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March 31, 2017

‘Put behind prejudice, forgive past sins,’ Pope on Lutheran Reformation

Pope Francis greets Norbertine Father Bernard Ardura, president of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences, March 31 at the Vatican. The pope met with scholars taking part in a Vatican-sponsored congress on the Lutheran Reformation as part of the 500th anniversary commemorating the start of Luther's call for reform.

VATICAN CITY – Serious research on Martin Luther can help heal relations between Catholics and Protestants, highlight what was legitimate about the Reformation and pinpoint the errors and sins that led to the division of the church, Pope Francis said.

Published in Faith
October 30, 2016

Revisiting the Reformation: bridging 500 years of division

Martin Luther posts his 95 theses in Wittenburg in this painting by Ferdinand Pauwels.

Martin Luther would be amazed. He would never have imagined the Pope of Rome could be a mere guest in any Christian church.

Published in Features
October 12, 2016

Hope for future in Reformation’s past

Pope Francis gives a gift to Rev. Jens-Martin Kruse during a visit to Christuskirche, a parish of the German Evangelical Lutheran Church, in Rome Nov. 15, 2015.

Oct. 31, 2017 will mark the 500th anniversary of the date Martin Luther posted his 95 proposals on the door of a Catholic church in Germany to launch the Protestant Reformation. Indeed, Luther’s imprint on Christianity has never faded over the centuries.

Published in Guest Columns
May 19, 2016

Focus on mercy is Catholic-Lutheran common ground, says Kasper

A painting of Martin Luther (1532) by Lucas Cranach the Elder. Next year marks the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. Cardinal Kasper wrote in his new book that Catholic-Lutheran relations have been inching towards unity

VATICAN CITY – The ecumenical commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation in 2017 can be a time to celebrate the fact that Christians are no longer "on the path of separation, but that of unity," said Cardinal Walter Kasper, former president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity.

Published in Faith
January 25, 2016

Pope plans to visit Sweden to commemorate Reformation anniversary

Pope Francis speaks during a visit to Christuskirche, a parish of the German Evangelical Lutheran Church, in Rome in this Nov. 15, 2015, file photo. The Vatican announced Jan. 25 that the pope will visit Sweden Oct. 31 to participate in an ecumenical event in Lund marking the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation.

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis will visit Sweden in October to participate in an ecumenical service and the beginning of a year of activities to mark the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation.

Published in Vatican