From Vatican Radio-
During this week of prayer for Christian unity, the different denominations present here in Rome are hosting a full programme of liturgical and other events that can foster greater understanding of the common values and unique heritages of each tradition.
On Thursday, Rome's Centro Pro Unione and Lay Centre are holding a lecture by the editor of America Magazine, Jesuit Fr Drew Christiansen, followed by an ecumenical Celebration of the Word presided over by the director of the Anglican Centre, Canon David Richardson. The preacher at that service is Msgr Mark Langham, in charge of relations with the Anglican and Methodist Churches at the Pontifical Council for Christian Unity. Philippa Hitchen spoke with him about progress in these dialogues and about the theme for this annual week of prayer........
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“It’s an extremely appropriate theme for us in the Catholic Church this year because the Holy Father has so underlined the importance of our faith in providing that ‘new look’ on the world - how faith can provide us with a way of turning what seems to be frail and weak and not going too well, into something that is wonderful and hopeful and glorious. So with the Year of Faith that he’s announced it’s a wonderful way of leading into that through this week of prayer for Christian unity…
We’re looking forward to the Synod of Bishops on the new evangelisation and that has a particularly ecumenical aspect because the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has been invited out to speak at some length and lead a discussion during that synod…
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http://www.oecumene.radiovaticana.org/en1/Articolo.asp?c=555349
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