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St Francis of Assisi

March 13, 2013

"Francis, go repair my house": papal advice from a saint?

Others will also recall it now, but I am grateful to Mark Chater, director of Culham St Gabriel's Trust in Oxford, for reminding me of one of the most significant sayings said to have been received from Christ by St Francis of Assisi: "Francis, go repair my house which, as you see, is falling completely to ruin."
March 11, 2013

Lent: experiencing discomfort with complacency and injustice

As well as an opportunity to re-evaluate priorities, re-set our goals and pathways, and look at what we might fruitfully take up and usefully give up, the period of Lent in the Christian tradition is one of deepening our wrestling with the heart and with God (or prayer, as it is usually known).
April 11, 2012

Assisi gathering will focus on ecumenism and inter-faith dialogue

More than 250 theologians from 54 countries, representing all the major religions of the world, will meet in Assisi, on 17 April to discuss ecumenism and inter-faith dialogue.
December 2, 2011

Mennonites welcome Assisi peace and prayer opportunity

Mennonite leaders have reflected positively on their recent experiences of a day of reflection, dialogue and personal prayer in Assisi, Italy.
October 28, 2011

The world needs peacemakers of faith

A great obstacle to a just peace today is the high level of unemployment among young people all over the world, says Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches. It feels as though we are gambling with the welfare and happiness of a whole generation. Yet we need the vision and the courage of young people to help make vital changes, not least when we see how they are leading processes of democratization and peace in many countries today.
October 28, 2011

Cross is about love not crusades, says world churches' chief

The cross "is not for crusades but a sign of God’s love embracing everybody", the General Secretary of the World Council of Churches says.