The Reverend Matthew A. Laferty, the director of the Methodist Ecumenical Office and the Methodist representative to the Holy See, met the Most Reverend Fr. Michael Brehl CsSR, superior general of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, in a virtual encounter on 26 March 2021. The congregation is also known as the Redemptorists. They […]
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In a virtual encounter on 24 March 2021, the Rev. Matthew A. Laferty, director of the Methodist Ecumenical Office Rome, and Bishop Rosemarie Wenner, Geneva Secretary of the World Methodist Council, met Bishop Mary Ann Swenson, vice moderator of the World Council of Churches central committee, to discuss the work of the World Council of […]
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The Rev. Matthew A. Laferty, MEOR director and Methodist representative to the Holy See, met H.Em. Cardinal Peter Turkson, prefect of the Vatican’s Discastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, with other dicastery officials on 24 March 2021 to discuss the work of Methodists and Catholics in the areas of peacebuilding, migration, and creation care. This […]
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The Rev. Matthew A. Laferty, Methodist representative to the Holy See, met H.E. Derek Hannon, Irish ambassador to the Holy See, at the Irish Embassy on 24 March 2021 to discuss a wide range of topics including Methodism in Ireland, the work of the Methodist Ecumenical Office Rome, and reconciliation in Ireland.
The Reverend Matthew A. Laferty, director of the Methodist Ecumenical Office Rome and the Methodist representative to the Holy See, met His Eminence Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, prefect for the Congregation for the Evangelization for Peoples, on 16 March 2021. They discussed a wide array of topics related to mission and evangelism. Cardinal Tagle oversees […]
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MEOR director and Methodist representative to the Holy See Matthew A. Laferty met H.E. Sally Axworthy MBE, British ambassador to the Holy See, to discuss the work of the Methodist Ecumenical Office Rome, the role of women in Methodist churches, and issues affecting Methodists globally. He also presented Ambassador Axworthy with a book on women […]
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On Sunday, 7 March 2021, the Reverend Matthew A. Laferty, Methodist representative to the Holy See and MEOR director, preached and celebrated Holy Communion at St. Andrew’s Church of Scotland in Rome, Italy.
A strong Methodist presence at a small ecumenical World Day of Prayer service on Friday, 5 March 2021 for the people of Vanuatu held at the Anglican Centre in Rome. The service was by prepared by laywomen from Vanuatu. MEOR administrator Stefanie Gabuyo played violin for the service. MEOR director and Methodist representative to the […]
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I had a nice visit to the Sant’Egidio Community headquarters this evening. Founded in 1968 they are a Catholic lay association located in 70 countries and dedicated to prayer, peace, and service with the poor. In 1973 they were granted use of a beautiful former Carmelite monastery and adjoining church in the Trastevere neighborhood in […]
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On 19 February 2021, the Reverend Matthew A. Laferty, representative of the World Methodist Council to the Holy See and director of the Methodist Ecumenical Office Rome, met H.E. Cardinal Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, to discuss a number of topics related to interreligious dialogue. During their one […]
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