«Quæ in Ecclesiæ œcumenica unitate consistit»

On the occasion of the conclusion of the exhibition THAT THEY ALL BE ONE (Jn. 17:21). THE 400th ANNIVERSARY OF THE MARTIRIOUS OF SAINT JOHNSAPHAT KUNCEWYCZ, the Faculty of History and Cultural Heritage of the Church with the Embassy of Lithuania to the Holy See are organizing a round table discussion around the figure of Saint Josafat who dedicated his life to the search for unity among Christians and is still remembered today as the "Apostle of Christian unity." The life and works of the Saint of the Eastern Rite Catholic Church embrace Lithuania, Ukraine, Poland, and Belarus, testifying to the historical ties of the Eastern Rite Catholic Church with Western Europe and, in particular, with Rome as its spiritual seat. Among the main topics that will be covered: the characteristics of the pastoral style and episcopal ministry of St. Josafat Kuncewycz, the saint's canonization in Rome in1867, the union of Brest and fidelity to the Petrine See.