Ecumenical pioneer discusses challenges of unity

Sister Donna Geernaert and others speak at conference on 50th anniversary of Vatican decree

Marjeta Bobnar, coordinator of Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations in the Archdiocese of Vancouver, and other participants join in prayer. Lorenzo Pierfederici / Special to The B.C. Catholic.

It's been 50 years since the publication of the Decree on Ecumenism and the launch of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. The Archdiocese of Vancouver celebrated the anniversaries by sponsoring a one-day conference at St. Francis Xavier Church called "Christian Unity: Have We Answered the Call?" For full story see The B.C. Catholic website.


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