An ecumenical pilgrimage of peace

Friday, January 27, 2023

Matthew Neugebauer

It was April 11, 2019, in a library at Casa Santa Marta – the Pope’s own home. Selva Kiir, the Catholic president of South Sudan, stood next to Riek Machar, his incoming vice president, as well as other South Sudanese civil leaders. They were surrounded by Catholic, Anglican, and Presbyterian leaders from their country and […]

Telling them apart: The Saint Lawrences

Tuesday, July 21, 2020

Kristina Glicksman

We probably all know the story about St. Lawrence, who joked with his torturers while being roasted alive. But do you know these other St. Lawrences?

Telling them apart: Thomas Becket and Thomas More

Sunday, December 29, 2019

Kristina Glicksman

Read about Thomas Becket and Thomas More: two Chancellors of England, each killed because they stood up for the Church against a king named Henry.

Pope Francis at Ecumenical Vespers Homily: Walk the way of unity

Monday, January 25, 2016

Salt + Light Media

Pope Francis asked for ‘mercy and forgiveness’ for the way Christians have behaved towards each other, saying we cannot let the weight of past faults continue to contaminate our relationships. The Pope’s words came in his homily at an ecumenical celebration of Vespers on Monday evening in the Papal Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls […]

Pope Francis’ Address to Archbishop Justin Welby

Monday, June 16, 2014

Salt + Light Media

Pope Francis met on Monday with the Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, saying he hoped their meeting would serve to strengthen further our bonds of friendship and our commitment to the great cause of reconciliation and communion between Christian believers. The audience came on the second day of the Anglican leader’s visit to Rome […]

Pope Benedict XVI Homily at Ecumenical Vespers

Monday, March 12, 2012

Andrew Santos

Below is Pope Benedict’s homily, as delivered at the Basilica of San Gregorio al Celio during vespers in Rome. On March 10 he presided at vespers, along with Archbishop Rowan Williams of Canterbury, leader of the Anglican Church. Your Grace, Dear Brother Bishops and Priests, Dear Monks and Nuns of Camaldoli, Dear Brothers and Sisters, […]

Pope in UK: Rediscovering a shared legacy

Friday, September 17, 2010

Matthew Harrison

It was an appropriate beginning to evening prayer at Westminster Abbey. The procession featured three banners — one of St. George, one of St. Edward the Confessor, and one of St. Peter. St. George is the patron of England, a beloved saint for Anglicans. St. Peter, of course is beloved by Catholics. St. Edward the […]

Pope in UK: A Spirit of Friendship

Friday, September 17, 2010

Matthew Harrison

A warm embrace. That was how Pope Benedict was greeted as he met with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams. It was as if His Grace flew to meet the Holy Father as he stepped out of his car, arriving at the Archbishop’s residence, Lambeth Palace. The Holy Father emphasized the importance of praying […]

Pope in UK: Full S+L Coverage September 16-19

Friday, September 3, 2010

Matthew Harrison

Cor ad cor loquitur — heart speaks to heart. That’s the motto Cardinal John Henry Newman chose for his coat of arms when he was given the red hat. Some 130 years later, it’s the theme of Pope Benedict XVI’s Apostolic Journey to the United Kingdom – a visit that will be highlighted by the […]