"Union with God necessarily takes place through unity among us Christians who proclaim the same faith," he said. At the conclusion of the meeting, Pope Francis invited everyone present to recite the ...

A second-century teacher named Marcion tried to scrub Scripture of the Old Testament — he thought it was about a different God from the New Testament God, an evil creator god of the Jews.

Pope Francis offered that reminder on Thursday as he met with a delegation of Orthodox clergy taking part in a study visit to ...