The Anglican Centre in Rome

Our friends in Sant'Egidio setting up for this evening's prayer vigil for migrants who have lost their lives at sea - at Santa Maria di Trastevere. Please consider praying with us around 18:30 wherever you are.

What a beautiful gift God gives us in life!

We'll be honouring those in the greatest need who are often forgotten in the world today. And joining with others seeking to build better ways of life - as followers of Jesus - at home and abroad.

An interesting evening with an Australian perspective from our colleagues in the Methodist Ecumenical Office Rome and Caravita. New venue to be confirmed! But save the date for next Thursday (25 June 2026).

The Methodist Ecumenical Office Rome cordially invites you to a public conversation with Archbishop Shane Mackinlay
🗓️ Thursday, 25 June 2026
⏰ 19:00/7:00 PM
📍 Oratory of Francis Xavier of Caravita, Via del Caravita 7, 00186 Rome
📣 “Ecumenical Relations on the Journey of Synodality"

Link to the event in comments⬇️⬇️

Thank you to the Anglican Communion News Service for highlighting this important encyclical on how we think through what it means to be human (as AI develops).

If you're curious, please also check out the discussion on this hosted by our neighbours All Saints' Anglican Church, Rome, as well (coming up next Saturday morning, 20 June 2026).

The Holy See has released the first papal encyclical by Pope Leo XIV, titled ‘Magnifica Humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence’, which invites reflection on the ethical implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on war, relationships and the battle between good and evil.

Anglican News features responses from Anglicans around the Communion to this important encyclical and their perspectives on the expanding role of AI in society.

Read the full story at: https://bit.ly/4vLl2Vr


Photo credit: Vatican News

How can I pray for the world this summer?

In our weekly services, we use the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, produced every few years by our colleagues in the Anglican Communion Office in London to help people to pray for over 800 dioceses and 42 provinces in more than 165 countries.

The current version has been encouraging daily prayer since September 2023 and concludes in December this year. Why not pick up a copy over the summer and spend time in your personal prayers to remember the leaders, people and needs of the places mentioned?

You can start anywhere and June's list takes readers on a journey through Korea to Tanzania, Uganda, Melanesia, Pakistan, North India, South Sudan, Kenya, México, Australia, Burundi, Myanmar, Southern Africa, Angola, and Mozambique.

Who knows what God can do with the words we bring before him?

Please feel free to download your 44-page copy here:
https://www.anglicancommunion.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/acp_from-aba-to-divine-hope-via-zululand-2023-to-2026_webpdf.pdf

A great opportunity to be part of the history of St. Paul's Within the Walls! Special celebration later in June.

150 Years of St. Paul’s Within the Walls!

Join us as we celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Consecration of St. Paul’s Within the Walls with a special service of Evening Prayer.

Friday, June 26, 2026
19:00 p.m.
St. Paul’s Within the Walls, Rome

We are delighted to welcome back The Rt. Rev. Austin K. Rios, former Rector of St. Paul’s and now Bishop of California, who will preach at this special service.

The Rt. Rev. Mark D. W. Edington, Bishop in Charge of the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe, will preside.

Following Evening Prayer, all are invited to a reception and commemorative presentation as we give thanks for 150 years of worship, hospitality, service, and witness in the heart of Rome.

As we honor our past, we also look forward to the future God is calling us to build together.

All are welcome.

St. Paul’s Within the Walls
“Within the Walls, Open to the World.”

Join All Saints' Anglican Church, Rome, for this interesting exploration of Pope Leo's first encyclical - on artificial intelligence and what it means to be human - on Saturday, 20 June. Read on for more details and how to register!

Che futuro stiamo costruendo? A community gathering. Magnifica Humanitas
A most significant document has just been published. Magnifica Humanitas. It addresses artificial intelligence, the future of work, truth, power, war, care, and human freedom. It is a papal encyclical. But the questions it raises belong to everyone.

Read what you can before 20 June. Then come and join the conversation — whether you're arriving with expertise, curiosity, or scepticism. Every perspective is welcome!

The link to the encyclical is here: https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/encyclicals/documents/20260515-magnifica-humanitas.html

A registration form is here which you can fill in
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfVl0sTTVwDS_ED3zn6E_XVKAalFGuwoHR1C0VM4r_UPXbLRg/viewform

Hosted by All Saints Anglican Church.

Tea, coffee, and cake.

📅 10.30am - 13.00pm Saturday 20 June 2026
📍 All Saints Anglican Church, Via del Babuino, 153 (crypt entrance)
✉️ Contact Joseph: WhatsApp 351612443 · Cell 3930326785 · [email protected]