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St. John Paul II greets Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in 2002. Marking the 25th anniversary of St. John Paul II's encyclical on Christian unity, Pope Francis said he shares "the healthy impatience" of those who think more can and should be done, but he also insisted that Christians must be grateful for the progress made. (CNS photo/Reuters)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
“One thing is certain,” Pope Francis writes. “Unity is not chiefly the result of our activity, but a gift of the Holy Spirit. Yet, unity will not come about as a miracle at the very end. Rather, unity comes about in journeying.”
FaithFaith in Focus
Jon M. Sweeney
As Christians have become more familiar and neighborly with people of other religious traditions, we have extended that familiarity to appreciation, and sometimes appreciation becomes appropriation. 
Pope Francis arrives for his general audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican Jan. 22, 2020.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Francis called on all Christians “to work together to show to the migrants the love of God revealed in Jesus Christ.”
Arts & CultureBooks
Kevin Jackson
John W. O’Malley's ‘When Bishops Meet’ challenges readers to understand the lasting importance of three monumental councils of the church.
Politics & SocietyNews
Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service
Representatives from the Catholic and Orthodox churches and the Muslim and Jewish faiths signed a joint declaration at the Vatican reaffirming each religion's clear opposition to euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide.
FaithDispatches
Sean Salai
The Rev. Dr. Will Adam, an official in the Anglican Communion, offers his perspective on the upcoming canonization of John Henry Newman.