England and Wales Ecumenical and Interreligious Co-ordinators’ Conference

The Department of Dialogue and Unity of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales (CBCEW) held its annual Ecumenical and Interreligious Co-ordinators’ Conference in Northamptonshire on 28 and 29 April. The conference provided an opportunity for representatives from around the country to hear from one another and share best practice, and to receive updates from CBCEW staff regarding official national dialogues and other ecumenical and interreligious activities.

The ecumenical input to the conference included a presentation by Ms Lindsey Brown of the United Reformed Church (URC) on the recently completed third phase of the Roman Catholic-URC Dialogue Group’s conversations and the resource pack for churches, Journeying Together, produced by the group as part of their work. Fr Martin Browne OSB, official of the Western section of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, gave a presentation on how Pope Leo XIV is shaping ecumenical and interreligious dialogue.