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ROME (CNS) — Acknowledging that many of the bishops present live in situations of poverty and strife, the spiritual leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion told Catholic and Anglican bishops that they had a responsibility to work together to preach the Gospel and to bring hope and healing to the world.
“We must look outward. We cannot continue, as the church, to be those who are obsessed with what is going on amongst us,” said Anglican Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury during his homily Jan. 25 at an Anglican Eucharist celebrated in the Catholic Church of St. Bartholomew on Tiber Island in Rome.
Coming directly from a private meeting with Pope Francis, the archbishop began the liturgy by thanking the pope for allowing him to celebrate the Anglican service in a Catholic church.
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“We must look outward. We cannot continue, as the church, to be those who are obsessed with what is going on amongst us,” said Anglican Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury during his homily Jan. 25 at an Anglican Eucharist celebrated in the Catholic Church of St. Bartholomew on Tiber Island in Rome.
Coming directly from a private meeting with Pope Francis, the archbishop began the liturgy by thanking the pope for allowing him to celebrate the Anglican service in a Catholic church.
Discussion and pilgrimage
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Anglican and Catholic bishops meet in Rome
Catholic and Anglican bishops from 27 nations who were in Rome for the first half of "Growing Together," a weeklong summit for ecumenical discussion and pilgrimage.
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