The new director of the Anglican Centre in Rome says he sees promising signs for more visible ecumenism in these early days of Pope Francis’s pontificate.The Most Rev. David Moxon, who became ACR’s director on May 23, says he’s been steadily encouraged by symbolic acts, such as the pope’s solicitation of prayers from a diverse crowd in St. Peter’s Square and his washing of at … [Read more...] about ‘Signs of Hope’ in Rome
Archives for June 4, 2013
Archbishop Welby to Visit Pope
The Tablet, based in London, reports that the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of Rome will meet later this month:The Tablet has learned that the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, will be at the Vatican on 14 June to meet and pray with the Pope. It will be [the] first meeting of the new leaders of [the] Roman Church and [the] Anglican Communion.Lambeth Palace … [Read more...] about Archbishop Welby to Visit Pope
A Son’s Defense
BooksA Powerful BlessingThe Life of Charles Colcock Jones Carpenter, Sr.By Douglas M. Carpenter. TransAmerica Printing. Pp. 335. $24.99Review by Gary G. YerkeyVenturing into the Deep South to participate in the civil rights movement in the 1960s, for a white college student from the North like me, was a harrowing experience. People were being killed and beaten up. Homes and … [Read more...] about A Son’s Defense