The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2024 On Tuesday, January 23, 2024, during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, the Anglican Centre in Rome welcomed the Secretary of State of the Vatican, His Eminence Cardinal Pietro Parolin. He preached at the celebration of the Eucharist presided over by Archbishop Ian Ernest, in the presence of various religious dignitaries and the diplomatic corps accredited to the Vatican. In his homily, the Cardinal highlighted the active and significant presence of the Anglican Centre which was established in 1966. He then mentioned about the present commitment and faithfulness of the director of the Anglican Centre as he strives to maintain and develop friendly relations between the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church and in the same breath with other Christian denominations present in Rome. Through his inspiring and encouraging words the Cardinal also underlined the importance of following the commandment of Jesus « to love God and neighbour. » To read Cardinal Parolin's Homily, please press here The Parable of the Good Samaritan which is the text used in this week of Prayer should challenge us as it urges us to reflect on Who is our neighbour or who is not our neighbour? To read and print all the daily meditations for The Week of Christian Unity, please press here To read an article in Vatican News where Archbishop Ian speaks about the fraternal bond between Anglicans and Catholics, please press here