome, Pope Francis, in Private Audience on … ➤

Address of welcome from the Bishops of the Union of Utrecht on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of its founding.   Dear sisters and … ➤

The Anglican-Old Catholic International Co-ordinating Council (AOCICC) met in Kilkenny, Ireland, from 27 to 30 August 2014. This was the second meeting of the Council … ➤

Bishop emeritus Teunis Johannes Horstmann passed away at the age of 87 in Alkmaar, the Netherlands, on 12 August 2014. He was Bishop of Haarlem … ➤

The International Roman Catholic–Old Catholic Dialogue Commission (IRAD) met in Bonn on 23 and 24 June 2014. It was the fourth meeting of IRAD’s second … ➤

On 21 and 22 June 2014, Archbishop Vercammen accompanied the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on his annual pilgrimage to Cappadocia. The personal invitation reflects the high … ➤

From 18 to 21 September 2014 the 31st International Old Catholic Congress will take place in Utrecht. Included in the program is the celebration of … ➤

At its meeting of the International Bishops’ Conference held on April 1, 2014, the Bishops stated that they are ready to re-admit the Old Catholic … ➤

The commission for dialogue between the Mar Thoma Syrian Church and the Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht met at the Mar Thoma … ➤

The course offers an introduction to Old Catholic theology in its ecumenical context. Old Catholic theology is understood as the main theological currents that exist … ➤