Relationship with the Catholic Churches
Pro Oriente, the Catholic organization was the inspiration behind the initiation of unofficial dialogues with the Catholic Church. The dialogues began in 1971 helped to correct many misunderstanding in both sides. Many meetings between the Catholicoi of Malankara Orthodox Church and Popes of Catholic Church took place. The visits of His Holiness Baselios Augen I to Pope Paul VI in Bombay (1964), His Holiness Baselios Marthoma Mathews I to Pope John Paul II in Rome (1983) and later the visit of Pope John Paul II to His Holiness Baselios Marthoma Mathews II at Kottayam (1986) are highlights of this relationship. These mutual visits facilitated dialogues between the Malankara Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church in Kerala from 1989. These talks are still continuing every year. These dialogues with the Catholics helped a lot to explore and discover the common St. Thomas heritage of both the Churches and find out platforms where both can cooperate.
- Department of Ecumenical Relations
- The Relation between Orthodox Churches
- Relationship with the Catholic Churches
- In Egypt with the Message of Fraternity
- The Shepherd of the Indian Church in Ethiopia
- The Confluence of Love in Vatican
- The Fraternity at Vienna
- The relevant portions of the speech of His Holiness Baselios Marthoma Paulose II at the meeting with His Holiness Pope Francis at Vatican
- Relevant portions of the speech by His Holiness Pope Francis at the meeting with His Holiness Baselios Marthoma Paulose II at Vatican
- The Successor of St. Thomas in Europe
- Co-operation with the Protestant Churches
- Ecumenical ventures in modern times