
Christian Unity Must be Rooted in Prayer, Pope Says at Ecumenical Vespers
About 2,500 faithful filled the Roman basilica for the solemn vespers for the solemnity of the conversion of St. Paul.
About 2,500 faithful filled the Roman basilica for the solemn vespers for the solemnity of the conversion of St. Paul.
Although the Italian cardinal is more widely known for his social activism and closeness to those on Italy’s political left, he is also friendly to adherents of the traditional liturgy.
Catholics prayed together in the Pre-Reformation English form of the Roman Rite familiar to St. Thomas More and his contemporaries.
‘Prayer is the reflection of our love for God, for others and for all creation,’ Pope Francis during a vespers service on July 11. ‘The commandment of love is the greatest way for the missionary disciple to be conformed to Jesus.’
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