Immensely significant - 50 years since Anglican Centre founded in Rome

Immensely significant – Anglican and Catholic bishops to work together

Tuesday, October 4th, 2016

Immensely significant celebrations marking 50 years since an Anglican Centre was founded in Rome to “promote Christian unity in a divided world” will take place in Rome next week.

A week-long summit which the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and Pope Francis will attend in Rome will climax with a service in the monastery from which St Augustine was sent to evangelise Britain in 597 AD.

At the service 19 pairs of Anglican and Catholic bishops will be commissioned to work together in “joint mission”. Read more

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