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Pope Leo XIV greets Patriarch Bartholome of Constantinople during an audience with ecumenical guests on the day after the inaugural Mass of of his papacy
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A view of the crowd gathered for the funeral of Pope Francis. The photo was taken from among the ecumenical delegation to the left of the altar
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A Statement from the Director of the Anglican Centre in Rome and the Archbishop of Canterbury's Representative to the Holy See
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Pope Leo XIV appears on the loggia in St. Peter's Basilica after his election as the 267th pope and bishop of Rome
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he Secretary General of the Anglican Communion, the Rt Revd Anthony Poggo, has shared a message of encouragement on the election of Pope Leo XIV
A message of encouragement from the Secretary General on the election of Pope Leo XIV (8 May 2025)

February ~ 2004 ~ Anglican-Roman Catholic news & opinion

Lambeth Commission tackles tensions in the Church
16 February 2004 • Persistent link: iarccum.org/?p=3789
The Lambeth Commission outside St George's House, Windsor

The Lambeth Commission today expressed its sadness over the “strident language” being used in the debate now besetting the Anglican Communion over the issues of openly gay clergy and same sex unions. In a statement following its first full plenary meeting under the chairmanship of the Most Revd Robin Eames, the Primate of all Ireland and Archbishop of Armagh, at St George’s House, Windsor, the commission sets out its work-plan for the next few months.

Due to report to the Most Revd Dr Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, in September 2004, the commission has organised small working groups to study and reflect on five key topics. The subject areas are:
Issues of process in the Anglican Communion; The nature and purposes of Communion; The obligations of Communion; Authority; The role of the instruments of unity in preserving fellowship

Ecumenical Commission resolves to get around entrenched positions on Mary
4 February 2004 • Persistent link: iarccum.org/?p=4998

The Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission (ARCIC) has agreed on a methodology based on Scripture and theological reflection in its attempt to fix a strategy to go behind what it describes as “entrenched positions” on the Virgin Mary.

The Commission has just concluded its week-long meeting in Seattle under the co-chairmanship of Australian Anglican Primate and Perth Archbishop Peter Carnley.

It completed work on the text of the Seattle Statement, Mary: Grace and Hope in Christ, which it is now submitting to the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and to the Archbishop of Canterbury, together with the Anglican Consultative Council.

ARCIC issues text on Mary
4 February 2004 • Persistent link: iarccum.org/?p=4996
ARCIC II in Seattle, February 2004. Celebration of Vespers for the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary (the Presentation of Christ in the Temple) in St James' Cathedral, Seattle

The Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission (ARCIC) met from 28 January – 3 February at the Palisades Retreat Centre, Seattle, under the co-chairmanship of the Most Rev Alexander J Brunett, Archbishop of Seattle, and the Most Rev Peter Carnley, Archbishop of Perth and Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia.

The Commission completed work on the text of the Seattle Statement, “Mary: Grace and Hope in Christ”, which it is now submitting to the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and to the Archbishop of Canterbury together with the Anglican Consultative Council.