Benedict XVI: commitment to unity among Christians

Bringing to a close the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, the Pope celebrated Vespers in the ancient Church dedicated to a man who from zealous persecutor of Christians, was "transformed into a tireless apostle of the Gospel of Jesus Christ". Metropolitan Gennadios, the representative of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Rev. Canon Richardson, the Personal Representative of the Archbishop of Canterbury to Rome, as well as all the representatives of different Churches and Ecclesial Communities, were among those gathered around Paul's tomb together with the Pope Wednesday evening.

All Christians must act together for the common good united in Christ, Pope Benedict said, "called to share His mission, whi ...

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