Pope
Francis to pray for persecuted Christians at ecumenical event
(Vatican
Radio) Pope Francis will pray for thousands of persecuted Christians in an
ecumenical event taking place this Friday afternoon in St Peter’s Square.
An
estimated 30 thousand people are expected at the 38th National Convocation of
the Renewal in the Spirit.
The
concert and prayer gathering has as its’ theme “Ways of unity and of peace.
Voices of prayer for the martyrs of today and for a spiritual ecumenism.”
One
of the ecumenical delegates reciting a prayer at the meeting is Archbishop
David Moxon, who is the Archbishop of Canterbury’s representative to the Holy
See and Director of the Anglican Centre in Rome.
Speaking
to Lydia O’Kane ahead of the event he explained more about its’ theme saying,
the phrase ecumenism of the blood of martyrs is comes from Pope Francis
himself, “when he said that when Christians die for their faith, the person who
takes their lives isn’t making a distinction particularly between their
denomination, they’re not asking if they’re Catholic or Anglican or Lutheran or
Coptic or Orthodox, they’re just being persecuted because they’re Christians…”
Artists
taking part in Friday’s concerts include Italian Tenor Andrea Bocelli and
Israeli singer Noa.
The
Renewal in the Spirit meeting will continue on Saturday at Olympic Stadium in
Rome, with the celebration of the Eucharist presided over by Cardinal Angelo
Comastri.
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