The Episcopal Church has endorsed an invitation from Pope Francis for all Christians everywhere to say the Lord's Prayer at noon, local time, on Wednesday, March 25. Spread the Word. Following is the text of the Church's news release: All Christians Invited to Pray on Wednesday, March 25th Episcopalians are invited to join with Christians around the world as together … [Read more...] about A Call to Prayer at Noon Wednesday
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Church of England, Vatican Suspend Public Worship
By Mark Michael The Church of England has suspended all public worship services until further notice, with the Archbishops of Canterbury and York inviting the faithful, in a joint letter of March 17, to look for new ways to serve their communities. They said that the current coronavirus pandemic could be a defining moment for the church, a time to face the question, “Are we … [Read more...] about Church of England, Vatican Suspend Public Worship
Pope, Archbishop of Canterbury Plan Peace Visit to South Sudan
By Mark Michael Archbishop Justin Welby and Pope Francis will travel together to South Sudan early in 2020 if the nation’s leaders continue to make progress in developing a unity government. The pastoral visit, which would be the first of its kind, grows out of several years of intimate involvement in the nation’s peace process by the two leaders. The Vatican Press Office … [Read more...] about Pope, Archbishop of Canterbury Plan Peace Visit to South Sudan
New Ordinariate Norms
Cindy Wooden reports for Crux: Ten years after Pope Benedict XVI established personal ordinariates for Catholics coming from the Anglican tradition, the Vatican has issued a slightly updated set of norms governing them. The updated “complementary norms” include a provision Pope Francis approved in 2013 explicitly stating that the personal ordinariates are not only for former … [Read more...] about New Ordinariate Norms
S. Sudanese Leaders’ Retreat in Rome
Political and Christian leaders from South Sudan will gather at the Vatican April 10-11 for a spiritual retreat led by the Archbishop of Canterbury and Pope Francis. Vatican spokesman Alessandro Gisotti called the retreat a “propitious occasion for reflection and prayer.” South Sudan, the world’s youngest country, has spent most of its eight years in a state of civil war. … [Read more...] about S. Sudanese Leaders’ Retreat in Rome
‘The First Post-conciliar Pope’
Catholicism and Citizenship Political Cultures of the Church in the Twenty-First Century By Massimo Faggioli Liturgical Press. Pp. 188. $24.49 Review by Neil Dhingra The prolific and polyglot historian Massimo Faggioli argues in this book that Francis is “the first post-conciliar pope.” A half-century after Vatican II, he has moved the church past any conception of … [Read more...] about ‘The First Post-conciliar Pope’
Cardinal Newman Bound for Sainthood
Pope Francis reportedly is ready to confirm that Cardinal John Henry Newman will be declared a saint next year. He will be the first Briton from modern times to be canonized. Newman was instrumental in the revival of Roman Catholicism in England. The final step in the quest to canonize Newman, who lived during the reign of Queen Victoria, was to find miracles attributed to … [Read more...] about Cardinal Newman Bound for Sainthood
Abp. Ntahoturi Begins New Work
The Most Rev. Bernard Ntahoturi, former Primate of Burundi, has been installed as director of the Anglican Centre in Rome and the Archbishop of Canterbury’s representative to the Holy See. The archbishop was installed Oct. 27 during Anglican evensong at the Oratorio di San Francesco Saverio del Caravita, a frequent host church for Anglican Centre events. In the morning, … [Read more...] about Abp. Ntahoturi Begins New Work