Co-Chairs of the Growing Together summit - Bishop David Hamid, Suffragan Bishop in Europe and Archbishop Donald Bolen, Archbishop of Regina, Canada - opening the first session at the Casa Bonus Pastor in Rome. Photo credit: Neil Turner/IARCCUM ~ 23 Jan. 2024
Bishops from the 'Growing Together' IARCCUM Summit take part in Anglican Choral Evensong in the Choir Chapel of St Peter's Basilica. Photo credit: Neil Turner/IARCCUM ~ 23 Jan. 2024
Bishops from the 'Growing Together' IARCCUM Summit take part in Anglican Choral Evensong in the Choir Chapel of St Peter's Basilica. Photo credit: Neil Turner/IARCCUM ~ 23 Jan. 2024
Bishops from the 'Growing Together' IARCCUM Summit take part in Anglican Choral Evensong in the Choir Chapel of St Peter's Basilica. Photo credit: Neil Turner/IARCCUM ~ 23 Jan. 2024
Bishops from the 'Growing Together' IARCCUM Summit take part in Anglican Choral Evensong in the Choir Chapel of St Peter's Basilica. Photo credit: Neil Turner/IARCCUM ~ 23 Jan. 2024
Marinez Bassotto, Bishop of The Amazon (Brazil) reads the first lesson as Bishops from the IARCCUM Summit take part in Anglican Choral Evensong in the Choir Chapel of St Peter’s Basilica. Photo credit: Neil Turner/IARCCUM ~ 23 Jan. 2024
Seen here in conversation during the IARCCUM Summit, Bishop Bruce Myers, Anglican bishop of Québec, and Bishop Martin Laliberté, Roman Catholic bishop of Trois-Rivières, are the Canadian pair of IARCCUM bishops. Photo credit: Neil Turner/IARCCUM ~ 23 Jan. 2024
Bishop Bruce Myers, Anglican bishop of Québec, receives a blessing during a Catholic Mass at the IARCCUM Summit. Photo credit: Neil Turner/IARCCUM ~ 24 Jan. 2024
The Archbishop of Canterbury preaches at San Bartolomeo – a church dedicated to the memory of 20th and 21st Century Martyrs in Rome - as part of the ecumenical summit 'Growing Together'. Photo credit: Neil Turner/IARCCUM ~ 25 Jan. 2024
Pope Francis and Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby commission Anglican and Roman Catholic bishops for joint mission and witness at the Basilica of St Paul-Outside-the-Walls in Rome. Photo credit: Neil Turner/IARCCUM ~ 25 Jan. 2024
The Most Revd and Rt Hon Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, officiates during a service of Holy Eucharist on the Feast of the Conversion of St Paul at the Basilica di San Bartolomeo all’Isola Tiberius, Rome during IARCCUM Growing Together Ecumenical Summit in Rome. Photo credit: Neil Turner/IARCCUM ~ 25 Jan. 2024
Anglican and Catholic bishops to meet in Rome and Canterbury for the ecumenical summit “Growing Together” – during Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (January 22-29, 2024)
Meeting during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, bishops from the Anglican and Roman Catholic traditions will be gathering for Growing Together – a week-long summit for ecumenical discussion and pilgrimage in Rome and Canterbury between 22 and 29 January 2024.
The bishops will come in pairs – Anglican and Catholic – representing different countries from around the world. Over 50 bishops are participating, from 27 countries.
Visiting holy sites in both Rome and Canterbury, the bishops will pray, reflect and learn from one another. The aim is to discuss ways of growing together in joint witness and mission in the world.
On January 25, near the tomb of the Apostle Paul, Pope Francis and the Archbishop of Canterbury will commission the bishops, sending them out in pairs, to be witnesses to Christian Unity. This will be a significant moment, symbolic for Anglican-Catholic bonds and advancing ecumenical dialogue.
Alongside daily discussions, the bishops will make visits to the following sites:
Dates of full trip: 22-29 January 2024
Programme in Rome (22-26 January)
23 January
St Peter’s Basilica for a tour and a service of Anglican Choral Evensong.
25 January:
Bishops visit the church of San Bartolomeo all’Isola, where the Archbishop of Canterbury will preside and preach at a sung Anglican Eucharist.
Commissioning of the bishops by the Archbishop of Canterbury and Pope Francis at the tomb of the Apostle Paul (Basilica of St Paul Outside The Walls)
26 January:
A visit to the church of San Gregorio al Celio, from where the first Archbishop of Canterbury was sent to England by Pope Gregory the Great in 597.
Programme in Canterbury (26-29 January)
28 January:
Bishops to take part in Choral Eucharist at Canterbury Cathedral, where the Catholic Bishop of Hong Kong, Cardinal Stephen Chow, will preach. Discussions on a joint statement about the future work of IARCCUM / ongoing dialogue.
