Concluding Vespers of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (Saint Paul Outside the Walls)
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Concluding Vespers of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (Saint Paul Outside the Walls)

25 Jan 2025
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Edition 2025 — Vespers for Christian Unity

The 58th edition of the Concluding Vespers of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity was held on Saturday, January 25, 2025, at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, presided over by Pope Francis. The celebration, during the Jubilee year and in the context of the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, brought together representatives of Christian Churches for shared prayer.

The 2025 Vespers

On Saturday, January 25, 2025, on the Solemnity of the Conversion of Saint Paul the Apostle, Pope Francis presided over the celebration of Second Vespers at the Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, concluding the fifty-eighth Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.

The edition took place in a particularly significant year for the ecumenical journey, marked by the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea. Representatives of various Christian Churches and Communions participated in the liturgy, including Metropolitan Polykarpos for the Ecumenical Patriarchate and Archbishop Ian Ernest for the Anglican Communion, along with students from the Ecumenical Institute of Bossey.

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Basilica Papale di San Paolo fuori le Mura

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