The Bishop of Mauritius, the Most Rev. Ian Ernest, will become director of the Anglican Centre in Rome and the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Personal Representative to the Holy See, toward the end of the year. Abp. Ernest served as primate of the Anglican Church of the Indian Ocean for 11 years until 2017. One of his last duties as Bishop of Mauritius will be to welcome Pope … [Read more...] about Abp. Ernest Called to Rome
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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
Conference Condemns Xenophobia
Conference participants in Rome have condemned xenophobia and racism directed at refugees and migrants. Leaders were called to the World Conference on Xenophobia, Racism, and Populist Nationalism in the Context of Global Migration, which met in Rome on Sept. 18-20. The gathering was sponsored by Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and the World Council … [Read more...] about Conference Condemns Xenophobia
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
Goodbye and Hello
Archbishop David Moxon writes a farewell message on the Anglican Centre in Rome’s website: I have the privilege of sharing some thoughts with you for the last time, as Director to the readers of the ACR blog on our website. I have now completed my term as ACR director and the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Representative to the Holy See. Looking back, I can honestly say that it … [Read more...] about Goodbye and Hello
‘Valid in a Certain Context’
By John Martin Pope Leo XIII’s papal bull Apostolicae Curae (1896), which declared Anglican orders “absolutely null and utterly void,” has long cast a shadow over the search for unity between Anglicans and Roman Catholics. Anglican churches’ ordination of women as priests is a further complication, as Pope John Paul II made clear. Now one of the Vatican’s top legal minds … [Read more...] about ‘Valid in a Certain Context’
Vatican Welcomes Evensong
Alex Proimos/Flickr Adapted from ACNS Anglican Choral Evensong will be celebrated at the altar of the Chair of St. Peter in St. Peter’s Basilica next month. The music will be sung by the Choir of Merton College, Oxford. Permission for the first-time service was granted by Cardinal Angelo Comastri, Archpriest of St Peter’s Basilica, during a recent meeting … [Read more...] about Vatican Welcomes Evensong
Good Sports
Adapted from ACNS The first global conference sponsored by Sport in the Service of Humanity met at the Vatican in early October, and 100 guests discussed how sport can be used to enrich lives worldwide. The Rev. Andy Bowerman, co-executive director of the Anglican Alliance, attended the three-day conference alongside athletes, coaches, managers, and corporate … [Read more...] about Good Sports