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IMAGE: CNS/Maria Grazia Picciarella, poolBy Junno Arocho EstevesROME (CNS) -- The path toward Christian unitycan't be foundisolated in a laboratory hashing out theological differences, but rather by walkingtogether on a common journey,Pope Francis said.Whiletheological dialogue is necessary, Catholics and Anglicans can continue to"help each other in our needs, in our lives and help each otherspiritually," the pope said Feb. 26 while answering questions from parishionersof All Saints' Anglican Church in Rome. "Thiscannot be done in a laboratory; it must be done walking together along the way.We are on a journey and while we walk, we can have these (theological)discussions," he said. Thepope made history as the first pontiff to visit the Anglican parish, which wascelebrating the 200th anniversary of its establishment in Rome. Invitedby the Anglican community, Pope Francis took part in an evening liturgy andblessed an icon of Christ the Savior to commemorate the occasion. Theprayer se...
By Carol GlatzVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Reaching out to and guiding couples in cohabitation with tenderness and compassion is essential to promoting and defendingthe sanctity of marriage, Pope Francis said.Couples who have chosen to live together without gettingmarried in the church "are, in spiritual and moral terms, among the poorand the least, toward whom the church, in the footsteps of her teacher andLord, wants to be a mother who doesn't abandon, but who draws near and caresfor," he said in an audience with parish priests Feb. 25.Look upon such couples with "tenderness andcompassion," he said, urging the clergy to remember that ministry to the least and theneediest "is an essential part of your work in promoting and defending thesacrament of marriage."The pope spoke to parish priests who were in Romeattending a course on marriage preparation and the new rules to reform theprocess for verifying the validity of a marriage. The course was offered Feb. 22-25 and was sponsored by the V...
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(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has said his staff is “studying the possibility” of a visit to South Sudan.He said the reason was that “the Anglican, Presbyterian, and Catholic” bishops of South Sudan had come to ask him: “Please, come to South Sudan, even for a day, but don’t come alone, come with Justin Welby”, the Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury.“We are looking at whether it is possible, or if the situation down there is too dangerous. But we have to do it, because they – the three [Christian communities] – together desire peace, and they are working together for peace.”The Holy Father’s words came during his Sunday visit to Rome’s All Saints Anglican Church in a question-and-answer session.He was responding to a question from an Anglican seminarian from Nigeria, who had asked the Pope about the vitality of churches in the Southern Hemisphere.Pope Francis said those churches are young and therefo...
(Vatican Radio) Meals for the poor, bibles for African victims of human trafficking, and a special Lenten cake. These were the gifts Pope Francis received from the Anglican community of Rome on his Sunday visit to All Saints Church.On the occasion of its 200th anniversary, Rome’s Anglican parish offered Pope Francis several gifts, two for the poor in his name and another for his palate.First, All Saints parish and its twin Catholic parish in Rome, Ognissanti (‘All Saints’ in English), said they would offer a meal every Friday evening for the poor around the Ostiense train station in Pope Francis’ name.Second, of the 200 English bibles printed for the parish’s anniversary, 50 will be donated to ‘prostitutes in Western Africa who often ask for them’.The bibles will be distributed by a network of sisters who help victims of human trafficking, many of whom end up in forced prostitution.Finally, some of the best products of the Anglican C...
(Vatican Radio) The accountancy firm responsible for counting the OSCAR ballots has announced an investigation after the wrong best picture award was read out on Sunday during the Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles.Listen to Lydia O’Kane’s report: The Best Picture Academy Award usually crowns a night which honours the best in film, but then on Sunday night this happened."Guys, I'm sorry, no, there's a mistake. Moonlight, you guys won best picture." "This is not a joke, I'm afraid they read the wrong thing.""This is not a joke, Moonlight has won best picture. Moonlight, best picture."The wrong envelope was read out leaving red faces all round as the film``Moonlight'' and not ``La La Land'' won in the best picture category.Host Jimmy Kimmel came forward to inform the cast that ``Moonlight'' had indeed won, showing the inside of the envelope as proof.In a statement accountancy firm PriceWate...
