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While the VIDO-Intervac laboratory at the University of Saskatchewan is working flat-out on a vaccine for COVID-19, bishops from all over Saskatchewan have come together to launch a laboratory of their own to work on the elusive formula for Christian unity.

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Catholics and Anglicans in Canada have been working on their relationship ever since Gen. James Wolfe surprised Gen. Louis-Joseph, Marquis de Montcalm on the Plains of Abraham in the fall of 1759.

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VATICAN CITY -- The search for Christian unity must involve all aspects of the churches' lives, including their different church laws, Pope Francis said.

]]> cns@catholicnews.com (Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service) Faith Thu, 19 Sep 2019 09:59:12 -0400 Unity, not uniformity, leads to peace, Pope says /home/international/item/26432-unity-not-uniformity-leads-to-peace-pope-says /home/international/item/26432-unity-not-uniformity-leads-to-peace-pope-says YANGON, Myanmar – In a small, informal meeting with a variety of religious leaders, Pope Francis went to the heart of his message for Myanmar: unity, not uniformity, is the secret to peace.]]> cns@catholicnews.com (Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service) International Tue, 28 Nov 2017 12:56:41 -0500 Book: 'Towards Unity' explores golden era of ecumenical dialogue /features/arts/item/24955-book-towards-unity-explores-golden-era-of-ecumenical-dialogue /features/arts/item/24955-book-towards-unity-explores-golden-era-of-ecumenical-dialogue

Five hundred years of division in the Western Christian tradition has yielded 50 years of striving for unity — and some of the best theology of our times, Regina Archbishop Don Bolen said at the launch of a new book of essays on ecumenism.

]]> mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Book News Sun, 23 Apr 2017 04:58:00 -0400