Communio. International Theological Review is part of the international theological initiative Communio International Catholic Review, established in 1972 by a group of prominent Catholic theologians including Hans Urs von Balthasar, Henri de Lubac, and Joseph Ratzinger.

The origins of ‎Communio are closely connected with the theological renewal that followed the Second Vatican Council. In 1965, leading theologians and participants of the Council founded the international theological review ConciliumOver time, however, part of its editorial environment moved toward increasingly radical theological positions influenced by liberation theology. As a result, a group of theologians advocating a more Christocentric and ecclesial theological vision established a new international journal under the title ‎Communio.

Thus, in 1972, a new international theological review, ‎Communiowas founded under the guiding motto: “unity in diversity” (unitas in pluralitate)This motto expresses the idea of theological dialogue rooted in ecclesial communion and openness to the richness of various theological traditions. The Polish theological milieu had already participated in international theological exchange during the years 1967-1971, when selected Polish editions of Conciliumwere published by Pallottinum despite the limitations imposed by state censorship in communist Poland.

A major advocate of the Polish edition of ‎Communio was Cardinal Karol Wojtyła. After several unsuccessful attempts to obtain permission from the communist authorities, the publication project was entrusted to the Pallottinum publishing house. Official approval was granted after three years of efforts, and the first Polish issue of ‎Communio appeared in 1981. Since then, the journal has been published continuously.