"We have seen how Christians were united in mourning Pope Francis and in praying for Pope Leo: In doing so, they bore witness to a unity in the Gospel that transcends...differences" Fr @MartinBrowneOSB shares his reflection of the month for November cte.org.uk/divided-c... #ChurchesTogether

Irish Franciscans to celebrate 400 years in Rome www.rte.ie/news/2025/03...

66 years ago today, Bishop Willie Walsh was ordained in the Basilica of St John Lateran, the Cathedral Church of Rome. Today, on his anniversary, and two days after his passing, I went to the same to remember him. I was privileged to concelebrate the evening Mass.

The Director of the Anglican Centre in Rome, Archbishop Ian Ernest, retires and returns toMauritius, this weekend. On Saturday, I was honoured ti accompany him and his wife Kamla for a farewell private visit to Pope Francis.

It was kind of my ecumenical colleagues in the Anglican Communion to invite me to say something about Christian Unity #wpcuwall www.lambethconference.org/what-unites-...

It was a joy yesterday, as part of an ecumenical church leaders’ pilgrimage, from Norfolk and Waveney, to greet Pope Francis and give him a bowl carved by Brian Wooden from a yew tree from @dioceseofnorwich.bsky.social Yew is an ancient tree commonly found in English churchyards.

Another unhinged post from Donald Trump, saying he doesn’t want anyone in his administration who worked for or was endorsed by ‘Birdbrain’ Nikki Haley, ‘psycho’ Liz Cheney, and a few others. So much for those who laughably claimed Trump has ‘matured’ or is a ‘changed man.’

"Today, President Biden spoke with His Holiness Pope Francis and named him as a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction." - White House www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-roo...

Semester abroad programme at the Pontifical Irish College, Rome youtube.com/watch?v=gQJY...

Beautiful early-morning light at St Peter’s as the work of decorating for Christmas Eve and the opening of the Jubilee intensifies.

On the 4th Sunday of Advent the Church remembers Mary, the Mother of the Lord. Today's #CursedCarol takes the classic Winkworth translation of Es ist ein Ros entsprungen and gives it the Bette Midler treatment.

Come, pray with us! www.collegiosantanselmo.com/en/event/chr...

Venite a pregare con noi! www.collegiosantanselmo.com/event/orario...

Annual Anglican-Catholic Informal Talks take place in London www.christianunity.va/content/unit...

Awaiting the first Advent sermon of the new Preacher of the Pontifical household.

In the evening of the 2nd December the solemn ‘recognitio’ ceremony took place in St. Peter’s Basilica, verifying the integrity of the Holy Door. This symbolic rite prepares for its official opening by Pope Francis on December 24, marking the start of the Jubilee 2025.

They never let him join in any of their games

The Board of the Methodist Ecumenical Office visits the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity. www.christianunity.va/content/unit...

Third Session of Salvation Army-Roman Catholic Informal Conversations www.christianunity.va/content/unit...

New edition of liturgical book for funeral rites of the Roman Pontiff published www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-c...

Please don't call what RFK Jr. and Jay Bhattacharya are going to do medieval. It's not medieval. It's nothing like the Middle Ages. People in the Middle Ages were happy to try all kinds of things to not die of the plague and if you'd given them antibiotics and vaccines they would have loved it.

The apocalyptic key that ends one church year and begins another reminds us that in a world that is falling apart, full of reasons to fear, God’s reign of love looks like disruption. The hope of new life emerges as the stones in which we previously trusted fall away.

I've never much liked the #Shard but this #supermoon did look kind of cool.