Bishop of Christchurch Michael Gielen is in Rome this week with the Anglican Bishop of Auckland Ross Bay, representing their respective New Zealand bishops at the International Anglican-Roman Catholic Commission for Unity and Mission (IARCCUM) conference being held there and then in Canterbury. A statement from Bishop Michael about this interesting gathering is online here: https://www.catholic.org.nz/news/media-releases/iarccum/
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