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An Ecumenical Prayer Vigil took place on Friday, 11 October, in the Square of the Roman Protomartyrs at the Vatican, attended by Pope Francis and participants in the second session of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops from 2-27 October 2024
Ecumenical Prayer Vigil on the occasion of the Synod 2024 (14 Oct 2024)

Members and staff of the IARCCUM Steering Committee during their meeting at Georgetown University
International Anglican-Roman Catholic Commission for Unity and Mission meeting in USA (4 Oct 2024)

IARCCUM members took part in a panel presentation at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. From left: Dr John Borrelli (Georgetown); Archbishop Donald Bolen (RC co-chair); Bishop Robert Innes (Anglican co-chair); Bishop John Bauerschmidt; Bishop John Michael Botean; Archbishop Samuel Enosa Peni
Anglican-Catholic Unity and Mission Commission meets in USA (4 Oct 2024)

Screenshot from the YouTube stream for the IARCCUM panel at Georgetown University
Walking Together in Faith and Mission: IARCCUM at Georgetown University (2 Oct 2024)

Members of the official Anglican–Roman Catholic International Commission pose for a photo during their meeting May 11-18, 2024, in Strasbourg, France. Archbishop Bernard Longley of Birmingham, England, center left, is the Catholic co-chair of the commission, and Archbishop Philip Freier of Melbourne, Australia, center right, is the Anglican co-chair
Anglican-Catholic dialogue examines churches’ ethical teachings (29 May 2024)

January ~ 2015 ~ Anglican-Roman Catholic news & opinion

Woman bishop challenges future of Anglican-Catholic dialogue
30 January 2015 • Persistent link: iarccum.org/?p=1558
The Rt. Rev. Libby Lane was consecrated as bishop of Stockport, a suffragan of the Diocese of Chester. She is the first woman consecrated bishop in the Church of England following the July 2014 decision of General Synod to allow the ordination of women to the episcopate

While the consecration of the Church of England’s first woman bishop presents significant challenges in bringing Catholics and Anglicans into “closer communion,” ecumenical leaders say the door to dialogue remains open.

The consecration of Libby Lane as an Anglican bishop earlier this month creates a “further challenge to a hope of organic reunion”, said David Moxon, another Anglican bishop, in a Jan. 29 interview with CNA, reiterating concerns expressed by Archbishop Bernard Longley of Birmingham.

Moxon and Archbishop Longley are co-chairs of the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission (ARCIC), which aims to advance ecumenical relations between the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion.

In a Jan. 27 interview with Vatican Radio, Archbishop Longley, acknowledging the challenges presented by Lane’s Anglican episcopal consecration, stressed that it “shouldn’t affect the way in which the dialogue is continued.”

Catholic archbishop responds to first woman bishop in Church of England
27 January 2015 • Persistent link: iarccum.org/?p=1553
The Rt. Rev. Libby Lane was consecrated as bishop of Stockport, a suffragan of the Diocese of Chester. She is the first woman consecrated bishop in the Church of England following the July 2014 decision of General Synod to allow the ordination of women to the episcopate

The Catholic archbishop of Birmingham says he wishes the Church of England’s first female bishop well in her ministry and will be remembering her in his prayers. Archbishop Bernard Longley is the Catholic co-chair of ARCIC, the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission. He told Vatican Radio that the consecration of Bishop Libby Lane on Monday was a “historic moment in the life of the Church of England” but noted that there has long been “the presence, the witness and the work of women” as bishops within the worldwide Anglican Communion.

The Reverend Libby Lane was ordained in York Minister as the new Bishop of Stockport, after the Church of England voted to adopt legislation last November to allow women bishops. Archbishop Longley said that while the ordination of women presents challenges to the Anglican-Catholic dialogue, this latest development “shouldn’t affect the way in which the dialogue is continued”.