Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2027
Acknowledgements
Planning Background:
The international team appointed jointly by the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity (DPCU) and the Faith and Order Commission of the World Council of Churches (WCC) to review and finalize the materials for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2027 met at St Patrick’s College, Maynooth, in Ireland, from 31 August to 5 September 2025.The drafting of the materials had been entrusted by the WCC and the DPCU to the Irish Council of Churches and the Council for Ecumenism and Dialogue of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference.
During the meeting in Maynooth, representatives of this group collaborated with the international team to finalize the texts. The meeting was chaired jointly by the Rev. Fr Martin Browne, OSB of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity in Rome and the Rev. Dr Mikie Roberts of the World Council of Churches in Geneva.
Members of the International Group Participating:
Rev. Fr. Martin Browne, OSB
Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity (Vatican)
Sr. Leticia Candelario Lopez, FMVD
Verbum Dei Missionary Fraternity (Singapore)
Rev. Dr. Peter Colwell
Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (UK)
Rev. Fr. Miguel Desjardines, CCN
Bishops’ Conference of France (France)
Rev. Dr. Philip Halikias
Hellenic College of the Holy Cross (USA)
Rev. Fr. James Puglisi, SA
Franciscan Friars of the Atonement (USA)
Rev. Dr. Brigitte Rabaruaona
United Bible Societies (Kenya)
Rev. Dr. Mikie Robeerts
World Council of Churches (Switzerland)
Pastor Dr. Jochen Wagner
German Council of Christian Churches (Germany)
Members of the Irish Planning Group Participating:
Dr. Joan Patricia Back
Focolare Movement
Rev. Dr. Karen Campbell
Irish Council of Churches
Rev. Dr. Gary Carville
Irish Episcopal Conference
Ms. Gillian Kingston
Methodist Church in Ireland
Rt. Rev. Columba McCann, OSB
Glenstal Abbey
Dr. Bridget Nichols
Church of Ireland Theological Institute
Production of Materials for the United States of America (Graymoor)
Director: Dr. Aaron Hollander
Graymoor Ecumenical & Interreligious Institute
Editing and Shipping: Ms. Elisabeth Costa
Graymoor Ecumenical & Interreligious Institute
Adaptation: Rev. Fr. James Loughran, SA
Centro Pro Unione, Rome, Italy
Layout for Print: Ms. Lisa Scheffer
Scheffer Design Studio, Wappinger Falls, NY
Web Management: Mr. David Wright
Fuzati, Houston, TX
Creative Design: Mr. Eric Carlson
Fuzati, Houston, TX
Translation Service: Ms. Valeria Vitale
VV Language Services, Sheridan, WY
Commentary: Archimandrite Dr. Cyril Hovorun
Director, Huffington Ecumenical Institute at Loyola Marymount University, LA