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1964
 
    
Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras meet in Jerusalem, in the first such meeting since 1438       
1964
 
   
The Second Vatican Council issues a decree recognizing the legitimacy and apostolic origins of many of the beliefs and practices of the Greek Orthodox church      
1965
 
    
Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras preside over simultaneous ceremonies, in Rome and Istanbul, revoking the mutual excommunications of 1054       
1967
 
    
Pope Paul VI visits the Patriarch Athenagoras in Istanbul, shocking some Catholics that this visit has preceded one by the Patriarch to Rome       
1967
 
    
Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras issue a joint declaration, emphasizing mutual respect for each other's traditions       
1978
 
  
A Catholic-Orthodox joint commission acknowledges the long-term aim of re-establishing full communion between the two churches     
1988
 
  
Nine Roman Catholic cardinals attend the 1000th anniversary celebrations of the Russian people being brought into the Orthodox faith     
2005
 
    
Patriarch Christodoulos attends the funeral in Rome of Pope John Paul II       
2006
 
    
Patriarch Christodoulos has talks with Pope Benedict XVI, in the first official visit to the Vatican by the head of the Greek Orthodox church