Vatican City: Pope Leo XIV on Thursday met with members of the Joint Committee of the Conference of European Churches (CEC) and the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences (CCEE), reaffirming the importance of dialogue among Christian communities across Europe. The gathering followed the signing of the new Charta Oecumenica at Rome’s Abbey of the Three Fountains, a document that strengthens ecumenical collaboration across the continent.

In his address, the Pope highlighted that the revised Charta, signed a quarter-century after the original Ecumenical Charter, seeks to accompany Europe’s evolving Christian journey while addressing contemporary challenges in proclaiming the Gospel. He noted that Europe has witnessed the emergence of new generations alongside arrivals from distant lands,

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