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IARCCUM bishops from Ireland, Rt Rev Adrian Wilkinson, bishop of Cashel, Ferns & Ossory, and Most Rev Niall Coll, bishop of Ossory. Bishop pairs from 27 countries were commissioned by Pope Francis and Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby at the Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls
Bishop voices ‘sadness’ at continuing eucharistic separation (21 Jan 2025)

Members of IASCUFO meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Anglican Communion starts ‘long process of resolution’ (3 Jan 2025)

Members of IASCUFO meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
IASCUFO Communiqué: ‘Facing our theological differences more productively’ (18 Dec 2024)

Participants in the IARCCUM gathering 'New Steps on an Ancient Pilgrimage' (October 2, 2016)
Living Ecumenism: Communion in Mission | One Body (9 Dec 2024)

The annual Informal Talks between the Anglican Communion and the Catholic Church were held in London this year
Annual Anglican-Catholic Informal Talks (9 Dec 2024)

September ~ 2014 ~ Anglican-Roman Catholic news & opinion

Richard III’s funeral will bring Catholic and Anglican clergy together
29 September 2014 • Persistent link: iarccum.org/?p=1477
Late 16th century portrait of King Richard III, housed in the National Portrait Gallery, London

King Richard III ruled for two short years, between 1483 and 1485, before he was defeated by the future Henry VII during the Battle of Bosworth, according to Biography. The usurper’s son, Henry VIII, was the king who severed his country’s ties with papal authority, creating the Church of England which is now known around the world as the Anglican Communion. Historical sources suggested Richard was buried in the Grey Friars church, close to the battle site but far from his ancestral home in York. The church was destroyed in the 1530s and Richard’s gravesite remained lost for nearly 500 years. Two years ago, his bones were discovered in a Leicester parking lot. Richard is currently the only English monarch without a marked grave. Now, centuries later, Catholic and Anglican clergy are working together to give the last king of England’s Plantagenet dynasty a proper funeral.

Anglican XI beat Vatican in historic cricket match
22 September 2014 • Persistent link: iarccum.org/?p=1463
The Archbishop of Canterbury with the triumphant Anglican XI at Kent County Cricket Ground

Church of England cricketers beat a Vatican team on Friday in a historic match in support of a joint initiative to wipe out modern slavery and human trafficking. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, congratulated both sides and presented the trophy to winning captain Stephen Gray after the match, played in the shadow of Canterbury Cathedral at Kent County Cricket Ground. The match was organized to raise awareness and funds for the Global Freedom Network, a joint initiative between religious leaders including Pope Francis and the Archbishop of Canterbury which is committed to eliminating modern slavery and human trafficking across the world.